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An increase in a firm's receivable turnover ratio shows what?

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Question added by Rizwan Khalid , Chief Accountant , Promedic Saudi Arabia
Date Posted: 2015/07/29
Michael Lagunday
by Michael Lagunday , Accountant , Dubai Camel Racing Club

An increase in a firm's receivable turnover ratio shows that the firm is doing good in terms of collecting its receivable from its customers.

Aliya Bhat
by Aliya Bhat , Chief Accountant , Mobile Telecom Group

receivable turnover = Cr. Sales/ Average AR. 

Higher ratio means

1) Good recovery of AR. High sales or low AR. 

2) Low credit period allowed to customers which may not be favorable in the long run.  

 

Tarek Mohammed Hamed
by Tarek Mohammed Hamed , Financial Manager , SABA Medical Company (Saba Polyclinics and Pharmacies)

IIts shows one or more from the following:

1-Increase in credit sales

2-Decrease in collecting activity

3-Increase in bad debts risks

4-Decrease in cash resources

Deleted user
by Deleted user

It Shows either company's Receivables has increased significantly resulting in a high risk of bad debts or the company's revenue has dropped considerably.

Malik Ammar Ashraf
by Malik Ammar Ashraf , Human Resources Generalist (HR Generalist) , Barbecue Delights

This means that accounts receivables collection time has increased significantly. This means higher chances of Bad Debts. 

Badar Khan
by Badar Khan , Accounts cum administrative assistant , Al Qassimia Drivng Training Centre.Sharjah

it show that the receivable days has increased

Mahmoud Saad, CMA
by Mahmoud Saad, CMA , Finance Manager , OLX Egypt - Naspers Group Company

it shows how many time the company collects its AR through a year.

the higher ration the more likely that company sell in cash basis

Ghulam Bari Haneef
by Ghulam Bari Haneef , Computer Operator cum Accountant , Neutro Pharma Pvt ltd

An increase in the receivable of the entity shows that the business is going towards the wealthy profit, it indicates the less chances of bad debts. 

Saurabh Aggarwal
by Saurabh Aggarwal , Associate Manager , Ernst & Young LLP

Increase is receivable turnover ratio will result in healthy working capital cycle where the accounts receivables are collected efficiently and there are low chances of any doubtful debts or bad debts. Higher the receivable turnover ratio, better is the liquidity position of the entity. 

Simbarashe Saranyari
by Simbarashe Saranyari , Book keeper , Sebastian Durkin (Pvt) Ltd T/A Faraday Electrical Contracting Company

That either a company is operating on a cash basis or it has a very efficient credit control team for follow up and settlement on credit sales

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