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FedEx Corp. (FDX)

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

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Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
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Receivables, gross hidden hidden hidden hidden hidden hidden
Ratio
Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross1 hidden hidden hidden hidden hidden hidden

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-07-16), 10-K (filing date: 2017-07-17), 10-K (filing date: 2016-07-18), 10-K (filing date: 2015-07-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-07-14), 10-K (filing date: 2013-07-15).

2018 Calculations

1 Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross = 100 × Allowances for doubtful accounts ÷ Receivables, gross
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Ratio Description The company
Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. FedEx Corp.’s allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.