Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Adobe Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Adobe 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. | Adobe Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Adobe Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
| 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. | Adobe 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. | Adobe Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Adobe Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts
= ( + + + )
÷ =
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. | Adobe 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
Adobe Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade payables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ1 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2023
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2023
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2023)
÷ Trade payables
= ( + + + )
÷ =
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. | Adobe Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Adobe Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= ( + + + )
÷ =
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. | Adobe Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Adobe Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
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. | Adobe 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
Adobe Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
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. | Adobe Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |