Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
International Business Machines Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | International Business Machines Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | International Business Machines Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | International Business Machines Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | International Business Machines Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | International Business Machines Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | International Business Machines Corp. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | International Business Machines Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | International Business Machines Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
International Business Machines Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | 6,720) | 7,114) | 6,729) | 6,974) | 6,743) | 7,059) | 6,677) | 7,245) | 6,862) | 7,193) | 6,145) | 6,366) | 6,160) | 9,843) | 9,130) | 9,423) | 9,649) | 10,677) | 9,692) | 10,151) | 10,139) | |||||||
| Inventory, at lower of average cost or net realizable value | 1,212) | 1,161) | 1,399) | 1,501) | 1,603) | 1,552) | 1,794) | 1,684) | 1,776) | 1,649) | 1,891) | 1,807) | 1,828) | 1,839) | 1,949) | 1,869) | 1,786) | 1,619) | 1,712) | 1,745) | 1,771) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 22.72 | 23.74 | 19.66 | 18.29 | 17.30 | 17.94 | 15.59 | 16.30 | 14.96 | 15.68 | 15.08 | 17.43 | 18.90 | 20.69 | 19.95 | 21.10 | 22.49 | 25.11 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 22.24 | 26.35 | 22.77 | 21.81 | 15.10 | 16.74 | 18.27 | 19.09 | 16.09 | 19.81 | 22.53 | 25.21 | 17.25 | 24.32 | 26.86 | 23.78 | 16.56 | 20.80 | 21.65 | 21.08 | 11.06 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 3.31 | 3.75 | 4.15 | 4.43 | 4.94 | 5.02 | 4.62 | 4.45 | 4.28 | 3.76 | 3.53 | 3.65 | 3.51 | 4.13 | 4.71 | 4.49 | 5.09 | 5.32 | 4.90 | 4.57 | 5.44 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (CostQ1 2024
+ CostQ4 2023
+ CostQ3 2023
+ CostQ2 2023)
÷ Inventory, at lower of average cost or net realizable value
= (6,720 + 7,114 + 6,729 + 6,974)
÷ 1,212 = 22.72
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | International Business Machines Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
International Business Machines Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 14,462) | 17,381) | 14,752) | 15,475) | 14,252) | 16,691) | 14,107) | 15,535) | 14,197) | 16,694) | 13,251) | 14,218) | 13,187) | 20,366) | 17,560) | 18,123) | 17,571) | 21,776) | 18,028) | 19,161) | 18,182) | |||||||
| Notes and accounts receivable, trade, net of allowances | 6,041) | 7,214) | 5,330) | 5,673) | 5,757) | 6,541) | 5,526) | 5,867) | 5,963) | 6,754) | 6,609) | 6,827) | 6,458) | 7,132) | 6,099) | 6,543) | 6,927) | 7,870) | 6,753) | 7,414) | 6,987) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 10.27 | 8.57 | 11.48 | 10.67 | 10.52 | 9.25 | 10.95 | 10.17 | 9.79 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.57 | 10.72 | 10.32 | 12.30 | 11.54 | 11.05 | 9.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 9.69 | 8.73 | 10.20 | 10.94 | 9.99 | 8.53 | 9.98 | 10.51 | 9.58 | 8.41 | 9.77 | 9.74 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.44 | 8.82 | 8.40 | 7.28 | 7.76 | 7.94 | 7.12 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 39.65 | 35.48 | 19.62 | 15.15 | 34.68 | 28.53 | 17.44 | 12.84 | 25.10 | 24.64 | 16.04 | 16.60 | 79.16 | 51.54 | 31.31 | 11.82 | 66.66 | 77.98 | 25.87 | 11.61 | 79.14 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.91 | 4.35 | 5.55 | 5.70 | 6.49 | 4.48 | 5.90 | 5.52 | 6.44 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 4.47 | 6.11 | 5.71 | 6.80 | 4.26 | 6.34 | 6.02 | 6.61 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 7.82 | 7.22 | 7.72 | 7.43 | 7.44 | 7.13 | 9.12 | 9.28 | 9.11 | 7.48 | 8.56 | 8.91 | 8.57 | 7.04 | 9.55 | 9.77 | 10.35 | 7.69 | 9.92 | 10.01 | 10.68 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 5.10 | 2.80 | 4.50 | 4.82 | 4.70 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 5.10 | 5.61 | 3.43 | 5.20 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 3.29 | 4.88 | 5.78 | 6.04 | 4.98 | 6.75 | 6.25 | 6.34 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 6.95 | 2.92 | 7.09 | 6.18 | 7.07 | 2.72 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 7.04 | 2.73 | 6.12 | 5.63 | 5.93 | 2.77 | 6.16 | 6.32 | 6.51 | 2.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 7.26 | 4.41 | 7.26 | 7.33 | 6.87 | 4.20 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 7.59 | 4.24 | 7.13 | 6.62 | 7.49 | 4.48 | 6.69 | 6.26 | 6.04 | 4.14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 5.76 | 6.17 | 8.29 | 6.78 | 5.00 | 6.38 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 4.34 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 6.51 | 4.84 | 4.72 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 4.22 | 6.07 | 7.23 | 6.14 | 4.16 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Notes and accounts receivable, trade, net of allowances
= (14,462 + 17,381 + 14,752 + 15,475)
÷ 6,041 = 10.27
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | International Business Machines Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Payables Turnover
International Business Machines Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | 6,720) | 7,114) | 6,729) | 6,974) | 6,743) | 7,059) | 6,677) | 7,245) | 6,862) | 7,193) | 6,145) | 6,366) | 6,160) | 9,843) | 9,130) | 9,423) | 9,649) | 10,677) | 9,692) | 10,151) | 10,139) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 3,588) | 4,132) | 3,342) | 3,732) | 3,728) | 4,051) | 3,806) | 3,707) | 3,453) | 3,955) | 4,248) | 4,214) | 4,140) | 4,908) | 3,985) | 4,719) | 4,172) | 4,896) | 4,042) | 4,724) | 5,711) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 7.67 | 6.67 | 8.23 | 7.36 | 7.44 | 6.87 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.69 | 6.54 | 6.71 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 7.75 | 9.76 | 8.36 | 9.63 | 8.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 16.93 | 17.41 | 18.03 | 17.35 | 17.54 | 16.37 | 16.93 | 17.22 | 16.45 | 15.03 | 16.92 | 17.94 | 20.16 | 22.48 | 21.75 | 20.11 | 19.17 | 18.16 | 19.00 | 20.14 | 21.74 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 7.92 | 7.50 | 7.29 | 6.51 | 7.21 | 5.71 | 6.66 | 5.53 | 6.54 | 5.98 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 6.76 | 5.63 | 7.62 | 6.00 | 6.52 | 7.98 | 8.45 | 8.63 | 9.18 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 5.12 | 4.93 | 3.29 | 3.54 | 3.98 | 3.26 | 2.52 | 2.31 | 3.47 | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.82 | 5.25 | 4.52 | 3.48 | 2.78 | 4.45 | 4.26 | 2.92 | 2.67 | 4.92 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.46 | 3.64 | 4.28 | 4.23 | 3.88 | 3.30 | 3.74 | 3.76 | 3.70 | 3.44 | 3.77 | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.68 | 4.78 | 4.92 | 5.06 | 4.57 | 5.60 | 5.47 | 4.70 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 13.67 | 11.27 | 7.60 | 6.68 | 6.72 | 6.74 | 7.65 | 8.03 | 10.79 | 10.54 | 9.49 | 10.71 | 14.72 | 12.46 | 15.07 | 15.07 | 16.46 | 13.78 | 13.45 | 13.86 | 15.37 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 14.57 | 14.43 | 20.69 | 14.50 | 14.30 | 13.43 | 14.68 | 12.25 | 14.46 | 22.41 | 16.80 | 25.37 | 21.85 | 15.72 | 17.72 | 15.76 | 11.28 | 11.03 | 11.31 | 26.19 | 15.99 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 8.98 | 15.25 | 26.38 | 10.08 | 7.20 | 5.74 | 7.86 | 5.60 | 8.57 | 15.20 | 19.64 | 11.82 | 9.75 | 28.83 | 17.87 | 10.13 | 11.28 | 15.04 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (CostQ1 2024
+ CostQ4 2023
+ CostQ3 2023
+ CostQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (6,720 + 7,114 + 6,729 + 6,974)
÷ 3,588 = 7.67
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | International Business Machines Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
International Business Machines Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 36,663) | 32,908) | 27,705) | 34,458) | 35,982) | 29,118) | 28,999) | 27,896) | 31,330) | 29,539) | 29,967) | 30,774) | 34,038) | 39,165) | 39,845) | 39,953) | 38,931) | 38,420) | 38,121) | 77,517) | 52,705) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 32,397) | 34,122) | 30,606) | 32,513) | 30,993) | 31,505) | 30,466) | 31,844) | 34,056) | 33,619) | 35,832) | 36,616) | 36,542) | 39,869) | 37,993) | 38,442) | 40,673) | 37,701) | 35,066) | 42,351) | 38,871) | |||||||
| Working capital | 4,266) | (1,214) | (2,901) | 1,945) | 4,989) | (2,387) | (1,467) | (3,948) | (2,726) | (4,080) | (5,865) | (5,842) | (2,504) | (704) | 1,852) | 1,511) | (1,742) | 719) | 3,055) | 35,166) | 13,834) | |||||||
| Revenue | 14,462) | 17,381) | 14,752) | 15,475) | 14,252) | 16,691) | 14,107) | 15,535) | 14,197) | 16,694) | 13,251) | 14,218) | 13,187) | 20,366) | 17,560) | 18,123) | 17,571) | 21,776) | 18,028) | 19,161) | 18,182) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 14.55 | — | — | 31.12 | 12.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.51 | 49.97 | — | 107.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 11.18 | 11.93 | 10.11 | 13.40 | 14.81 | 15.07 | 13.41 | 15.55 | 15.85 | 12.77 | 7.71 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 8.71 | 10.32 | 10.56 | 9.98 | 9.85 | 11.92 | 11.77 | 12.53 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 42.33 | 6.85 | 9.10 | 14.68 | 19.89 | 20.28 | 16.36 | 31.92 | 57.86 | 9.09 | 6.22 | 7.44 | 8.67 | 4.89 | 5.51 | 8.11 | 9.50 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 11.94 | 8.13 | 6.30 | 15.31 | 10.83 | 8.98 | 5.68 | 21.87 | 4.39 | 3.85 | 3.40 | 5.45 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 3.19 | 4.80 | 4.93 | 4.17 | 3.46 | 10.00 | 9.43 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.68 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.06 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | 3.50 | 3.86 | 3.39 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.09 | 0.84 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.52 | — | 2.15 | 1.40 | 4.81 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.21 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 90.67 | 62.21 | 30.85 | 25.15 | 54.57 | 24.95 | 27.10 | — | 4.36 | 5.11 | 7.48 | 10.29 | 9.75 | 15.29 | 28.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 27.96 | 21.77 | 19.04 | 9.59 | 7.83 | 11.16 | 6.63 | 11.21 | 10.61 | 21.76 | 11.15 | 16.31 | 5.62 | 5.76 | 3.73 | 8.10 | 43.84 | 46.69 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 8.03 | 13.12 | 10.27 | 12.83 | 17.05 | 21.34 | 14.02 | 7.78 | 9.47 | 10.65 | 9.50 | 9.18 | 16.88 | 9.00 | 27.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (14,462 + 17,381 + 14,752 + 15,475)
