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)
Apple Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Apple Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Apple Inc. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Apple Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Apple Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | Jun 25, 2022 | Mar 26, 2022 | Dec 25, 2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | Jun 26, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 119,575) | 89,498) | 81,797) | 94,836) | 117,154) | 90,146) | 82,959) | 97,278) | 123,945) | 83,360) | 81,434) | 89,584) | 111,439) | 64,698) | 59,685) | 58,313) | 91,819) | 64,040) | 53,809) | 58,015) | 84,310) | 62,900) | 53,265) | 61,137) | 88,293) | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 43,666) | 43,715) | 43,550) | 43,398) | 42,951) | 42,117) | 40,335) | 39,304) | 39,245) | 39,440) | 38,615) | 37,815) | 37,933) | 36,766) | 35,687) | 35,889) | 37,031) | 37,378) | 37,636) | 38,746) | 39,597) | 41,304) | 38,117) | 35,077) | 33,679) | ||||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 8.83 | 8.77 | 8.82 | 8.87 | 9.02 | 9.36 | 9.61 | 9.82 | 9.64 | 9.28 | 8.99 | 8.61 | 7.75 | 7.47 | 7.67 | 7.47 | 7.23 | 6.96 | 6.88 | 6.67 | 6.61 | 6.43 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 57.69 | 54.54 | 51.74 | 49.98 | 46.11 | 40.75 | 38.14 | 36.13 | 37.49 | 36.78 | 81.23 | 75.84 | 71.90 | 68.00 | 64.39 | 61.85 | 61.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 28.96 | 27.34 | 26.82 | 27.07 | 26.52 | 25.82 | 25.21 | 24.09 | 22.69 | 21.31 | 20.64 | 20.13 | 19.93 | 20.10 | 19.95 | 19.67 | 19.48 | 18.61 | 18.11 | 17.34 | 17.00 | 16.41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 25.34 | 24.54 | 22.67 | 22.98 | 20.69 | 18.17 | 16.40 | 14.88 | 13.47 | 12.95 | 12.74 | 12.77 | 13.65 | 14.28 | 14.31 | 14.82 | 15.67 | 16.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (119,575 + 89,498 + 81,797 + 94,836)
÷ 43,666 = 8.83
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. | Apple Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
Total Asset Turnover
Apple Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | Jun 25, 2022 | Mar 26, 2022 | Dec 25, 2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | Jun 26, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 119,575) | 89,498) | 81,797) | 94,836) | 117,154) | 90,146) | 82,959) | 97,278) | 123,945) | 83,360) | 81,434) | 89,584) | 111,439) | 64,698) | 59,685) | 58,313) | 91,819) | 64,040) | 53,809) | 58,015) | 84,310) | 62,900) | 53,265) | 61,137) | 88,293) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 353,514) | 352,583) | 335,038) | 332,160) | 346,747) | 352,755) | 336,309) | 350,662) | 381,191) | 351,002) | 329,840) | 337,158) | 354,054) | 323,888) | 317,344) | 320,400) | 340,618) | 338,516) | 322,239) | 341,998) | 373,719) | 365,725) | 349,197) | 367,502) | 406,794) | ||||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.73 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 1.80 | 1.94 | 2.06 | 2.16 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 2.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (119,575 + 89,498 + 81,797 + 94,836)
÷ 353,514 = 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. | Apple Inc. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Equity Turnover
Apple Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | Jun 25, 2022 | Mar 26, 2022 | Dec 25, 2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | Jun 26, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 119,575) | 89,498) | 81,797) | 94,836) | 117,154) | 90,146) | 82,959) | 97,278) | 123,945) | 83,360) | 81,434) | 89,584) | 111,439) | 64,698) | 59,685) | 58,313) | 91,819) | 64,040) | 53,809) | 58,015) | 84,310) | 62,900) | 53,265) | 61,137) | 88,293) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 74,100) | 62,146) | 60,274) | 62,158) | 56,727) | 50,672) | 58,107) | 67,399) | 71,932) | 63,090) | 64,280) | 69,178) | 66,224) | 65,339) | 72,282) | 78,425) | 89,531) | 90,488) | 96,456) | 105,860) | 117,892) | 107,147) | 114,949) | 126,878) | 140,199) | ||||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 5.21 | 6.17 | 6.37 | 6.20 | 6.83 | 7.78 | 6.67 | 5.73 | 5.26 | 5.80 | 5.40 | 4.70 | 4.44 | 4.20 | 3.79 | 3.42 | 2.99 | 2.88 | 2.69 | 2.44 | 2.22 | 2.48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.14 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 3.41 | 3.61 | 3.72 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.64 | 3.63 | 3.51 | 3.38 | 3.25 | 3.21 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.13 | 3.18 | 3.26 | 3.43 | 3.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Shareholders’ equity
= (119,575 + 89,498 + 81,797 + 94,836)
÷ 74,100 = 5.21
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. | Apple Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |