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TransAlta (TSX:TA) Days Sales Outstanding : 71.57 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is TransAlta Days Sales Outstanding?

TransAlta's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$595 Mil. TransAlta's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$758 Mil. Hence, TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 71.57.

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

TSX:TA' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 66.2   Med: 77.25   Max: 104.68
Current: 79.57

During the past 13 years, TransAlta's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 104.68. The lowest was 66.20. And the median was 77.25.

TSX:TA's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
60.69% of 407 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 62.44 vs TSX:TA: 79.57

TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Mar. 2024 (51.41) to Mar. 2025 (71.57).


TransAlta Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for TransAlta'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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TransAlta Days Sales Outstanding Chart

TransAlta Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 77.05 66.20 102.04 96.01 75.05

TransAlta Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 51.41 72.36 88.60 91.05 71.57

Competitive Comparison of TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, TransAlta'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.


TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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TransAlta 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.

TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (600 + 570) / 2 ) / 2845*365
=585 / 2845*365
=75.05

TransAlta's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2024 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2025 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (570 + 619) / 2 ) / 758*365 / 4
=594.5 / 758*365 / 4
=71.57

* 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.


TransAlta  (TSX:TA) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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TransAlta Business Description

Address
1100 1st Street SE, TransAlta Place, Suite 1400, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2G 1B1
TransAlta Corp is an independent power producer based in Alberta, Canada. The company operates a diverse and growing fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company has six reportable segments namely, Hydro, Wind & Solar, Energy Marketing, Gas, Energy Transition segment and Corporate Segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the gas segment.
Executives
Kerry Lynn O'reilly Senior Officer
Joel E. Hunter Senior Officer
Brookfield Corporation 10% Security Holder
John Harry Kousinioris Director, Senior Officer
Jane Nyla Fedoretz Senior Officer
Blain Mitchell Van Melle Senior Officer
Aron John Willis Senior Officer
Todd John Stack Senior Officer
Candace Joan Macgibbon Director
Brent Vincent Ward Senior Officer
Michael Jon Novelli Senior Officer
Scott Thomas Jeffers Senior Officer
Brett Gellner Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Allen R. Hagerman Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Dawn Lorraine Farrell Director, Senior Officer

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