÷ 4,266 = 14.55
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
International Business Machines Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 22.72 | 23.74 | 19.66 | 18.29 | 17.30 | 17.94 | 15.59 | 16.30 | 14.96 | 15.68 | 15.08 | 17.43 | 18.90 | 20.69 | 19.95 | 21.10 | 22.49 | 25.11 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 33 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 110 | 97 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 81 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 67 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 22.72 = 16
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | International Business Machines Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
International Business Machines Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 10.27 | 8.57 | 11.48 | 10.67 | 10.52 | 9.25 | 10.95 | 10.17 | 9.79 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.57 | 10.72 | 10.32 | 12.30 | 11.54 | 11.05 | 9.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 38 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 51 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 5 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 62 | 84 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 81 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 83 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 60 | 64 | 54 | 86 | 58 | 61 | 55 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 47 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 72 | 130 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 142 | 88 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 111 | 75 | 63 | 60 | 73 | 54 | 58 | 58 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 53 | 125 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 134 | 59 | 63 | 52 | 134 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 132 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 135 | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 50 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 86 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 82 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 88 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 63 | 59 | 44 | 54 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 60 | 51 | 59 | 88 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.27 = 36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | International Business Machines Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Operating Cycle
International Business Machines Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 36 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 52 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 52 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 78 | 98 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 103 | 82 | 85 | 80 | 101 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 97 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 104 | 75 | 78 | 88 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 173 | 156 | 132 | 136 | 147 | 130 | 129 | 137 | 169 | 146 | 155 | 156 | 179 | 165 | 143 | 149 | 158 | 129 | 125 | 139 | 155 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 16 + 36 = 52
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | International Business Machines Corp. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
International Business Machines Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 7.67 | 6.67 | 8.23 | 7.36 | 7.44 | 6.87 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.69 | 6.54 | 6.71 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 7.75 | 9.76 | 8.36 | 9.63 | 8.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 48 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 46 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 51 | 64 | 55 | 66 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 65 | 48 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 71 | 74 | 111 | 103 | 92 | 112 | 145 | 158 | 105 | 135 | 142 | 129 | 70 | 81 | 105 | 131 | 82 | 86 | 125 | 137 | 74 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 106 | 100 | 85 | 86 | 94 | 111 | 98 | 97 | 99 | 106 | 97 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 65 | 67 | 78 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 27 | 32 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 25 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 23 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 41 | 24 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 64 | 46 | 65 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.67 = 48
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | International Business Machines Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
International Business Machines Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 36 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 48 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | -28 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -14 | -8 | -16 | -12 | -19 | -5 | -21 | -17 | -20 | -2 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 16 + 36 – 48 = 4
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | International Business Machines Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |