How do you interpret petroleum product sales (at retail) — collection period?

A decrease suggests improved cash flow and stronger credit management, while an increase may signal potential collection issues or a shift in customer payment terms.

How does petroleum product sales (at retail) — collection period compare across companies?

Retail fuel peers typically maintain very low collection periods due to the high-volume, cash-heavy nature of point-of-sale transactions.

Murphy USA MUSA Petroleum product sales (at retail) — Collection period

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '21

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PAGVehicle Sales — Payment period

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PAGFinance and insurance, net — Payment period

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PAGService and parts — Payment period

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SUNRetail — Gross Profit Motor Fuel Sales Retail

$152.75M—

SQHardware revenue — Payment period

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.8B+6.5%

Operating income$205.2M+133%

Net income$136.3M+156%

EPS (diluted)$7.28+177%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$118.6M+140%

Total debt$2.8B+7.8%

Total equity$658.7M-8.5%

Total assets$4.9B+8.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$320.0M+149%

CapEx$98.3M+12.0%

Free cash flow$221.7M+445%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.18B-1.7%

Enterprise value$12.9B-0.2%

P/E18.4×-2.8×

P/S0.5×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin85.4%—

Operating margin4.2%+0.6pp

Net margin2.8%+0.4pp

FCF margin2.8%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity80.3%+15.1pp

Debt / equity4.3×+0.6×

Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Murphy USA in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept musa:ContractwithCustomerReceivablesCollectionPeriod.

The official record: Murphy USA’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does petroleum product sales (at retail) — collection period mean?: The average number of days it takes to collect payment from customers for retail fuel sales.
How do you interpret petroleum product sales (at retail) — collection period?: A decrease suggests improved cash flow and stronger credit management, while an increase may signal potential collection issues or a shift in customer payment terms.
How does petroleum product sales (at retail) — collection period compare across companies?: Retail fuel peers typically maintain very low collection periods due to the high-volume, cash-heavy nature of point-of-sale transactions.