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Ferguson Enterprises (LSE:FERG) Days Sales Outstanding : 42.80 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Ferguson Enterprises Days Sales Outstanding?

Ferguson Enterprises's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was £2,796 Mil. Ferguson Enterprises's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was £5,961 Mil. Hence, Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was 42.80.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:FERG' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 40.86   Med: 44.28   Max: 55.81
Current: 42.94

During the past 13 years, Ferguson Enterprises's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 55.81. The lowest was 40.86. And the median was 44.28.

LSE:FERG's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
81.82% of 154 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 60.365 vs LSE:FERG: 42.94

Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Oct. 2023 (41.43) to Oct. 2024 (42.80).


Ferguson Enterprises Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding 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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Ferguson Enterprises Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Ferguson Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 48.89 44.66 38.51 45.89 44.30

Ferguson Enterprises Quarterly Data
Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Days Sales Outstanding 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 41.43 46.82 41.06 41.54 42.80

Competitive Comparison of Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Ferguson Enterprises Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Jul. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jul. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Jul. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jul. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (2791.272 + 2798.754) / 2 ) / 23026.395*365
=2795.013 / 23026.395*365
=44.30

Ferguson Enterprises's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jul. 2024 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Oct. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Oct. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (2798.754 + 2793.414) / 2 ) / 5961.124*365 / 4
=2796.084 / 5961.124*365 / 4
=42.80

* 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.


Ferguson Enterprises  (LSE:FERG) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Ferguson Enterprises Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
751 Lakefront Commons, Newport News, VA, USA, 23606
Ferguson distributes plumbing and HVAC products primarily to repair, maintenance and improvement, new construction, and civil infrastructure markets. It serves over 1 million customers and sources products from 37,000 suppliers. Ferguson engages customers through approximately 1,700 North American branches, over the phone, online, and in residential showrooms. In fiscal 2023, Ferguson derived 95% of its nearly $30 billion of sales in the United States According to Modern Distribution Management, Ferguson is the largest industrial and construction distributor in North America. The firm sold its UK business in 2021 and is now solely focused on the North American market.