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Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

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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.

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Cisco Systems Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 13.91 10.14 11.00 15.03 11.97 12.18
Receivables turnover 9.45 8.88 9.33 8.42 9.20 9.14
Payables turnover 9.34 9.83 12.84 17.32 17.64 18.77
Working capital turnover 3.24 1.42 0.86 0.92 0.93 1.00
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 26 36 33 24 30 30
Add: Average receivable collection period 39 41 39 43 40 40
Operating cycle 65 77 72 67 70 70
Less: Average payables payment period 39 37 28 21 21 19
Cash conversion cycle 26 40 44 46 49 51

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Cisco Systems Inc.’s inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Cisco Systems Inc.’s receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Cisco Systems Inc.’s payables turnover ratio decreased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Cisco Systems Inc.’s working capital turnover ratio improved from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.
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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Cisco Systems Inc.’s operating cycle deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.
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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s cash conversion cycle improved from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

Inventory Turnover

Cisco Systems Inc., inventory turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of sales 19,238  18,724  17,781  18,287  19,480  19,373 
Inventories 1,383  1,846  1,616  1,217  1,627  1,591 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 13.91 10.14 11.00 15.03 11.97 12.18
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 39.40 41.39 29.05 61.62 59.64 53.18
Applied Materials Inc. 2.37 2.54 2.73 3.08 3.11 3.34
Broadcom Inc. 11.57 9.00 6.31 5.21 6.24 4.61
Intel Corp. — 3.74 3.39 4.18 4.00 4.74
Micron Technology Inc. 2.48 3.48 3.81 3.42 4.69 4.45
NVIDIA Corp. 2.89 4.89 3.59 5.26 4.31 4.80
Qualcomm Inc. 6.14 6.05 4.81 6.27 6.96 7.33
Texas Instruments Inc. — 2.48 2.73 2.87 3.22 3.15
Inventory Turnover, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 9.97 8.92 11.23 12.46 —
Inventory Turnover, Industry
Technology — 13.24 12.09 14.49 14.65 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Cost of sales ÷ Inventories
= 19,238 ÷ 1,383 = 13.91

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Cisco Systems Inc.’s inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.

Receivables Turnover

Cisco Systems Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenue 51,904  49,330  48,005  49,247  49,161  47,142 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 5,491  5,554  5,146  5,847  5,344  5,157 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 9.45 8.88 9.33 8.42 9.20 9.14
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 11.35 11.45 12.82 13.69 13.87 10.47
Applied Materials Inc. 5.77 6.73 6.22 4.75 5.55 5.43
Broadcom Inc. 6.93 6.27 7.20 6.07 6.70 5.46
Intel Corp. — 10.54 11.19 12.66 11.56 12.62
Micron Technology Inc. 8.43 6.01 5.82 7.02 7.40 6.48
NVIDIA Corp. 8.23 7.68 8.37 9.92 9.88 9.69
Qualcomm Inc. 23.21 7.98 6.23 10.74 13.02 11.21
Texas Instruments Inc. — 13.08 11.71 10.55 11.16 10.47
Receivables Turnover, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 9.71 10.25 11.04 11.66 —
Receivables Turnover, Industry
Technology — 7.62 7.75 8.14 8.73 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenue ÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
= 51,904 ÷ 5,491 = 9.45

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.

Payables Turnover

Cisco Systems Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of sales 19,238  18,724  17,781  18,287  19,480  19,373 
Accounts payable 2,059  1,904  1,385  1,056  1,104  1,032 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 9.34 9.83 12.84 17.32 17.64 18.77
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 3.50 2.93 2.88 3.52 3.95 3.72
Applied Materials Inc. 8.58 9.47 8.47 7.77 8.67 8.53
Broadcom Inc. 11.83 12.47 8.26 5.79 5.30 4.64
Intel Corp. — 7.09 8.09 9.37 10.02 7.37
Micron Technology Inc. 7.58 7.39 8.92 8.34 10.76 9.76
NVIDIA Corp. 8.89 6.53 5.87 7.43 7.10 5.74
Qualcomm Inc. 6.29 5.61 4.97 5.25 7.98 4.90
Texas Instruments Inc. — 11.52 11.47 12.95 14.09 12.86
Payables Turnover, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.84 3.85 4.58 5.08 —
Payables Turnover, Industry
Technology — 4.75 4.73 5.36 5.67 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of sales ÷ Accounts payable
= 19,238 ÷ 2,059 = 9.34

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s payables turnover ratio decreased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

Working Capital Turnover

Cisco Systems Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 47,755  61,837  83,703  78,719  76,283  67,114 
Less: Current liabilities 31,712  27,035  27,583  24,911  23,623  19,809 
Working capital 16,043  34,802  56,120  53,808  52,660  47,305 
 
