Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Palo Alto Networks Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
| 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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
| 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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Palo Alto Networks Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenue ÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
= ÷ =
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Palo Alto Networks Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Cost of revenue | |||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Payables turnover1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||
| Payables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Payables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenue ÷ Accounts payable
= ÷ =
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Palo Alto Networks Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | |||||||
| Working capital | |||||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenue ÷ Working capital
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Receivable Collection Period
Palo Alto Networks Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Receivables turnover | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Palo Alto Networks Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Payables turnover | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |