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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LSE:AFM) Accounts Receivable : £32.7 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £32.7 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 52.03.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.14.


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Accounts Receivable 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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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Accounts Receivable Chart

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Accounts Receivable
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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Accounts Receivable 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 22.82 23.64 31.98 26.12 32.72

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 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.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=32.715/114.76*91
=52.03

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

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 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)
=(26.236+0.75 * 32.715+0.5 * 0-66.83
-0-0)/114.382
=-0.14

* 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.


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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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LSE:AFM) Business Description

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Address
60 Gresham Street, London, GBR, EC2V 7BB
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC provides consulting and related services to clients in the asset management, insurance industries, and wealth management industries. The Company has a presence in the UK, North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, wherein geographically, it derives the maximum of the revenue from North America.

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