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)
Applied Materials Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Applied Materials Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Applied Materials Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved 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. | Applied Materials Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and 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. | Applied Materials Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Applied Materials Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Applied Materials Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
Applied Materials Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Apr 26, 2020 | Jan 26, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | Jan 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of products sold | 3,503) | 3,554) | 3,449) | 3,536) | 3,594) | 3,648) | 3,514) | 3,318) | 3,312) | 3,178) | 3,229) | 2,929) | 2,813) | 2,558) | 2,440) | 2,208) | 2,304) | 2,120) | 2,005) | 2,009) | 2,088) | 2,234) | 2,441) | 2,477) | 2,284) | ||||||||
| Inventories | 5,646) | 5,725) | 5,809) | 5,940) | 6,054) | 5,932) | 5,506) | 5,009) | 4,526) | 4,309) | 4,117) | 4,053) | 3,925) | 3,904) | 3,952) | 3,725) | 3,472) | 3,474) | 3,539) | 3,677) | 3,703) | 3,722) | 3,681) | 3,494) | 3,125) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.80 | 2.65 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.50 | 2.54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 2.81 | 2.74 | 2.70 | 3.05 | 3.45 | 3.62 | 4.24 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.15 | 4.10 | 3.81 | 3.87 | 3.72 | 3.21 | 3.86 | 3.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.61 | 2.68 | 2.84 | 3.20 | 3.82 | 3.78 | 3.66 | 2.33 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.14 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 3.28 | 3.24 | 3.10 | 3.29 | 3.35 | 3.35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.67 | 5.86 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 5.98 | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.40 | 6.95 | 8.18 | 9.10 | 10.44 | 11.01 | 10.34 | 9.51 | 10.76 | 10.73 | 11.57 | 9.16 | 9.63 | 9.31 | 9.00 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 2.92 | 2.85 | 2.78 | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.90 | 3.02 | 2.97 | 3.27 | 3.50 | 3.91 | 4.15 | 4.06 | 3.66 | 3.71 | 3.32 | 3.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.67 | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.53 | 1.48 | 1.55 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.60 | 2.89 | 2.95 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.86 | 3.11 | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3.49 | 3.44 | 3.12 | 3.15 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 2.24 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 2.53 | 3.06 | 3.14 | 3.60 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.88 | 3.29 | 3.48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 2.45 | 2.25 | 2.70 | 3.02 | 3.25 | 3.62 | 3.87 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 3.44 | 3.69 | 3.47 | 3.81 | 4.24 | 3.88 | 3.50 | 3.04 | 2.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | — | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.37 | 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.60 | 2.71 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 2.80 | 2.83 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 2.58 | 2.47 | 2.54 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.94 | 3.27 | 3.58 | 3.90 | 4.42 | 4.18 | 4.41 | 4.17 | 3.56 | 3.67 | 5.08 | 6.00 | 6.14 | 5.26 | 5.63 | 5.75 | 6.05 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.92 | 2.27 | 2.56 | 2.74 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 3.18 | 3.12 | 2.88 | 2.66 | 2.42 | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of products soldQ1 2024
+ Cost of products soldQ4 2023
+ Cost of products soldQ3 2023
+ Cost of products soldQ2 2023)
÷ Inventories
= (3,503 + 3,554 + 3,449 + 3,536)
÷ 5,646 = 2.49
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. | Applied Materials Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Applied Materials Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Apr 26, 2020 | Jan 26, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | Jan 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 6,707) | 6,723) | 6,425) | 6,630) | 6,739) | 6,749) | 6,520) | 6,245) | 6,271) | 6,123) | 6,196) | 5,582) | 5,162) | 4,688) | 4,395) | 3,957) | 4,162) | 3,754) | 3,562) | 3,539) | 3,753) | 4,014) | 4,468) | 4,567) | 4,204) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 4,700) | 5,165) | 5,230) | 5,516) | 5,385) | 6,068) | 4,956) | 4,883) | 4,405) | 4,953) | 3,822) | 3,375) | 3,045) | 2,963) | 2,806) | 2,625) | 2,679) | 2,533) | 2,373) | 2,264) | 2,444) | 2,565) | 2,882) | 2,665) | 2,182) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 5.64 | 5.13 | 5.08 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.25 | 5.08 | 5.09 | 5.49 | 4.66 | 5.66 | 5.87 | 5.98 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.88 | 5.61 | 5.77 | 6.27 | 6.97 | 6.87 | 6.73 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 4.22 | 4.37 | 5.07 | 5.71 | 5.72 | 5.26 | 5.33 | 5.13 | 6.07 | 6.68 | 6.60 | 5.24 | 4.73 | 4.05 | 4.27 | 4.28 | 3.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 9.67 | 8.37 | 7.94 | 7.96 | 7.72 | 6.67 | 6.37 | 6.07 | 5.16 | 5.02 | 7.90 | 7.62 | 7.08 | 7.60 | 8.10 | 9.42 | 9.85 | 9.43 | 8.91 | 9.09 | 8.72 | 9.69 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.82 | 11.36 | 12.17 | 11.56 | 10.64 | 11.22 | 11.70 | 9.73 | 11.23 | 13.25 | 11.87 | 10.54 | 9.78 | 10.40 | 8.64 | 7.13 | 6.21 | 6.93 | 6.29 | 6.26 | 5.80 | 6.27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 15.94 | 18.59 | 18.04 | 14.66 | 15.26 | 9.31 | 12.11 | 10.98 | 8.36 | 9.34 | 10.40 | 10.78 | 11.48 | 10.94 | 10.61 | 8.96 | 9.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 6.24 | 5.99 | 5.48 | 4.59 | 5.30 | 5.08 | 5.34 | 4.72 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.37 | 4.98 | 5.77 | 5.24 | 5.01 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 6.54 | 6.91 | 6.19 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 5.63 | 6.17 | 5.78 | 4.68 | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.52 | 4.86 | 4.64 | 4.83 | 4.72 | 4.11 | 4.77 | 4.79 | 4.39 | 4.70 | 5.80 | 6.63 | 6.84 | 5.82 | 5.92 | 5.09 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 5.50 | 6.36 | 7.48 | 10.12 | 8.18 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 5.79 | 5.64 | 5.22 | 6.02 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 5.48 | 5.62 | 6.43 | 6.04 | 7.33 | 8.28 | 6.79 | 5.81 | 5.55 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.34 | 7.05 | 5.82 | 5.59 | 5.43 | 5.79 | 6.14 | 6.11 | 6.37 | 6.86 | 5.80 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.59 | 6.89 | 6.52 | 8.64 | 8.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | — | 8.82 | 8.70 | 8.84 | 9.47 | 9.89 | 9.41 | 6.69 | 7.91 | 8.33 | 8.81 | 8.84 | 7.99 | 7.77 | 7.16 | 7.90 | 8.30 | 7.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 10.05 | 9.80 | 9.17 | 9.62 | 10.39 | 10.57 | 9.90 | 8.95 | 10.56 | 10.78 | 10.64 | 10.54 | 9.74 | 10.23 | 9.87 | 11.64 | 10.73 | 13.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net revenueQ1 2024
+ Net revenueQ4 2023
+ Net revenueQ3 2023
+ Net revenueQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (6,707 + 6,723 + 6,425 + 6,630)
÷ 4,700 = 5.64
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. | Applied Materials Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Applied Materials Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Apr 26, 2020 | Jan 26, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | Jan 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 19,182) | 19,147) | 18,879) | 17,773) | 16,715) | 15,925) | 15,434) | 15,244) | 15,707) | 16,107) | 15,248) | 14,971) | 14,269) | 13,369) | 12,248) | 12,735) | 10,769) | 10,206) | 10,042) | 10,062) | 10,285) | 10,747) | 10,889) | 11,891) | 13,029) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 7,076) | 7,372) | 8,224) | 7,871) | 7,250) | 7,379) | 6,833) | 6,650) | 6,264) | 6,344) | 5,125) | 4,822) | 4,504) | 4,459) | 4,285) | 4,765) | 4,569) | 4,447) | 3,785) | 3,605) | 3,776) | 4,068) | 4,322) | 4,580) | 4,399) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 12,106) | 11,775) | 10,655) | 9,902) | 9,465) | 8,546) | 8,601) | 8,594) | 9,443) | 9,763) | 10,123) | 10,149) | 9,765) | 8,910) | 7,963) | 7,970) | 6,200) | 5,759) | 6,257) | 6,457) | 6,509) | 6,679) | 6,567) | 7,311) | 8,630) | ||||||||
| Net revenue | 6,707) | 6,723) | 6,425) | 6,630) | 6,739) | 6,749) | 6,520) | 6,245) | 6,271) | 6,123) | 6,196) | 5,582) | 5,162) | 4,688) | 4,395) | 3,957) | 4,162) | 3,754) | 3,562) | 3,539) | 3,753) | 4,014) | 4,468) | 4,567) | 4,204) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 2.19 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 2.69 | 2.77 | 3.02 | 2.93 | 2.89 | 2.56 | 2.36 | 2.14 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 1.94 | 2.42 | 2.54 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.58 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 2.25 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.54 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 2.72 | 2.42 | 3.78 | 3.36 | 2.71 | 2.64 | 2.62 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 3.01 | 3.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 7.75 | 10.40 | 6.41 | 6.13 | 4.61 | 4.81 | 4.94 | 4.23 | 3.50 | 2.81 | 21.89 | 49.24 | 6.18 | 4.86 | 6.92 | 11.81 | 40.91 | 12.57 | 11.74 | 8.72 | 5.48 | 8.78 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 5.70 | 2.66 | 3.23 | 3.38 | 3.03 | 2.90 | 3.58 | 3.80 | 3.15 | 2.66 | 2.90 | 3.27 | 3.25 | 4.32 | 3.32 | 3.00 | 5.19 | 7.49 | 8.51 | 10.03 | 9.45 | 3.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 3.56 | 3.48 | 3.34 | 2.70 | 3.45 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 2.34 | 2.61 | 2.47 | 3.16 | 3.59 | 3.46 | 5.32 | 3.60 | 4.30 | 8.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 2.20 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.30 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 2.10 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 1.79 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 1.30 | 1.21 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.51 | 1.41 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.49 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 2.10 | 2.33 | 1.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.07 | 0.94 | 1.09 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 2.16 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 1.89 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 2.10 | 2.31 | 2.79 | 3.26 | 3.20 | 2.95 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.47 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.50 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.06 | 0.67 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | — | 2.21 | 2.32 | 2.42 | 2.66 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.48 | 2.57 | 3.01 | 2.88 | 3.33 | 3.75 | 3.48 | 2.59 | 2.22 | 2.36 | 4.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 2.54 | 2.79 | 3.21 | 3.66 | 3.90 | 4.99 | 5.88 | 4.80 | 4.53 | 4.13 | 3.96 | 3.19 | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.62 | 4.47 | 3.50 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 3.70 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.21 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.61 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 2.16 | 2.38 | 2.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net revenueQ1 2024
+ Net revenueQ4 2023
+ Net revenueQ3 2023
+ Net revenueQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (6,707 + 6,723 + 6,425 + 6,630)
÷ 12,106 = 2.19
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. | Applied Materials Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Applied Materials Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Apr 26, 2020 | Jan 26, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | Jan 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.80 | 2.65 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.50 | 2.54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 130 | 138 | 143 | 150 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 154 | 155 | 153 | 146 | 144 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 130 | 133 | 135 | 120 | 106 | 101 | 86 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 114 | 94 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 131 | 135 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 114 | 96 | 97 | 100 | 157 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 118 | 111 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 55 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 125 | 128 | 131 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 123 | 112 | 104 | 93 | 88 | 90 | 100 | 98 | 110 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 266 | 249 | 237 | 225 | 230 | 218 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 207 | 206 | 195 | 191 | 197 | 219 | 247 | 291 | 239 | 246 | 235 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 198 | 182 | 171 | 169 | 163 | 155 | 140 | 126 | 124 | 126 | 131 | 135 | 132 | 128 | 117 | 107 | 104 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 117 | 116 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 163 | 181 | 182 | 177 | 192 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 101 | 95 | 98 | 106 | 133 | 138 | 137 | 139 | 137 | 147 | 143 | 127 | 111 | 105 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 149 | 162 | 135 | 121 | 112 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 106 | 99 | 105 | 96 | 86 | 94 | 104 | 120 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | — | 176 | 174 | 164 | 154 | 139 | 138 | 140 | 135 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 130 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 141 | 148 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 124 | 112 | 102 | 93 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 88 | 102 | 99 | 72 | 61 | 59 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 228 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 190 | 161 | 143 | 133 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 127 | 137 | 151 | 157 | 143 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.49 = 147
