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Greif (GEF) Receivables Turnover : 1.86 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Greif Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. Greif's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,206 Mil. Greif's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $649 Mil. Hence, Greif's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.86.


Greif Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greif's Receivables Turnover 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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Greif Receivables Turnover Chart

Greif Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.20 6.94 7.28 7.75 7.41

Greif Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Receivables Turnover 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 1.79 1.87 1.89 1.95 1.86

Competitive Comparison of Greif's Receivables Turnover

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Greif's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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.


Greif's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Greif's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Greif's Receivables Turnover falls into.



Greif Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

Greif's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Oct. 2023 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Oct. 2023 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Oct. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Oct. 2023 )) / count )
=5218.6 / ((749.1 + 659.4) / 2 )
=5218.6 / 704.25
=7.41

Greif's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Jan. 2024 )) / count )
=1205.8 / ((659.4 + 639.2) / 2 )
=1205.8 / 649.3
=1.86

* 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.


Greif  (NYSE:GEF) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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Greif (GEF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
425 Winter Road, Delaware, OH, USA, 43015
Greif Inc is a producer of industrial packaging products and services with manufacturing facilities located in many countries. It offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, and services, such as container life cycle management, blending, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. The company operates in three reportable business segments including Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging and Services, and Land Management. It operates in North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.
Executives
Miller Frank Calhoun V director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Vivian Bouet officer: VP Chief Inf & Digital Officer 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Patrick Gerard Mullaney officer: SVP, Pres. Global Industrial P 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Roel Vestjens director C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Anthony John Krabill officer: Corporate Treasurer 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Michael Joseph Taylor officer: Corporate Controller 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Matthew Douglas Eichmann officer: VP, Chief Mktg & Sust. Officer 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Kimberly Thompson Scott director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Karen Morrison director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Tina R. Schoner officer: SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer 425 WINTER RD., DELAWARE OH 43015
Kimberly Anne Kellermann officer: SVP, Global Operations Group 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Nicholas Joseph Petitti 10 percent owner 200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1200, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Robert M Patterson director 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Bala Sathyanarayanan officer: SVP, Chief Human Resources Off 425 WINTER RD., DELAWARE OH 43015
Vicki L Avril director 604 KENMARE DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527

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