Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since April 28, 2016.

Analysis of Bad Debts

Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (bad debts) is a contra account which reduce the balance of the company 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

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable

	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013	Dec 31, 2012	Dec 31, 2011
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Allowance for doubtful accounts	94)	109)	77)	65)	62)
Receivables, gross	1,010)	1,058)	1,031)	948)	829)
Financial Ratio
Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross¹	9.31%	10.30%	7.47%	6.86%	7.48%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31).

¹ 2015 Calculation
Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross = 100 × Allowance for doubtful accounts ÷ Receivables, gross
= 100 × 94 ÷ 1,010 = 9.31%

Financial ratio	Description	The company
Allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross	Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable.	Time Warner Cable Inc. allowance as a percentage of receivables, gross increased from 2013 to 2014 but then slightly decreased from 2014 to 2015.