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)
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | United Parcel Service Inc. 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. | United Parcel Service Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | United Parcel Service Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| 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. | United Parcel Service Inc. 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. |
| 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. | United Parcel Service Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | |||||||
| Materials and supplies | 898) | 935) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 99.93 | 97.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 140.40 | 149.26 | 146.78 | 143.65 | 146.45 | 146.80 | 150.05 | 150.76 | 150.16 | 143.03 | 135.08 | 127.31 | 120.56 | 121.01 | 122.65 | 120.12 | 121.41 | 126.03 | 126.74 | 131.64 | 128.50 | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 31.29 | 32.46 | 31.35 | 33.38 | 34.44 | 33.57 | 30.77 | 29.66 | 31.22 | 35.11 | 31.95 | 29.89 | 29.29 | 30.62 | 30.21 | 30.24 | 31.15 | 28.91 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 32.73 | 34.41 | 34.69 | 39.44 | 40.82 | 40.54 | 36.51 | 30.89 | 27.13 | 25.06 | 20.79 | 16.00 | 11.54 | 16.48 | 23.76 | 33.22 | 38.92 | 40.35 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Materials and supplies
= (21,706 + 24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055)
÷ 898 = 99.93
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Receivables Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 9,554) | 11,216) | 9,461) | 9,587) | 10,299) | 12,583) | 10,975) | 11,396) | 11,199) | 12,541) | 10,474) | 10,137) | 10,127) | 10,750) | 8,993) | 9,230) | 8,126) | 9,552) | 7,951) | 8,071) | 7,613) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 9.39 | 8.11 | 9.84 | 10.03 | 9.60 | 7.97 | 9.21 | 8.78 | 8.82 | 7.76 | 9.01 | 9.12 | 8.84 | 7.87 | 8.93 | 8.38 | 9.23 | 7.76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 8.68 | 8.85 | 8.64 | 8.08 | 8.57 | 7.88 | 7.86 | 7.34 | 7.79 | 6.96 | 6.86 | 6.55 | 6.80 | 6.85 | 7.47 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.65 | 7.66 | 7.18 | 7.71 | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 10.41 | 10.95 | 11.98 | 13.59 | 13.16 | 11.47 | 11.77 | 10.39 | 8.65 | 7.16 | 11.13 | 10.67 | 10.04 | 10.38 | 15.58 | 21.59 | 20.93 | 11.65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 11.14 | 11.63 | 12.48 | 13.56 | 12.82 | 13.15 | 11.90 | 11.42 | 11.57 | 12.66 | 12.63 | 12.34 | 11.99 | 12.98 | 12.53 | 14.55 | 12.91 | 13.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 24.27 | 28.30 | 23.94 | 25.39 | 21.47 | 24.96 | 20.03 | 16.07 | 14.05 | 14.81 | 11.62 | 8.14 | 7.63 | 11.86 | 19.50 | 37.02 | 52.59 | 31.71 | — | — | — | |||||||
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)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (21,706 + 24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055)
÷ 9,554 = 9.39
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. | United Parcel Service Inc. 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
United Parcel Service Inc., 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 5,397) | 6,340) | 5,972) | 6,085) | 6,302) | 7,512) | 6,731) | 7,168) | 7,036) | 7,523) | 6,445) | 6,563) | 6,305) | 6,455) | 5,609) | 5,271) | 4,779) | 5,555) | 4,218) | 4,291) | 3,907) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 16.63 | 14.35 | 15.59 | 15.81 | 15.69 | 13.36 | 15.02 | 13.96 | 14.04 | 12.93 | 14.65 | 14.09 | 14.20 | 13.11 | 14.32 | 14.68 | 15.69 | 13.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 23.35 | 23.43 | 23.23 | 23.59 | 22.74 | 23.20 | 21.90 | 21.37 | 22.67 | 21.86 | 19.74 | 20.02 | 21.41 | 21.17 | 21.82 | 21.07 | 21.92 | 23.00 | 21.93 | 20.21 | 21.92 | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 28.05 | 28.43 | 27.17 | 30.63 | 29.34 | 27.00 | 22.55 | 18.17 | 13.53 | 10.87 | 24.80 | 15.26 | 23.16 | 21.93 | 23.50 | 24.51 | 32.64 | 26.50 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 12.62 | 14.01 | 12.48 | 12.20 | 12.65 | 13.24 | 11.53 | 9.49 | 9.77 | 9.62 | 9.03 | 6.58 | 5.77 | 9.63 | 12.47 | 18.39 | 17.10 | 16.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (21,706 + 24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055)
