Annual Report 2022

14. Accounts Receivable

CHF million

 

2022

 

2021

Accounts receivable gross

 

984.4

 

926.4

Allowances

 

– 31.3

 

– 31.1

Total

 

953.1

 

895.3

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance as at January 1

 

– 31.1

 

– 31.7

Addition

 

– 20.9

 

– 5.4

Utilization

 

2.8

 

3.3

Release

 

17.6

 

2.6

Currency translation

 

0.3

 

0.1

Allowance as at December 31

 

– 31.3

 

– 31.1

The allowance is calculated as follows:

December 31, 2021

 

Key accounts

 

Distributors

 

Other customers

 

2021
Total

Share in %

 

60.1%

 

8.2%

 

21.0%

 

 

Rating

 

B-BB

 

B x 3

 

B-BB

 

 

Probability of default

 

0.9%

 

3.9%

 

1.3%

 

 

Forward looking allowance in %

 

0.5%

 

0.3%

 

0.3%

 

1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

926.4

Forward looking allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– 10.6

Historical allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– 20.5

Accounts receivable net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

895.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Key accounts

 

Distributors

 

Other customers

 

2022
Total

Share in %

 

59.3%

 

8.5%

 

19.7%

 

 

Rating

 

BB

 

B x 3

 

B-BB

 

 

Probability of default

 

0.6%

 

5.8%

 

1.8%

 

 

Forward looking allowance in %

 

0.4%

 

0.5%

 

0.4%

 

1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

984.4

Forward looking allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– 12.3

Historical allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– 19.0

Accounts receivable net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

953.1

Since for Global Retail payment usually occurs simultaneously to the sale, there are no material unpaid accounts receivable balances. Therefore, Global Retail customers are not considered in the calculation of the forward looking allowance.

The following table presents the aging of accounts receivable:

CHF million

 

2022

 

2021

Not yet past due

 

835.0

 

794.3

Past due 1–30 days

 

121.2

 

89.5

Past due 31–90 days

 

19.2

 

30.0

Past due over 91 days

 

9.0

 

12.6

Accounts receivable gross

 

984.4

 

926.4

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable are denominated in the following currencies:

CHF million

 

2022

 

2021

CHF

 

61.2

 

48.1

EUR

 

307.6

 

291.9

USD

 

330.4

 

294.9

GBP

 

81.7

 

85.8

AUD

 

72.4

 

72.0

CAD

 

42.4

 

45.2

Other currencies

 

57.4

 

57.4

Accounts receivable net

 

953.1

 

895.3