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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Accounts Receivable : £0.00 Mil (As of Feb. 2013)


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What is Noble Investments (UK) Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Noble Investments (UK)'s accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was £0.00 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was 0.00.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Noble Investments (UK)'s Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was £-0.24.


Noble Investments (UK) Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble Investments (UK)'s Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Noble Investments (UK) Accounts Receivable Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data
Trend Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.86 1.17 2.09 1.28 3.10

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
Aug03 Feb04 Aug04 Feb05 Aug05 Feb06 Aug06 Feb07 Aug07 Feb08 Aug08 Feb09 Aug09 Feb10 Aug10 Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Feb13
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.28 - 3.10 -

Noble Investments (UK) Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.


Noble Investments (UK) Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's accounts receivables are being managed.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0/8.081*91
=0.00

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Noble Investments (UK)'s accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Noble Investments (UK)'s Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as:

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4.171+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 10.243-13.227
-0-0)/16.4398
=-0.24

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.


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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Business Description

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Noble Investments (UK) PLC is engaged in collectibles retail trading and auctions, including rare coins, stamps, tokens, medals and banknotes. Its two segments are Retail trading and related; and Auctions, commissions and fees. Its provides personalized consultancy services to collectors and dealers in English, Ancient and Foreign coins, Commemorative medals and World tokens, Numismatic and Philatelic Books, Banknotes and Paper Ephemera, Military orders and decorations, and World stamps. It operates under Baldwins's and Apex brands. The group has operations in United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and in other part of the world.

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