PubliGroupe (XSWX:PUBN) Accounts Receivable : CHF172.9 Mil (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is PubliGroupe Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. PubliGroupe's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF172.9 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. PubliGroupe's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 118.05.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. PubliGroupe's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF-49.16.

PubliGroupe Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for PubliGroupe's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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PubliGroupe Accounts Receivable Chart

PubliGroupe Annual Data

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301.20

243.00

198.00

167.40

172.90

PubliGroupe Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							301.20	243.00	198.00	167.40	172.90

PubliGroupe Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

PubliGroupe 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.

PubliGroupe's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	172.9	/	267.3	*	91
=	118.05

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

PubliGroupe's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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)
=	(70	+	0.75 * 172.9	+	0.5 * 0	-	297.5
-	0	-	11.8)	/	2.230
=	-49.16

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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PubliGroupe SA is engaged in sale of advertising space in Switzerland and abroad. It is a provider of marketing and media sales services. The Company operates in the following segments: Search & Find; Media Sales, and Digital & Marketing Services, Corporate and Others. The Search & Find is active in Switzerland and France. It produces and sells instruments facilitating the search for persons, companies, products and services. The printed and interactive directories are the foundation of the Search & Find platform. This platform is supplemented by offers of additional services such as leisure, guides and classified. Media Sales offers all media sales activities (print, electronic, digital & interactive media) in Switzerland and abroad. It is based on partnerships with the media established now for many years. Digital & Marketing Services brings together an international and interactive marketing services portfolio for advertising customers and agencies, including consultancy for the development and implementation of efficient communication and media strategies as well as online marketing platforms deploying access to a wide range of marketing channels. Corporate and Others" includes the Group general management costs, corporate support to develop new activities, real estate management and companies that fall outside the three other operating segments.

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