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Shengkai Innovations (Shengkai Innovations) Accounts Receivable : $6.47 Mil (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Shengkai Innovations Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Shengkai Innovations's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was $6.47 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Shengkai Innovations's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 199.29.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Shengkai Innovations's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was $4.03.


Shengkai Innovations Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shengkai Innovations'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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Shengkai Innovations Accounts Receivable Chart

Shengkai Innovations Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
Accounts Receivable
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Shengkai Innovations Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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Shengkai Innovations Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Shengkai Innovations 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.

Shengkai Innovations's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=6.469/2.962*91
=199.29

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

Shengkai Innovations's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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)
=(66.272+0.75 * 6.469+0.5 * 2.343-3.031
-0.002-0)/17.1961
=4.03

* 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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Shengkai Innovations (Shengkai Innovations) Business Description

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Address
No.106, Zhonghuan South Road, Airport Industrial Park, Tianjin, CHN, 300308
Shengkai Innovations Inc is a ceramic valve manufacturer with operations in the People's Republic of China.
Executives
Ming He officer: Chief Financial Officer NO. 106 ZHONGHUAN SOUTH ROAD, AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK, TIANJIN F4 300308
Martin A. Sumichrast 10 percent owner 11125 COLONIAL COUNTRY LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277

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