Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)

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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.

Applied Materials Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios

Ratio	Description	The company
Net fixed asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets.	Applied Materials Inc.'s net fixed asset turnover improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.
Total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets.	Applied Materials Inc.'s total asset turnover improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.
Equity turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders' equity.	Applied Materials Inc.'s equity turnover improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Applied Materials Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net sales
	Property, plant and equipment, net
	Ratio
	Net fixed asset turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Inc.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Industry
	Technology

2017 Calculations

¹ Net fixed asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
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Ratio	Description	The company
Net fixed asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets.	Applied Materials Inc.'s net fixed asset turnover improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Applied Materials Inc., total asset turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net sales
	Total assets
	Ratio
	Total asset turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Total Asset Turnover, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Inc.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	Total Asset Turnover, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	Total Asset Turnover, Industry
	Technology

2017 Calculations

¹ Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
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Ratio	Description	The company
Total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets.	Applied Materials Inc.'s total asset turnover improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Applied Materials Inc., equity turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net sales
	Stockholders’ equity
	Ratio
	Equity turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Equity Turnover, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Inc.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	Equity Turnover, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	Equity Turnover, Industry
	Technology

2017 Calculations

¹ Equity turnover = Net sales ÷ Stockholders’ equity
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Ratio	Description	The company
Equity turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders' equity.	Applied Materials Inc.'s equity turnover improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

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