Stock Analysis on Net

Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA)

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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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Valuation allowance 92 89 116 390 444
Accounts receivable, gross 2,723 2,738 2,633 3,031 2,399
Financial Ratio
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross1 3.38% 3.25% 4.41% 12.87% 18.51%

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 × Valuation allowance ÷ Accounts receivable, gross
= 100 × 92 ÷ 2,723 = 3.38%

Financial ratio Description The company
Allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross Allowance for doubtful accounts divided by the gross accounts receivable. Boeing Co. allowance as a percentage of accounts receivable, gross decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly increased from 2023 to 2024.

Allowance for Credit Losses

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Allowance for losses on receivables 7 51 55 18 17
Financing receivables, gross 288 658 1,189 1,356 1,339
Financial Ratio
Allowance as a percentage of financing receivables, gross1 2.43% 7.75% 4.63% 1.33% 1.27%

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 financing receivables, gross = 100 × Allowance for losses on receivables ÷ Financing receivables, gross
= 100 × 7 ÷ 288 = 2.43%

Financial ratio Description The company
Allowance as a percentage of financing receivables, gross Allowance for credit losses divided by the gross financing receivable. Boeing Co. allowance as a percentage of financing receivables, gross increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.