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Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY)
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.
Receivables Accounting Policy
RECEIVABLES
Trade receivables, net, of $4.9 billion and $4.1 billion at December 31, 2018, and 2017, respectively, represent rights to payment for which Occidental has satisfied its obligations under a contract with a customer and its right to payment is conditioned only on the passage of time.
Source: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21).
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-23).
2018 Calculations
1 Allowance as a percentage of trade receivables, gross = 100 × Allowance for doubtful accounts ÷ Trade receivables, gross
= 100 × ÷ =
| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Allowance as a percentage of trade receivables, gross | Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. | Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s allowance as a percentage of trade receivables, gross declined from 2016 to 2017 but then increased from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level. |