EuroCalc

Qu'est-ce que le/la Créances clients ?

Les créances clients représentent les sommes dues à l'entreprise par ses clients pour des biens ou services livrés mais non encore payés – inscrites à l'actif circulant.

AR represents sales already booked as revenue but still locked up as IOUs. The metric Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) — average days to collect — tracks collection efficiency. A rising DSO signals deteriorating customer quality or weakening commercial discipline.

Long-overdue receivables are written down through a bad-debt provision. Factoring lets a business sell receivables to a third party for immediate cash at a discount.

Formule
DSO = (Accounts Receivable ÷ Revenue) × 365
Exemple

A B2B supplier invoices CHF 100,000 on net-30 terms; until customers pay, that amount sits in accounts receivable, supporting reported revenue but not yet improving the cash balance.

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Questions fréquentes

Is AR the same as revenue?+

AR is unpaid revenue; revenue is booked when the invoice is issued, AR clears when cash arrives.

What is DSO?+

Days Sales Outstanding — the average number of days a business waits to be paid after invoicing.

What is factoring?+

Selling outstanding invoices to a factor at a discount in exchange for immediate cash.