Stock Analysis on Net

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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 26, 2025 Jan 28, 2024 Jan 29, 2023 Jan 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 26, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Allowance for doubtful accounts 4 4 4 4 4 2
Accounts receivable, gross 23,069 10,003 3,831 4,654 2,433 1,659
Financial Ratio
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross1 0.02% 0.04% 0.10% 0.09% 0.16% 0.12%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-26).

1 2025 Calculation
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross = 100 × Allowance for doubtful accounts ÷ Accounts receivable, gross
= 100 × 4 ÷ 23,069 = 0.02%

Financial ratio Description The company
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. NVIDIA Corp. allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross decreased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.