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LZENF (Lizhan Environmental) Accounts Receivable : $4.19 Mil (As of Mar. 2012)


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What is Lizhan Environmental Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Lizhan Environmental's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was $4.19 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Lizhan Environmental's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was 72.54.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Lizhan Environmental's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was $-2.16.


Lizhan Environmental Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lizhan Environmental's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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* 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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Lizhan Environmental Accounts Receivable Chart

Lizhan Environmental Annual Data
Trend Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11
Accounts Receivable
2.97 4.33 7.31 6.30

Lizhan Environmental Quarterly Data
Sep08 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Mar12
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.51 6.34 8.61 6.30 4.19

Lizhan Environmental Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Lizhan Environmental 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.

Lizhan Environmental's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=4.191/5.272*91
=72.54

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

Lizhan Environmental's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 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)
=(0.503+0.75 * 4.191+0.5 * 16.643-41.172
-0-0.29)/13.6438
=-2.16

* 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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Lizhan Environmental Business Description

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Address
No. 716, Qifu Road, Wutong Street, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, CHN, 314500
Lizhan Environmental Corp manufactures, distributes and markets synthetic leather and other fabrics from recycled leather waste, among other materials. It's products used in the production of residential and office furniture, garments, automotive upholstery products, and various consumer applications. It sells domestically in China and export to distributors and manufacturers in the United States and other foreign countries.

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