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Pochin′s (LSE:PCH) Accounts Receivable : £10.57 Mil (As of Nov. 2013)


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What is Pochin′s Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Pochin′s's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was £10.57 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Pochin′s's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was 50.27.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Pochin′s's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was £-1.70.


Pochin′s Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pochin′s'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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Pochin′s Accounts Receivable Chart

Pochin′s Annual Data
Trend May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.33 2.29 0.53 0.07 1.85

Pochin′s Semi-Annual Data
May04 Nov04 May05 Nov05 May06 Nov06 May07 Nov07 May08 Nov08 May09 Nov09 May10 Nov10 May11 Nov11 May12 Nov12 May13 Nov13
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 12.88 0.07 13.07 1.85 10.57

Pochin′s Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Pochin′s 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.

Pochin′s's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=10.569/38.368*91
=50.27

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

Pochin′s's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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)
=(0.796+0.75 * 10.569+0.5 * 18.925-52.521
-0-0.199)/20.360
=-1.70

* 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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Pochin′s (LSE:PCH) Business Description

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Pochin's PLC is a construction and development Company. The Company is engaged in building, civil engineering contracting and house building, property development and letting. Its segments are Construction and Property development & investment. The group operates within the United Kingdom.