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AutoZone (WBO:AZO) Days Sales Outstanding : 11.96 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is AutoZone Days Sales Outstanding?

AutoZone's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €469 Mil. AutoZone's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €3,577 Mil. Hence, AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 11.96.

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

WBO:AZO' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.18   Med: 9.23   Max: 10.72
Current: 10.19

During the past 13 years, AutoZone's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 10.72. The lowest was 7.18. And the median was 9.23.

WBO:AZO's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
63.64% of 1078 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 17.625 vs WBO:AZO: 10.19

AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Feb. 2023 (12.51) to Feb. 2024 (11.96).


AutoZone Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

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

AutoZone Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.58 10.02 9.24 9.33 11.12

AutoZone Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 12.51 10.74 7.96 11.20 11.96

Competitive Comparison of AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, AutoZone'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.


AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



AutoZone 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.

AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Aug. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Aug. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (498.322 + 477.193) / 2 ) / 16008.261*365
=487.7575 / 16008.261*365
=11.12

AutoZone's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Nov. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (473.002 + 464.535) / 2 ) / 3577.41*365 / 4
=468.7685 / 3577.41*365 / 4
=11.96

* 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.


AutoZone  (WBO:AZO) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.


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AutoZone (WBO:AZO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
123 South Front Street, Memphis, TN, USA, 38103
AutoZone is the premier seller of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers in the United States. The company derives an increasing proportion of its sales from domestic commercial customers, although its presence in its home market is still dominated by its do-it-yourself operation, which accounts for around 70% of sales in country. AutoZone also has a growing presence in Mexico and Brazil. AutoZone had 7,140 stores in the U.S. (6,300), Mexico (740), and Brazil (100) as of the end of fiscal 2023.

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