Atradius: 50% of all Asia B2B credit sales are overdue
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AMSTERDAM, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- Atradius Payment Practices Barometer survey shows scale of business stress
as experts warn there may be worse to come
According to the latest edition of the Atradius Payment Practices Barometer for
Asia, 50% of all B2B credit sales in the region are overdue. Many businesses
polled in the region are feeling the pinch of the global pandemic recession.
Around 40% of the survey respondents are pessimistic about the outlook for
their Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), and 25% express concern over their
liquidity levels as the pandemic continues across Asia.
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Overall, 40% of the suppliers polled in Asia reported an increase in late
payment from their B2B customers over the past year, though in a region as vast
and varied as Asia there are individual differences amongst the markets
surveyed. 48% of respondents (with Indonesia the highest at 60%) indicated that
they had to take corrective measures to reduce the impact of payment defaults
on their business. These included delaying payment to their own suppliers (40%
of respondents, with United Arab Emirates the highest at 47%). 31% of
respondents (with Hong Kong the highest at 37%) needed to pursue additional
external financing to pay their own creditors. This may explain why 25% of
businesses polled in Asia (with Singapore the highest at 32%) expressed concern
about maintaining adequate cash flow over the coming months.
However, this year's survey results also highlight that business confidence
across the region is mainly upbeat. This is driven by a general anticipation of
a rebound of domestic economies, which in turn depends on the pace of the
vaccine rollout in the individual countries to resolve the pandemic crisis.
As Andreas Tesch, Chief Market Officer of Atradius explains: "The annual
Payment Practices Barometer survey takes the temperature of markets throughout
the world. Trends such as year-on-year increases in DSO can be an early warning
sign of an industry under stress. Although the world economy looks set for
recovery in 2021, important risks remain. The recent resurgence of COVID-19
cases in many parts of Asia is likely to pose a threat to short-term economic
recovery in this region. Therefore, predicting future developments in the
business and trade environments in the region's major economies is still quite
challenging. There are, however, some positive signs that help us understand
that the coming months may be brighter."
Eric den Boogert, Atradius Managing Director for Asia, adds: "The overall
optimistic business sentiment and anticipation of increased use of trade credit
show a strong business confidence in the ability of most governments to
minimise the impact of the pandemic crisis on the economy. Having said that,
we don't expect the overdue trends to recover quickly and respondents' concerns
about further deterioration of DSO remain valid. Businesses' credit management
processes will be put to the test, and those companies that adopt a holistic
and flexible credit management approach will be best positioned to navigate
through this uncertain period."
The 2021 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer for Asia was conducted in Q2
2021, a full year after the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a
global pandemic. Markets surveyed were mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. The reports can be downloaded
from the Atradius website at https://group.atradius.com (Publications section).
About Atradius
Atradius is a global provider of credit insurance, surety and collection
services, with a strategic presence in over 50 countries. The credit insurance,
bond and collection products offered by Atradius protect companies around the
world against the default risks associated with selling goods and services on
credit. Atradius is a member of Grupo Catalana Occidente (GCO.MC), one of the
largest insurers in Spain and one of the largest credit insurers in the world.
You can find more information online at https://group.atradius.com
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