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)
Apple Inc., short-term (operating) 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Apple Inc. 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. | Apple 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. | Apple Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| 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. | |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Apple 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 | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Apple Inc. 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. | Apple Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| 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. | Apple Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
Apple Inc., inventory 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 64,720) | 49,071) | 45,384) | 52,860) | 66,822) | 52,051) | 47,074) | 54,719) | 69,702) | 48,186) | 46,179) | 51,505) | 67,111) | 40,009) | 37,005) | 35,943) | 56,602) | 39,727) | 33,582) | 36,194) | 52,279) | 38,816) | 32,844) | 37,715) | 54,381) | ||||||||
| Inventories | 6,511) | 6,331) | 7,351) | 7,482) | 6,820) | 4,946) | 5,433) | 5,460) | 5,876) | 6,580) | 5,178) | 5,219) | 4,973) | 4,061) | 3,978) | 3,334) | 4,097) | 4,106) | 3,355) | 4,884) | 4,988) | 3,956) | 5,936) | 7,662) | 4,421) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 32.57 | 33.82 | 29.54 | 29.24 | 32.36 | 45.20 | 40.43 | 40.07 | 36.69 | 32.37 | 39.55 | 37.48 | 36.21 | 41.75 | 42.55 | 49.75 | 40.54 | 39.40 | 47.95 | 32.79 | 32.41 | 41.39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 2.49 | 3.19 | 3.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 6.30 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.45 | 7.41 | 7.52 | 8.52 | 9.19 | 10.06 | 11.50 | 11.15 | 11.98 | 13.25 | 13.74 | 14.85 | 13.73 | 14.14 | 13.91 | 12.76 | 11.30 | 12.05 | 10.14 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 2.97 | 4.04 | 3.49 | 3.84 | 2.88 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 3.59 | 3.30 | 3.19 | 3.91 | 4.12 | 4.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023
+ Cost of salesQ3 2023
+ Cost of salesQ2 2023)
÷ Inventories
= (64,720 + 49,071 + 45,384 + 52,860)
÷ 6,511 = 32.57
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. | Apple Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Apple Inc., receivables 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) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 23,194) | 29,508) | 19,549) | 17,936) | 23,752) | 28,184) | 21,803) | 20,815) | 30,213) | 26,278) | 17,475) | 18,503) | 27,101) | 16,120) | 17,882) | 15,722) | 20,970) | 22,926) | 14,148) | 15,085) | 18,077) | 23,186) | 14,104) | 14,324) | 23,440) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 16.63 | 12.99 | 19.64 | 21.47 | 16.32 | 13.99 | 17.77 | 18.55 | 12.52 | 13.92 | 19.87 | 17.59 | 10.85 | 17.03 | 15.31 | 17.04 | 12.77 | 11.35 | 18.31 | 17.14 | 14.47 | 11.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 5.72 | 6.71 | 6.75 | 5.63 | 4.75 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 4.87 | 5.71 | 7.01 | 7.22 | 6.47 | 5.95 | 7.40 | 5.92 | 6.64 | 6.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 12.01 | 9.74 | 10.76 | 10.15 | 9.61 | 7.79 | 8.92 | 8.59 | 9.57 | 8.64 | 11.04 | 11.15 | 12.08 | 9.01 | 11.07 | 11.91 | 10.66 | 9.45 | 13.52 | 13.57 | 11.08 | 8.88 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 8.74 | 6.20 | 9.78 | 8.65 | 8.17 | 6.23 | 6.81 | 8.38 | 8.36 | 7.67 | 8.31 | 10.10 | 10.23 | 8.27 | 9.90 | 9.07 | 9.35 | 8.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (119,575 + 89,498 + 81,797 + 94,836)
÷ 23,194 = 16.63
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. | Apple 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
Apple Inc., payables 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 64,720) | 49,071) | 45,384) | 52,860) | 66,822) | 52,051) | 47,074) | 54,719) | 69,702) | 48,186) | 46,179) | 51,505) | 67,111) | 40,009) | 37,005) | 35,943) | 56,602) | 39,727) | 33,582) | 36,194) | 52,279) | 38,816) | 32,844) | 37,715) | 54,381) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 58,146) | 62,611) | 46,699) | 42,945) | 57,918) | 64,115) | 48,343) | 52,682) | 74,362) | 54,763) | 40,409) | 40,127) | 63,846) | 42,296) | 35,325) | 32,421) | 45,111) | 46,236) | 29,115) | 30,443) | 44,293) | 55,888) | 38,489) | 34,311) | 62,985) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 3.65 | 3.42 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 3.81 | 3.49 | 4.54 | 4.15 | 2.90 | 3.89 | 5.07 | 4.88 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 4.79 | 5.12 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 5.53 | 5.26 | 3.65 | 2.93 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 5.13 | 8.16 | 5.95 | 5.84 | 7.33 | 5.39 | 4.74 | 5.61 | 5.27 | 7.39 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.23 | 4.89 | 6.63 | 9.86 | 9.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 10.11 | 9.19 | 8.55 | 8.69 | 8.53 | 8.47 | 8.31 | 9.00 | 8.15 | 7.59 | 7.22 | 9.22 | 7.53 | 7.94 | 7.52 | 9.60 | 9.43 | 9.34 | 9.55 | 11.62 | 10.49 | 9.83 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 5.63 | 7.52 | 8.38 | 9.76 | 6.38 | 6.71 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.18 | 6.91 | 8.33 | 6.74 | 5.97 | 7.02 | 8.51 | 8.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023
+ Cost of salesQ3 2023
+ Cost of salesQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (64,720 + 49,071 + 45,384 + 52,860)
÷ 58,146 = 3.65
