Analysis of Long-term (Investment) 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.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Amazon.com Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Amazon.com Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Amazon.com Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Amazon.com Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Amazon.com Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Amazon.com Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 169,961) | 143,083) | 134,383) | 127,358) | 149,204) | 127,101) | 121,234) | 116,444) | 137,412) | 110,812) | 113,080) | 108,518) | 125,555) | 96,145) | 88,912) | 75,452) | 87,437) | 69,981) | 63,404) | 59,700) | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 204,177) | 196,468) | 193,784) | 190,754) | 186,715) | 177,195) | 173,706) | 168,468) | 160,281) | 147,152) | 133,502) | 121,461) | 113,114) | 99,981) | 86,517) | 77,779) | 72,705) | 67,662) | 64,723) | 61,048) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.80 | 2.84 | 2.93 | 3.11 | 3.32 | 3.45 | 3.41 | 3.48 | 3.72 | 3.81 | 3.86 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 6.14 | 6.23 | 6.15 | 6.06 | 6.00 | 5.92 | 5.83 | 5.73 | 5.35 | 5.27 | 5.10 | 4.94 | 4.84 | 4.94 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.84 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 5.53 | 5.55 | 5.10 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.03 | 4.97 | 4.95 | 4.68 | 4.57 | 4.32 | 4.00 | 3.86 | 3.91 | 3.94 | 3.95 | 3.87 | — | — | — | ||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 8.63 | 8.84 | 9.21 | 9.43 | 9.21 | 8.84 | 8.46 | 7.46 | 6.38 | 6.67 | 6.61 | 7.08 | 7.83 | 7.74 | 7.94 | 7.88 | 7.42 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023
+ Net salesQ1 2023)
÷ Property and equipment, net
= (169,961 + 143,083 + 134,383 + 127,358)
÷ 204,177 = 2.82
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Amazon.com Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
Amazon.com Inc., net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 169,961) | 143,083) | 134,383) | 127,358) | 149,204) | 127,101) | 121,234) | 116,444) | 137,412) | 110,812) | 113,080) | 108,518) | 125,555) | 96,145) | 88,912) | 75,452) | 87,437) | 69,981) | 63,404) | 59,700) | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 204,177) | 196,468) | 193,784) | 190,754) | 186,715) | 177,195) | 173,706) | 168,468) | 160,281) | 147,152) | 133,502) | 121,461) | 113,114) | 99,981) | 86,517) | 77,779) | 72,705) | 67,662) | 64,723) | 61,048) | ||||||
| Operating leases | 72,513) | 70,758) | 70,332) | 68,262) | 66,123) | 62,033) | 58,430) | 56,161) | 56,082) | 52,151) | 43,346) | 39,328) | 37,553) | 34,119) | 28,537) | 26,279) | 25,141) | 23,114) | 21,649) | 20,132) | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | 276,690) | 267,226) | 264,116) | 259,016) | 252,838) | 239,228) | 232,136) | 224,629) | 216,363) | 199,303) | 176,848) | 160,789) | 150,667) | 134,100) | 115,054) | 104,058) | 97,846) | 90,776) | 86,372) | 81,180) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)1 | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.10 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.30 | 2.51 | 2.61 | 2.56 | 2.59 | 2.80 | 2.85 | 2.87 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 4.83 | 4.95 | 4.95 | 4.90 | 4.85 | 4.79 | 4.70 | 4.63 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.14 | 3.96 | 3.89 | 3.95 | 3.90 | 3.93 | 4.84 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 4.60 | 4.62 | 4.17 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.12 | 4.14 | 4.11 | 3.90 | 3.79 | 3.59 | 3.31 | 3.20 | 3.23 | 3.24 | 3.25 | 3.87 | — | — | — | ||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.45 | 3.47 | 3.44 | 3.19 | 3.02 | 2.66 | 2.29 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.58 | 2.90 | 2.84 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 7.42 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023
+ Net salesQ1 2023)
÷ Property and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (169,961 + 143,083 + 134,383 + 127,358)
÷ 276,690 = 2.08
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Amazon.com Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Total Asset Turnover
Amazon.com Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 169,961) | 143,083) | 134,383) | 127,358) | 149,204) | 127,101) | 121,234) | 116,444) | 137,412) | 110,812) | 113,080) | 108,518) | 125,555) | 96,145) | 88,912) | 75,452) | 87,437) | 69,981) | 63,404) | 59,700) | ||||||
| Total assets | 527,854) | 486,883) | 477,607) | 464,378) | 462,675) | 428,362) | 419,728) | 410,767) | 420,549) | 382,406) | 360,319) | 323,077) | 321,195) | 282,179) | 258,314) | 221,238) | 225,248) | 199,099) | 191,351) | 178,102) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.25 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 2.06 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 2.02 | 2.04 | 1.95 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.46 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 2.22 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 1.92 | 2.16 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.92 | 1.68 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.66 | 2.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 1.76 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 2.72 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023
+ Net salesQ1 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (169,961 + 143,083 + 134,383 + 127,358)
÷ 527,854 = 1.09
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Amazon.com Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Equity Turnover
Amazon.com Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 169,961) | 143,083) | 134,383) | 127,358) | 149,204) | 127,101) | 121,234) | 116,444) | 137,412) | 110,812) | 113,080) | 108,518) | 125,555) | 96,145) | 88,912) | 75,452) | 87,437) | 69,981) | 63,404) | 59,700) | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 201,875) | 182,973) | 168,602) | 154,526) | 146,043) | 137,489) | 131,402) | 134,001) | 138,245) | 120,564) | 114,803) | 103,320) | 93,404) | 82,775) | 73,728) | 65,272) | 62,060) | 56,508) | 53,061) | 48,410) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 2.85 | 3.03 | 3.19 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.57 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 3.86 | 4.06 | 4.13 | 4.20 | 4.36 | 4.54 | 4.52 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 100.77 | 121.18 | 655.02 | — | — | 142.70 | 69.80 | 80.86 | 40.05 | 81.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212.01 | 62.35 | 20.95 | 18.46 | 43.17 | 36.59 | 29.20 | 27.19 | 22.15 | 19.57 | — | — | — | ||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 7.85 | 8.70 | 9.20 | 8.91 | 8.09 | 7.08 | 6.75 | 6.16 | 5.51 | 6.00 | 7.24 | 7.78 | 7.01 | 7.33 | 7.55 | 7.71 | 7.72 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023
+ Net salesQ1 2023)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= (169,961 + 143,083 + 134,383 + 127,358)
÷ 201,875 = 2.85
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Amazon.com Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |