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)
Marriott International Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Marriott International Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020. |
| 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. |
Payables Turnover
Marriott International Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 4,149) | 4,704) | 4,396) | 4,438) | 4,217) | 4,472) | 4,170) | 4,298) | 4,144) | 4,915) | 4,736) | 4,843) | 4,698) | 4,574) | 3,346) | 3,315) | 3,211) | 3,176) | 3,059) | 3,136) | 2,992) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 828) | 720) | 813) | 927) | 745) | 767) | 759) | 834) | 766) | 780) | 733) | 650) | 661) | 687) | 667) | 621) | 597) | 593) | 577) | 640) | 604) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 21.36 | 24.66 | 21.55 | 18.66 | 23.03 | 22.27 | 23.09 | 21.69 | 24.33 | 24.61 | 25.72 | 26.86 | 24.10 | 21.03 | 19.56 | 20.55 | 21.08 | 20.85 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 15.68 | 12.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | 14.70 | 17.08 | 18.09 | 15.15 | 14.44 | 15.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 35.06 | 38.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 11.35 | 7.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 17.80 | 15.99 | 16.22 | 16.53 | 16.25 | 14.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
1 Q1 2020 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenuesQ1 2020
+ Cost of revenuesQ4 2019
+ Cost of revenuesQ3 2019
+ Cost of revenuesQ2 2019)
÷ Accounts payable
= (4,149 + 4,704 + 4,396 + 4,438)
÷ 828 = 21.36
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. | Marriott International Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020. |
Working Capital Turnover
Marriott International Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 4,049) | 3,127) | 2,900) | 2,869) | 2,735) | 2,706) | 2,803) | 2,817) | 3,152) | 2,747) | 2,944) | 2,830) | 3,121) | 3,371) | 3,787) | 1,959) | 1,424) | 1,384) | 1,723) | 1,906) | 1,828) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 6,516) | 6,677) | 5,738) | 5,624) | 5,848) | 6,437) | 6,051) | 5,904) | 6,469) | 6,010) | 5,608) | 5,363) | 5,223) | 5,147) | 5,229) | 3,244) | 3,247) | 3,233) | 3,509) | 3,517) | 3,030) | |||||||
| Working capital | (2,467) | (3,550) | (2,838) | (2,755) | (3,113) | (3,731) | (3,248) | (3,087) | (3,317) | (3,263) | (2,664) | (2,533) | (2,102) | (1,776) | (1,442) | (1,285) | (1,823) | (1,849) | (1,786) | (1,611) | (1,202) | |||||||
| Revenues | 4,681) | 5,371) | 5,284) | 5,305) | 5,012) | 5,289) | 5,051) | 5,409) | 5,009) | 5,875) | 5,663) | 5,795) | 5,561) | 5,456) | 3,942) | 3,902) | 3,772) | 3,706) | 3,578) | 3,689) | 3,513) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 2.83 | 3.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 13.89 | 13.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 2.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | — | — | 14.17 | — | 11.24 | 3.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
1 Q1 2020 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenuesQ1 2020
+ RevenuesQ4 2019
+ RevenuesQ3 2019
+ RevenuesQ2 2019)
÷ Working capital
= (4,681 + 5,371 + 5,284 + 5,305)
÷ -2,467 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Payables Payment Period
Marriott International Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 21.36 | 24.66 | 21.55 | 18.66 | 23.03 | 22.27 | 23.09 | 21.69 | 24.33 | 24.61 | 25.72 | 26.86 | 24.10 | 21.03 | 19.56 | 20.55 | 21.08 | 20.85 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | 25 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
1 Q1 2020 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 21.36 = 17
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. |