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Forward Electronics Co (ROCO:8085) Accounts Receivable : NT$215.3 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Forward Electronics Co Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Forward Electronics Co's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was NT$215.3 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Forward Electronics Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 115.53.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Forward Electronics Co's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was NT$-0.34.


Forward Electronics Co Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Electronics Co'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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Forward Electronics Co Accounts Receivable Chart

Forward Electronics Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Accounts Receivable
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Forward Electronics Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 284.28 192.22 205.10 198.17 215.31

Forward Electronics Co Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Forward Electronics Co 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.

Forward Electronics Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=215.314/170.063*91
=115.53

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

Forward Electronics Co's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 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)
=(1156.404+0.75 * 215.314+0.5 * 98.438-1413.542
-0-0)/138.405
=-0.34

* 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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Forward Electronics Co Business Description

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Address
No. 22, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN
Forward Electronics Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing, development, and sales of LED packaging and lighting applications, backlight modules, digital TV modules, video boxes, variable resistors, switches, encoders, sensors, Bluetooth mice-headphones, remote controls, card readers, LCD display modules.

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