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Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Meta Platforms Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Turnover Ratios
Receivables turnover 8.34 9.81 9.63 10.63 8.66 10.52 10.36 10.51 8.40 9.29 8.96 9.19 7.58 9.84 10.04 10.06 7.43
Payables turnover 5.35 6.08 8.44 6.90 5.06 6.01 5.82 7.25 5.55 9.80 20.49 20.92 12.54 13.54 15.15 16.18 9.37
Working capital turnover 2.53 2.65 3.04 4.33 3.59 3.32 3.54 3.13 2.59 1.95 1.59 1.46 1.42 1.47 1.32 1.35 1.38
Average No. Days
Average receivable collection period 44 37 38 34 42 35 35 35 43 39 41 40 48 37 36 36 49
Average payables payment period 68 60 43 53 72 61 63 50 66 37 18 17 29 27 24 23 39

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Meta Platforms Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Meta Platforms Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Meta Platforms Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

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. Meta Platforms Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
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. Meta Platforms Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Receivables Turnover

Meta Platforms Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenue 40,112 34,146 31,999 28,645 32,165 27,714 28,822 27,908 33,671 29,010 29,077 26,171 28,071 21,470 18,687 17,737 21,082 17,652 16,886 15,077
Accounts receivable, net 16,169 12,944 12,511 11,044 13,466 11,227 11,525 11,390 14,039 12,088 11,698 10,276 11,335 8,024 7,483 7,289 9,518 7,673 7,513 6,475
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 8.34 9.81 9.63 10.63 8.66 10.52 10.36 10.51 8.40 9.29 8.96 9.19 7.58 9.84 10.04 10.06 7.43
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 6.41 7.24 7.46 7.90 7.03 8.13 7.79 7.79 6.55 7.03 6.89 7.02 5.90 6.89 7.83 7.64 6.39
Charter Communications Inc. 18.42 18.61 19.04 19.11 18.49 18.85 19.13 20.70 20.04 19.32 19.35 20.41 21.85 22.84 23.39 22.14 20.55
Comcast Corp. 8.80 9.42 9.29 9.78 9.58 10.17 10.18 9.77 9.69 9.50 9.81 9.48 9.03 10.11 10.32 10.06 9.65
Walt Disney Co. 7.21 6.70 6.81 6.03 6.54 5.93 5.57 4.90 5.04 4.76 4.66 4.32 5.15 5.53 5.38 4.39 4.49 4.13 4.10 5.87

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (RevenueQ4 2023 + RevenueQ3 2023 + RevenueQ2 2023 + RevenueQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (40,112 + 34,146 + 31,999 + 28,645) ÷ 16,169 = 8.34

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Meta Platforms Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Payables Turnover

Meta Platforms Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of revenue 7,696 6,210 5,945 6,108 8,336 5,716 5,192 6,005 6,348 5,771 5,399 5,131 5,210 4,194 3,829 3,459 3,492 3,155 3,307 2,816
Accounts payable 4,849 4,372 3,093 3,672 4,990 3,871 4,008 3,246 4,083 2,195 973 878 1,331 1,106 920 829 1,363 860 655 604
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 5.35 6.08 8.44 6.90 5.06 6.01 5.82 7.25 5.55 9.80 20.49 20.92 12.54 13.54 15.15 16.18 9.37
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 17.79 22.59 24.29 30.41 24.61 19.65 27.29 33.89 18.38 22.54 20.72 18.72 15.16 18.14 18.73 18.26 12.93
Comcast Corp. 2.96 2.97 3.00 3.01 3.05 3.13 3.23 3.16 3.09 3.16 3.10 3.03 2.91 3.00 3.14 3.43 3.18
Netflix Inc. 26.38 37.07 31.96 33.26 28.54 33.93 36.53 28.76 20.70 25.28 25.56 29.17 23.28 26.93 30.91 24.14 18.45

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of revenueQ4 2023 + Cost of revenueQ3 2023 + Cost of revenueQ2 2023 + Cost of revenueQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (7,696 + 6,210 + 5,945 + 6,108) ÷ 4,849 = 5.35

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Meta Platforms Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Working Capital Turnover

Meta Platforms Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 85,365 78,378 69,560 52,483 59,549 58,315 55,987 59,265 66,666 75,421 80,697 77,322 75,670 65,799 68,130 69,349 66,225 62,079 57,961 53,300
Less: Current liabilities 31,960 30,531 29,921 25,381 27,026 22,687 22,217 21,086 21,135 17,812 14,874 12,717 14,981 11,944 11,308 15,069 15,053 13,328 12,979 9,908
Working capital 53,405 47,847 39,639 27,102 32,523 35,628 33,770 38,179 45,531 57,609 65,823 64,605 60,689 53,855 56,822 54,280 51,172 48,751 44,982 43,392
 
Revenue 40,112 34,146 31,999 28,645 32,165 27,714 28,822 27,908 33,671 29,010 29,077 26,171 28,071 21,470 18,687 17,737 21,082 17,652 16,886 15,077
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 2.53 2.65 3.04 4.33 3.59 3.32 3.54 3.13 2.59 1.95 1.59 1.46 1.42 1.47 1.32 1.35 1.38
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 3.43 3.30 3.18 3.06 2.96 2.82 2.51 2.33 2.08 1.96 1.84 1.69 1.55 1.48 1.58 1.56 1.51
Charter Communications Inc.
Comcast Corp. 165.10
Netflix Inc. 31.89 13.41 11.35 14.73 23.67 29.95 91.06 84.84 20.95 15.57 12.30 12.78 12.62 24.13
Walt Disney Co. 54.74 45.26 420.20 3,308.88 112.96 41.96 25.38 26.13 9.70 9.36 7.30 7.58 6.70

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (RevenueQ4 2023 + RevenueQ3 2023 + RevenueQ2 2023 + RevenueQ1 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (40,112 + 34,146 + 31,999 + 28,645) ÷ 53,405 = 2.53

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Meta Platforms Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Meta Platforms Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 8.34 9.81 9.63 10.63 8.66 10.52 10.36 10.51 8.40 9.29 8.96 9.19 7.58 9.84 10.04 10.06 7.43
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 44 37 38 34 42 35 35 35 43 39 41 40 48 37 36 36 49
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 57 50 49 46 52 45 47 47 56 52 53 52 62 53 47 48 57
Charter Communications Inc. 20 20 19 19 20 19 19 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 18
Comcast Corp. 41 39 39 37 38 36 36 37 38 38 37 38 40 36 35 36 38
Walt Disney Co. 51 55 54 61 56 62 65 74 72 77 78 84 71 66 68 83 81 88 89 62

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.34 = 44

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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. Meta Platforms Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Payables Payment Period

Meta Platforms Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 5.35 6.08 8.44 6.90 5.06 6.01 5.82 7.25 5.55 9.80 20.49 20.92 12.54 13.54 15.15 16.18 9.37
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 68 60 43 53 72 61 63 50 66 37 18 17 29 27 24 23 39
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 21 16 15 12 15 19 13 11 20 16 18 20 24 20 19 20 28
Comcast Corp. 123 123 122 121 120 117 113 116 118 115 118 121 125 121 116 106 115
Netflix Inc. 14 10 11 11 13 11 10 13 18 14 14 13 16 14 12 15 20

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.35 = 68

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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. Meta Platforms Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.