Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA) Change In Receivables: €2.3 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2015)

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What is Fairway Group Holdings Change In Receivables?

Fairway Group Holdings FRA:FGWA -96.67% Change In Receivables is €2.3 Mil as of Dec. 2015. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Fairway Group Holdings's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was €-1.7 Mil. It means Fairway Group Holdings's Accounts Receivable increased by €1.7 Mil from Sep. 2015 to Dec. 2015 .

Fairway Group Holdings's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 was €2.0 Mil. It means Fairway Group Holdings's Accounts Receivable declined by €2.0 Mil from Mar. 2014 to Mar. 2015 .

Fairway Group Holdings's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was €4.5 Mil.

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 Receivable are being managed. Fairway Group Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was 2.32.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Fairway Group Holdings's liquidation value for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was €-314.3 Mil.

Fairway Group Holdings  (FRA:FGWA) Change In Receivables 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 Receivable are being managed.

Fairway Group Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=4.472/175.965*91
=2.32

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Fairway Group Holdings's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Fairway Group Holdings's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=32.442-364.518+0.75 * 4.472+0.5 * 28.866
=-314.3

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Fairway Group Holdings Change In Receivables Historical Data

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Fairway Group Holdings Change In Receivables Chart

Fairway Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
Change In Receivables
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Fairway Group Holdings Quarterly Data
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Fairway Group Holdings Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €2.3 Mil.

* 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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What does a Change In Receivables of €2.3 Mil mean?
Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA) has a Change In Receivables of €2.3 Mil as of Dec. 2015. Change in Receivables is the difference between current-period receivables and past-period receivables. View historical data for Fairway Group Holdings and its competitors.
Is Fairway Group Holdings' Change In Receivables too high?
Fairway Group Holdings' current Change In Receivables is €2.3 Mil.
How does Fairway Group Holdings' Change In Receivables compare to IFMK?
Fairway Group Holdings' Change In Receivables of €2.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Change In Receivables for a Retail - Defensive company?
A good Change In Receivables depends on the Retail - Defensive industry context. However, Change In Receivables should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Change In Receivables mean?
A high Change In Receivables can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Change in Receivables is the difference between current-period receivables and past-period receivables. View historical data for Fairway Group Holdings and its competitors. Fairway Group Holdings's current Change In Receivables is €2.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fairway Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA) has a current Change In Receivables of €2.3 Mil. The current Change In Receivables is €2.3 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Change In Receivables calculated?
Change In Receivables is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA), the current Change In Receivables is €2.3 Mil as of Dec. 2015. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Fairway Group Holdings Business Description

Fairway Group Holdings Corp along with its subsidiaries operates in the retail food industry. The company sells fresh, natural and organic products, prepared foods and hard to find specialty and gourmet offerings, along with a full assortment of conventional groceries. Its perishable product categories, which include producing, natural and organic, deli, specialty, cheese, butcher, seafood, bakery, coffee and kosher foods. The non-perishable product categories consist of conventional groceries as well as specialty foods.