Glossary
Receivables turnover
M2.02Also called debtor turnover.
Revenue divided by average receivables. The inverse of collection days, expressed as a frequency.
The exporter turning ₹4,800 crore of revenue against ₹640 crore of receivables collects 7.5 times a year.
Most analysts work in days rather than turns for receivables, because days are directly comparable to the credit terms in the contract. Turns are more useful when building a model, where a turnover assumption drives the balance projection.
Whichever form you use, use it consistently across the peer set.