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Sky (LSE:SKY) Accounts Receivable : £400 Mil (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Sky Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Sky's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was £400 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Sky's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 10.66.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Sky's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was £-6.64.


Sky Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sky'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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Sky Accounts Receivable Chart

Sky Annual Data
Trend Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 140.00 267.00 345.00 413.00 400.00

Sky Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18
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 345.00 1,433.00 413.00 1,757.00 400.00

Sky Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Sky 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.

Sky's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=400/6848*91
=10.66

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

Sky's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 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)
=(1622+0.75 * 400+0.5 * 1305-13982
-0-4)/1719.02
=-6.64

* 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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Sky (LSE:SKY) Business Description

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Sky is the U.K.'s only satellite television operator and its largest pay-TV provider, with 12.9 million retail subscribers. It is also the largest pay-TV provider in Italy, with 4.8 million customers, and is a large operator in Germany and Austria, with 5.3 million pay-TV subscribers. The firm's strategy is to dominate the pay-TV markets in its respective countries. In the U.K., it also offers bundles of broadband, telephony and other services. In total, it sells 61.7 million products.