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. | Apple Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Apple Inc., working capital 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 143,692) | 143,566) | 122,659) | 112,913) | 128,777) | 135,405) | 112,292) | 118,180) | 153,154) | 134,836) | 114,423) | 121,465) | 154,106) | 143,713) | 140,065) | 143,753) | 163,231) | 162,819) | 134,973) | 123,346) | 140,828) | 131,339) | 115,761) | 130,053) | 143,810) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 133,973) | 145,308) | 124,963) | 120,075) | 137,286) | 153,982) | 129,873) | 127,508) | 147,574) | 125,481) | 107,754) | 106,385) | 132,507) | 105,392) | 95,318) | 96,094) | 102,161) | 105,718) | 89,704) | 93,772) | 108,283) | 116,866) | 88,548) | 89,320) | 115,788) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 9,719) | (1,742) | (2,304) | (7,162) | (8,509) | (18,577) | (17,581) | (9,328) | 5,580) | 9,355) | 6,669) | 15,080) | 21,599) | 38,321) | 44,747) | 47,659) | 61,070) | 57,101) | 45,269) | 29,574) | 32,545) | 14,473) | 27,213) | 40,733) | 28,022) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 39.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.80 | 39.10 | 52.06 | 21.58 | 13.62 | 7.16 | 6.12 | 5.62 | 4.38 | 4.56 | 5.72 | 8.74 | 8.04 | 18.35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 4.60 | 4.73 | 4.89 | 4.72 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.36 | 4.74 | 3.54 | 3.88 | 3.82 | 2.89 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.29 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 3.24 | 2.65 | 2.15 | 1.72 | 1.42 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 3.76 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 4.09 | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.74 | 3.71 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (119,575 + 89,498 + 81,797 + 94,836)
÷ 9,719 = 39.69
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Apple Inc., average inventory processing period 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 32.57 | 33.82 | 29.54 | 29.24 | 32.36 | 45.20 | 40.43 | 40.07 | 36.69 | 32.37 | 39.55 | 37.48 | 36.21 | 41.75 | 42.55 | 49.75 | 40.54 | 39.40 | 47.95 | 32.79 | 32.41 | 41.39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 318 | 315 | 325 | 318 | 276 | 268 | 239 | 221 | 222 | 210 | 209 | 197 | 210 | 200 | 147 | 114 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 123 | 90 | 105 | 95 | 127 | 128 | 146 | 141 | 132 | 126 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 32.57 = 11
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. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Apple Inc., average receivable collection period 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 16.63 | 12.99 | 19.64 | 21.47 | 16.32 | 13.99 | 17.77 | 18.55 | 12.52 | 13.92 | 19.87 | 17.59 | 10.85 | 17.03 | 15.31 | 17.04 | 12.77 | 11.35 | 18.31 | 17.14 | 14.47 | 11.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 64 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 62 | 55 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 30 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 42 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 16.63 = 22
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. | Apple 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
Apple Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 22 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 382 | 369 | 379 | 383 | 353 | 329 | 300 | 296 | 286 | 262 | 260 | 253 | 271 | 249 | 209 | 169 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 88 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 77 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 165 | 149 | 142 | 137 | 172 | 187 | 200 | 185 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 144 | 138 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 128 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 11 + 22 = 33
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. | Apple Inc. 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
Apple Inc., average payables payment period 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 3.65 | 3.42 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 3.81 | 3.49 | 4.54 | 4.15 | 2.90 | 3.89 | 5.07 | 4.88 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 4.79 | 5.12 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 5.53 | 5.26 | 3.65 | 2.93 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 100 | 107 | 79 | 72 | 96 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 126 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 129 | 91 | 76 | 71 | 99 | 104 | 66 | 69 | 100 | 125 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 71 | 45 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 68 | 77 | 65 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 75 | 55 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 36 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 37 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 65 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 74 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.65 = 100
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. | Apple Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Apple Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 22 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 100 | 107 | 79 | 72 | 96 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 126 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 129 | 91 | 76 | 71 | 99 | 104 | 66 | 69 | 100 | 125 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | -67 | -68 | -48 | -43 | -63 | -71 | -50 | -59 | -87 | -57 | -45 | -44 | -85 | -61 | -43 | -43 | -61 | -63 | -38 | -37 | -64 | -84 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | 311 | 324 | 318 | 321 | 303 | 261 | 223 | 231 | 217 | 213 | 204 | 197 | 212 | 174 | 154 | 132 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 52 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 115 | 133 | 128 | 115 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 94 | 100 | 90 | 81 | 85 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 11 + 22 – 100 = -67
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. | Apple Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |