Stock Analysis on Net

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD)

Analysis of Bad Debts

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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

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Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses 2,200 2,600 1,600 1,200 1,100
Accounts receivable, gross 855,305 628,781 369,745 240,399 166,087
Financial Ratio
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross1 0.26% 0.41% 0.43% 0.50% 0.66%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross = 100 × Allowance for credit losses ÷ Accounts receivable, gross
= 100 × 2,200 ÷ 855,305 = 0.26%

Financial ratio Description The company
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.