ONCI! Overview of Accounts Receivable When you
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When you sell goods or services to a customer and allow it to pay you at a later date, this is known as selling on credit, and creates a liability for the customer to pay your business.
https://www.accountingtools.com/articles/2017...accounting
Accounts receivable days
..there is not an absolute number of accounts receivable days that is considered to represent excellent or poor accounts receivable management, since the figure varies considerably by industry and the underlying payment terms.
https://www.accountingtools.com/articles/what...-days.html
Carmax A/R 243 days to collect. #1 Auto
Carmax Inc's ability to collect accounts receivable..in the May 31 2018 quarter, has increased to 243 days, from 242 days, in the Feb 28 2018 quarter.
https://csimarket.com/stocks/singleEfficiencyrt.php?code=KMX
Even if your #1 A/R takes time, profit is booked, that is how it works.