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Trinidad Drilling (TSX:TDG) Accounts Receivable : C$147.5 Mil (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Trinidad Drilling Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Trinidad Drilling's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was C$147.5 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Trinidad Drilling's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 77.00.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Trinidad Drilling's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was C$-1.75.


Trinidad Drilling Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trinidad Drilling'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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Trinidad Drilling Accounts Receivable Chart

Trinidad Drilling Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Accounts Receivable
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Trinidad Drilling Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 111.83 118.61 128.78 119.03 147.50

Trinidad Drilling Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Trinidad Drilling 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.

Trinidad Drilling's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=147.498/174.792*91
=77.00

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

Trinidad Drilling's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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)
=(6.765+0.75 * 147.498+0.5 * 5.599-599.624
-0-0)/273.458
=-1.75

* 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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Trinidad Drilling (TSX:TDG) Business Description

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Trinidad Drilling Ltd is a Canadian company which is engaged in providing drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry. The company's operating segments are Canadian operations which include land drilling services; US and international operations which include land and barge drilling services located in both the US and international markets, excluding all joint venture operations; Joint venture operations which include all international joint venture operations; and Manufacturing operations include manufacturing work performed in each of the Canadian and US manufacturing divisions. The majority of the company's revenue comes from oilfield services.

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