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.
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- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
- Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
- Enterprise Value (EV)
- Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)
- Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
- Return on Equity (ROE) since 2005
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2005
- Current Ratio since 2005
- Total Asset Turnover since 2005
- Price to Earnings (P/E) since 2005
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross = 100 × Allowances ÷ Accounts receivable, gross
= 100 × ÷ =
| Financial ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross | Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. | Intuitive Surgical Inc. allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Allowance for Credit Losses
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Allowance as a percentage of investment in sales-type leases, before allowance for credit loss = 100 × Allowance for credit loss ÷ Investment in sales-type leases, before allowance for credit loss
= 100 × ÷ =
| Financial ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Allowance as a percentage of investment in sales-type leases, before allowance for credit loss | Allowance for credit losses divided by the gross financing receivable. | Intuitive Surgical Inc. allowance as a percentage of investment in sales-type leases, before allowance for credit loss increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024. |