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The Receivables Exchange: Glossary of Accounts Receivable Terms and Definitions
What does it all mean? The following is a listing of common financial and accounts receivable terms.
 
Account Debtor

The business or organization responsible for paying an invoice or receivable to be auctioned on The Receivables Exchange.

Accounts Receivable (A/R)

Also called receivables; money owed to a business by customers who have bought goods or services on credit; current assets that turn into cash as customers pay their invoice for those assets.

Accounts Receivable Financing

A financing method in which a business owner sells accounts receivable at a discount to a third-party funding source to raise capital. The Receivables Exchange is a receivables financing solution that provides flexibility and control by giving the Seller the option to post one or multiple receivables as often as they wish.

Advance Amount

The amount that a Buyer is willing to pay or advance to the Seller incident to the purchase of a receivable.

Asset-based Finance

A method of finance whereby assets are used as security for cash advances to a business.; ideal for startup companies when credit is tight and financing is needed for growth.

Auction Closing Date

The date that an auction closes and the winning bid is determined.

Buyers

Institutional investors from around the world (commercial banks, hedge funds, asset-based lenders, factors) looking to diversify their investments, broaden the reach of their portfolio and generate attractive investment returns. Buyers engage in competitive bidding to buy the receivables of Sellers on The Receivables Exchange.

Consummate or Consummation

The completed purchase and true sale of a receivable over The Receivables Exchange under Louisiana law resulting in all the Seller’s rights, title and ownership interest therein passing to, and solely vested, in the Buyer.

Consummation Date

The date on which the sale of a receivable is deemed to be completed or consummated under Louisiana law.

Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO):

Inventory/(Total Revenue/365) Also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI); the process of turning raw materials into cash; financial measure of a company's performance that gives investors an idea of how long it takes a company to turn its inventory into sales. Generally, the lower (shorter) the DIO the better.

Days Payables Outstanding (DPO):

Accounts Payable/(Total Revenue/365) A company's average payable period; an indicator of how long a company is taking to pay its trade creditors. DPO is typically looked at either quarterly or yearly (90 or 365 days).

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO):

Accounts Receivable/(Total Revenue/365) Days Sales Outstanding is a company's average collection period; an index of the relationship between outstanding receivables and sales achieved over a given period. A low number of days indicates that the company collects its outstanding receivables quickly. Days Sales Outstanding is calculated as total outstanding receivables at the end of the period analyzed divided by total credit sales for the period analyzed (typically 90 or 365 days), times the number of days in the period analyzed.

Days Working Capital (DWC): Accounts Receivable +Inventory - Accounts Payable/(Total Revenue/365):

Accounts Receivable + inventory - Accounts Payable/(Total Revenue/365) How much cash is tied up in Accounts Receivable and Inventory less the trade credit extended to the business via Accounts Payable.

Discount Fee

The fee that a Buyer receives as a result of the purchase of a receivable.

Invoice

The face value due from an Account Debtor to pay the Seller for delivered goods or services.

Invoice Date

The date an Invoice is issued.

Invoice Due Date

The specified date listed on the invoice by which a Seller requests payment by the Account Debtor.

Lockbox

The depository account maintained by The Receivables Exchange with the Lockbox Account Bank; collection proceeds and other sums are deposited into this account.

Purchase Obligation

The obligation of a Buyer to complete/consummate the purchase of a receivable over The Receivables Exchange.

Receivable

Also called Accounts Receivable; money owed to a business by customers who have bought goods or services on credit; current assets that turn into cash as customers pay their invoice for those assets.

Repurchase Amount

The amount that the Seller is obligated to pay to repurchase a receivable from the Buyer in the event of non-payment by their Account Debtor.

Repurchase Date

The date on which the Seller is obligated to repurchase a receivable from the Buyer in the event of non-payment by their Account Debtor.

Repurchase Obligation

This refers to the Seller’s agreement and obligation to repurchase a receivable from the Buyer in the event of non-payment by their Account Debtor.

Retained Amount

The difference between the face amount of a receivable used to calculate payments (Notional Amount) and the amount advanced; the un-advanced portion of the Notional Amount.

Sellers

Businesses that have been approved by The Receivables Exchange to post receivables for sale to Buyers.

Seller Remittance Payment

The amount, if any, that a Seller may receive out of the Retained Amount.

Trade Credit

Credit granted by a supplier to a customer to finance the customer’s purchase of goods or services from the supplier.

Traded Receivable

A receivable or undivided proportionate interest that is sold to, and purchased by, a Buyer over The Receivables Exchange.

Working Capital

Also referred to as net current assets; working capital is current assets minus current liabilities. It measures how much a company has in liquid assets available to grow its business.

Working Capital Management

Also known as net working capital; represents operating liquidity available to a business; calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.