In: Accounting
Suppose the amounts presented here are basic financial information (in millions) from the 2017 annual reports of Nike and adidas.
Nike |
adidas |
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Sales revenue |
$ 20,161 | $ 9,941 | ||
Allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning |
84.6 | 108 | ||
Allowance for doubtful accounts, ending |
120 | 133 | ||
Accounts receivable balance (gross), beginning |
3,128 | 1,797 | ||
Accounts receivable balance (gross), ending |
3,243.0 | 1,611 |
(a)
Calculate the accounts receivable turnover for both companies. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5.)
Ans. | Accounts receivables turnover = Sales / Average accounts receivables | ||||||
Nike | 20161 / 3083.2 | 6.5 | times | ||||
Adidas | 9941 / 1583.5 | 6.3 | times | ||||
Average accounts receivables = (Net Beginning accounts receivables + Net Ending accounts receivables) / 2 | |||||||
Nike | (3043.4 + 3123) / 2 | 3083.2 | |||||
Adidas | (1689 + 1478) / 2 | 1583.5 | |||||
*Calculations for Nike: | |||||||
Net beginning accounts receivables = Beginning accounts receivables - Beginning allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||
3128 - 84.6 | |||||||
3043.4 | |||||||
Net ending accounts receivables = Ending accounts receivables - Ending allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||
3243 - 120 | |||||||
3123 | |||||||
*Calculations for Adidas: | |||||||
Net beginning accounts receivables = Beginning accounts receivables - Beginning allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||
1797 - 108 | |||||||
1689 | |||||||
Net ending accounts receivables = Ending accounts receivables - Ending allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||
1611 - 133 | |||||||
1478 |