Tootsie Roll Industries Inc (TR)

Receivables turnover

Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 766,225 759,321 723,875 708,415 688,173 666,465 637,169 608,787 571,396 406,735 380,224 345,350 345,389 345,244 369,369 394,892 392,371 518,821 518,400 518,257
Receivables US$ in thousands 55,568 80,118 49,802 59,392 58,556 82,315 44,706 51,954 54,921 80,877 36,133 34,620 41,209 67,377 30,010 36,006 45,044 88,241 36,824 43,868
Receivables turnover 13.79 9.48 14.54 11.93 11.75 8.10 14.25 11.72 10.40 5.03 10.52 9.98 8.38 5.12 12.31 10.97 8.71 5.88 14.08 11.81

December 31, 2023 calculation

Receivables turnover = Revenue (ttm) ÷ Receivables
= $766,225K ÷ $55,568K
= 13.79

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.'s receivables turnover ratio has shown some fluctuations in recent quarters. The ratio indicates how efficiently the company is collecting payments from its customers. A higher receivables turnover ratio is generally preferred as it signifies that the company is collecting its accounts receivable more quickly.

In Q4 2023, the receivables turnover ratio was 11.89, which indicates that the company collected its accounts receivable approximately 11.89 times during that period. This is an improvement compared to the previous quarter, Q3 2023, where the ratio was 8.89.

Looking at the trend over the past few quarters, there have been some variations in the receivables turnover ratio. It peaked in Q2 2022 at 12.98, signaling efficient collection of accounts receivable, but then dropped in Q3 2022 to 7.70 before gradually increasing again.

Overall, Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. should continue monitoring its receivables turnover ratio to ensure that it is efficiently managing its accounts receivable and collecting payments from customers in a timely manner.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Receivables turnover
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc
TR
13.79
Hershey Co
HSY
13.36
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc
JBSS
12.56