<\/span><\/h2>Every company could sell its products or services on credit which means providing you with service or deliver the product to you for right away usage, issue an invoice for the price of this service or product and collect it later based on the terms and due date agreed on this issued invoice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Based on the collection performance or the actual amount placed on the bank account from those sold services or products we can identify our receivable turnover ratio based on the below examples:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>High <\/b>Accounts<\/b> Receivable Turnover Ratio:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul>Let\u2019s say you are farming company owner; you have your own farms that produces different kinds of fruits and vegetables, also you manage your own distribution channels as well, you are working on HORECA model which means supplying hotels, restaurants and cafes with their needs of fruits and vegetables, you sell to the hotel brands on credit due to their creditworthiness but with cafes and restaurants you apply strict payment terms and collect in advance, at end of the accounting time the accounts receivable turnover rate is 10<\/b>, which means the average accounts receivable is collected in 36.5 days<\/b> (10% of 365 days<\/b>) and this is from the hotel chains you are dealing with which indicates a good and higher AR ratio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>Average Accounts Receivable Formula:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul>Let\u2019s imagine you have a pharmacy; you sell the medicines in cash but at the same time you have decided to deal and enroll in some medical insurance networks to have wider reach and expand your customer base, the medical insurance companies doesn\u2019t pay immediately, they usually go to a long process of collection from their clients and pays your bills at last, on the other hand you need to pay some obligations on time like utilities, taxes, and buy new medicine shipments because your inventory is about to be out of stock, the cash amount you have from the clients you sell them out of insurance network got you covered for your purchases and payments until you collect your accounts receivable from the insurance companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>Low <\/b>Accounts<\/b> Receivable Turnover Ratio:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul>You are an Exporter who export beverages for other country, the loading and unloading process\u00a0takes some time, add to the logistics complexities until you deliver the shipments to the importer, after that the importer has un effective distribution channels and process that takes him time to sell the goods and transfer your money, you find yourself taking from 4 to 6 month to collect your invoice payments from the importer which affects your cash flow and result to lower receivable turnover ratio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>What is a Good Accounts <\/b>Receivable Turnover Ratio<\/b>?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>As you see from previous examples you got a taste of what good accounts receivable turnover ratio looks like, if the turnover number is higher and increasing that\u2019s mean OK, cause your ability to collect your cash and income is strong and this reflects to a stable financial position, if vice versa, you will need to evaluate your collection strategy to identify where your gap is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>How to Calculate Your Accounts Receivable Turnover?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>Divide the net sales by average account receivables.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Net sales are calculated by subtracting sales returns and allowances from total credit sales. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>Average accounts receivable is calculated by dividing the sum of the beginning and ending balances of accounts receivable over a specific period (Monthly, quarterly or annually) divided by two.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t