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Accounts Receivable Days
Overview
Accounts receivable days are the number of days on average that it takes a company to collect on
credit sales from its customers. This formula is derived by using the previously mentioned accounts
receivable turnover ratio.
Formula
Interpretation
To calculate this ratio, it is necessary to use the accounts receivable turnover ratio:
Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio = Net Credit Sales/Average Accounts Receivable
Using the same example, at the end of a fiscal year, a company has credit sales of $50,000 and
returns of $3,200. At December 31
st
, the company had accounts receivable of $6,000. At January
1
st
, accounts receivable was $3,000. Therefore, its accounts receivable turnover ratio for this fiscal
period (365 days) would be = (50,000 – 3,200) / ((6,000 + 3,000) / 2) = 10.4. We can use these
numbers to calculate the accounts receivable days, which would be = 365 / 10.4 = 35.1.
Analyzing this, it takes the company 35.1 days on average to collect its accounts receivables. As with
the accounts receivable turnover ratio, this number should be compared to industry averages to
see how efficient the company is in collecting payments versus its competitors.
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