÷ 5,397 = 16.63
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. | United Parcel Service Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 16,177) | 19,413) | 19,251) | 19,439) | 21,725) | 22,217) | 24,598) | 25,571) | 25,601) | 24,934) | 22,843) | 21,988) | 20,985) | 20,216) | 19,930) | 20,226) | 19,389) | 17,103) | 14,184) | 14,843) | 14,904) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 14,696) | 17,676) | 15,817) | 14,686) | 16,262) | 18,140) | 17,679) | 17,337) | 16,842) | 17,569) | 15,472) | 15,770) | 16,306) | 17,016) | 15,456) | 16,271) | 15,846) | 15,413) | 12,835) | 13,633) | 13,209) | |||||||
| Working capital | 1,481) | 1,737) | 3,434) | 4,753) | 5,463) | 4,077) | 6,919) | 8,234) | 8,759) | 7,365) | 7,371) | 6,218) | 4,679) | 3,200) | 4,474) | 3,955) | 3,543) | 1,690) | 1,349) | 1,210) | 1,695) | |||||||
| Revenue | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 60.59 | 52.36 | 27.10 | 20.23 | 18.10 | 24.61 | 14.61 | 12.16 | 11.27 | 13.21 | 12.81 | 14.87 | 19.13 | 26.45 | 17.95 | 19.57 | 21.16 | 43.84 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 17.45 | 17.94 | 21.22 | 22.52 | 16.22 | 15.35 | 16.74 | 13.05 | 13.06 | 12.13 | 9.67 | 8.17 | 9.27 | 11.46 | 31.44 | 26.10 | 22.61 | 17.11 | 16.31 | 17.43 | 22.14 | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 18.54 | 20.23 | 28.22 | 17.25 | 65.98 | 80.50 | 83.47 | — | 1,646.62 | — | 9.53 | 129.39 | 10.72 | 3.69 | 4.83 | 3.46 | 3.19 | 1.71 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 476.41 | 67.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | 681.14 | 58.21 | 38.43 | 35.17 | 6.98 | 3.24 | 2.21 | 5.72 | 7.40 | 33.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
= (21,706 + 24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055)
÷ 1,481 = 60.59
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | United Parcel Service Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 99.93 | 97.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 ÷ 99.93 = 4
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Receivable Collection Period
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | 9.39 | 8.11 | 9.84 | 10.03 | 9.60 | 7.97 | 9.21 | 8.78 | 8.82 | 7.76 | 9.01 | 9.12 | 8.84 | 7.87 | 8.93 | 8.38 | 9.23 | 7.76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 39 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 42 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 47 | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 35 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 45 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 ÷ 9.39 = 39
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. | United Parcel Service Inc. 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
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 39 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Operating cycle1 | 43 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 45 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 50 | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 45 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 68 | 80 | 53 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
= 4 + 39 = 43
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Payables Payment Period
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | 16.63 | 14.35 | 15.59 | 15.81 | 15.69 | 13.36 | 15.02 | 13.96 | 14.04 | 12.93 | 14.65 | 14.09 | 14.20 | 13.11 | 14.32 | 14.68 | 15.69 | 13.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 55 | 63 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 ÷ 16.63 = 22
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. | United Parcel Service Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
United Parcel Service Inc., 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 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 39 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 29 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 33 | |||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | -3 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | -5 | -2 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
= 4 + 39 – 22 = 21
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.