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. | Applied Materials Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Applied Materials Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Apr 26, 2020 | Jan 26, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | Jan 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 5.64 | 5.13 | 5.08 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.25 | 5.08 | 5.09 | 5.49 | 4.66 | 5.66 | 5.87 | 5.98 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.88 | 5.61 | 5.77 | 6.27 | 6.97 | 6.87 | 6.73 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 87 | 83 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 70 | 77 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 38 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 71 | 73 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 47 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 58 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 59 | 61 | 67 | 79 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 56 | 53 | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 65 | 59 | 63 | 78 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 75 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 76 | 83 | 78 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 63 | 62 | 72 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 66 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 45 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 66 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 58 | 52 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | — | 41 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 36 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.64 = 65
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. | Applied Materials Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Operating Cycle
Applied Materials Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Apr 26, 2020 | Jan 26, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | Jan 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 147 | 148 | 149 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 130 | 138 | 143 | 150 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 154 | 155 | 153 | 146 | 144 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 65 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 212 | 219 | 221 | 228 | 232 | 243 | 223 | 212 | 198 | 207 | 195 | 200 | 204 | 213 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 217 | 213 | 205 | 199 | 198 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 217 | 216 | 207 | 184 | 170 | 170 | 155 | 162 | 144 | 143 | 144 | 166 | 171 | 188 | 199 | 179 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 169 | 179 | 186 | 182 | 176 | 169 | 153 | 157 | 171 | 230 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 152 | 148 | 152 | 159 | 151 | 151 | 147 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 102 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 95 | 86 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 98 | 96 | 102 | 99 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 148 | 148 | 151 | 161 | 157 | 165 | 151 | 156 | 156 | 143 | 128 | 122 | 122 | 133 | 132 | 151 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 325 | 310 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 282 | 285 | 283 | 276 | 270 | 280 | 269 | 265 | 264 | 279 | 299 | 326 | 371 | 295 | 299 | 294 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 263 | 241 | 234 | 247 | 256 | 246 | 221 | 201 | 203 | 202 | 208 | 224 | 209 | 204 | 200 | 185 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 169 | 179 | 188 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 229 | 238 | 231 | 213 | 237 | 205 | 189 | 179 | 166 | 165 | 159 | 158 | 194 | 205 | 202 | 196 | 197 | 197 | 187 | 181 | 174 | 171 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 207 | 214 | 198 | 186 | 179 | 164 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 159 | 162 | 163 | 155 | 141 | 147 | 160 | 162 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | — | 217 | 216 | 205 | 193 | 176 | 177 | 195 | 181 | 169 | 163 | 166 | 176 | 176 | 184 | 179 | 173 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 264 | 262 | 262 | 253 | 225 | 196 | 180 | 174 | 162 | 151 | 149 | 152 | 164 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 177 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 147 + 65 = 212
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. | Applied Materials Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |