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Analysis of Bad Debts
Difficulty: Advanced
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (bad debts) is a contra account which reduce the balance of the company’s gross accounts receivable.The relationship between the allowance and the balance in receivables should be relatively constant unless there is a change in the economy overall or a change in customer base.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2014-02-12).
2017 Calculations
1 Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross, less allowance for returns and customer incentives = 100 × Allowance for doubtful accounts ÷ Receivables, gross, less allowance for returns and customer incentives
= 100 × ÷ =
| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross, less allowance for returns and customer incentives | Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. | Comcast Corp.’s allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross, less allowance for returns and customer incentives declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
