Accounts receivable turnover is the number of times that a company collects its average account receivable per year. The ratio evaluates the ability of a company to issue credit to its customers efficiently and collect funds from them in a timely manner. A high turnover ratio indicates a number of high-quality customers. A low turnover ratio represents a large proportion of clients having financial difficulties. It also indicates an excessive amount of bad debt.
To answer the question -- what is the accounts receivable turnover for the imagine company, use this computation:
Given:
Net Sales - $1,000,000
Beginning Account Receivable =$700,000
Ending Accounts Receivable = $300,000
Let X = Accounts Receivable Turnover
X = Net Sales ÷ ((Beginning Accounts Receivable + Ending Accounts Receivable) / 2)
X= 1,000,000/ (700,000+300,000)/2
X = 1,000,000/ (1,000,000/2)
X = 1,000,000/500,000
X = 2