Revenue 51,904  49,330  48,005  49,247  49,161  47,142 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 3.24 1.42 0.86 0.92 0.93 1.00
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 4.56 18.35 8.24 7.74 26.66 35.96
Applied Materials Inc. 2.54 2.58 1.65 2.29 1.77 2.19
Broadcom Inc. 7.49 3.08 1.33 3.27 2.57 1.51
Intel Corp. — 5.83 5.20 3.91 2.24 4.77
Micron Technology Inc. 2.31 2.95 2.85 2.66 3.45 3.01
NVIDIA Corp. 1.27 1.20 1.02 1.35 0.97 0.88
Qualcomm Inc. 3.10 3.70 0.68 1.50 1.58 1.62
Texas Instruments Inc. — 2.81 2.31 2.57 2.88 2.55
Working Capital Turnover, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.78 2.55 2.99 3.33 —
Working Capital Turnover, Industry
Technology — 2.22 1.71 1.89 2.11 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenue ÷ Working capital
= 51,904 ÷ 16,043 = 3.24

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s working capital turnover ratio improved from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Cisco Systems Inc., average inventory processing period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 13.91 10.14 11.00 15.03 11.97 12.18
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 26 36 33 24 30 30
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 9 9 13 6 6 7
Applied Materials Inc. 154 144 134 119 117 109
Broadcom Inc. 32 41 58 70 58 79
Intel Corp. — 98 108 87 91 77
Micron Technology Inc. 147 105 96 107 78 82
NVIDIA Corp. 126 75 102 69 85 76
Qualcomm Inc. 59 60 76 58 52 50
Texas Instruments Inc. — 147 134 127 113 116
Average Inventory Processing Period, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 37 41 32 29 —
Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry
Technology — 28 30 25 25 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 13.91 = 26

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Cisco Systems Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 9.45 8.88 9.33 8.42 9.20 9.14
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 39 41 39 43 40 40
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 32 32 28 27 26 35
Applied Materials Inc. 63 54 59 77 66 67
Broadcom Inc. 53 58 51 60 55 67
Intel Corp. — 35 33 29 32 29
Micron Technology Inc. 43 61 63 52 49 56
NVIDIA Corp. 44 48 44 37 37 38
Qualcomm Inc. 16 46 59 34 28 33
Texas Instruments Inc. — 28 31 35 33 35
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 38 36 33 31 —
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
Technology — 48 47 45 42 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.45 = 39

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.

Operating Cycle

Cisco Systems Inc., operating cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 26 36 33 24 30 30
Average receivable collection period 39 41 39 43 40 40
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 65 77 72 67 70 70
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 41 41 41 33 32 42
Applied Materials Inc. 217 198 193 196 183 176
Broadcom Inc. 85 99 109 130 113 146
Intel Corp. — 133 141 116 123 106
Micron Technology Inc. 190 166 159 159 127 138
NVIDIA Corp. 170 123 146 106 122 114
Qualcomm Inc. 75 106 135 92 80 83
Texas Instruments Inc. — 175 165 162 146 151
Operating Cycle, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 75 77 65 60 —
Operating Cycle, Industry
Technology — 76 77 70 67 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 26 + 39 = 65

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s operating cycle deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.

Average Payables Payment Period

Cisco Systems Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 9.34 9.83 12.84 17.32 17.64 18.77
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 39 37 28 21 21 19
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 104 125 127 104 92 98
Applied Materials Inc. 43 39 43 47 42 43
Broadcom Inc. 31 29 44 63 69 79
Intel Corp. — 51 45 39 36 50
Micron Technology Inc. 48 49 41 44 34 37
NVIDIA Corp. 41 56 62 49 51 64
Qualcomm Inc. 58 65 73 70 46 75
Texas Instruments Inc. — 32 32 28 26 28
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 95 95 80 72 —
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
Technology — 77 77 68 64 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.34 = 39

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Cisco Systems Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

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Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 26 36 33 24 30 30
Average receivable collection period 39 41 39 43 40 40
Average payables payment period 39 37 28 21 21 19
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 26 40 44 46 49 51
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Apple Inc. -63 -84 -86 -71 -60 -56
Applied Materials Inc. 174 159 150 149 141 133
Broadcom Inc. 54 70 65 67 44 67
Intel Corp. — 82 96 77 87 56
Micron Technology Inc. 142 117 118 115 93 101
NVIDIA Corp. 129 67 84 57 71 50
Qualcomm Inc. 17 41 62 22 34 8
Texas Instruments Inc. — 143 133 134 120 123
Cash Conversion Cycle, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment — -20 -18 -15 -12 —
Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry
Technology — -1 0 2 3 —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 2019 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 26 + 39 – 39 = 26

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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s cash conversion cycle improved from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.