Stock Analysis on Net

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX)

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

Microsoft Excel

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Starbucks Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 16.09 14.46 12.95 12.54 11.70 10.97 10.97 11.79 13.24 12.89 12.64 12.25 12.45 11.90 11.80 13.06 13.72 12.44 12.24 12.56 13.20 12.40
Receivables turnover 31.49 30.38 30.71 28.67 28.30 27.44 27.91 31.27 29.45 30.92 29.76 27.09 26.09 26.62 27.31 28.33 29.70 30.15 32.97 36.32 35.04 35.67
Payables turnover 18.13 16.92 17.11 17.49 18.12 16.57 15.70 17.03 16.81 17.06 17.36 17.82 17.44 18.50 21.71 19.54 17.80 15.99 16.22 16.53 16.25 14.73
Working capital turnover 18.11 205.59 50.26 48.92 51.17 14.17 11.24 3.63
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 23 25 28 29 31 33 33 31 28 28 29 30 29 31 31 28 27 29 30 29 28 29
Add: Average receivable collection period 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10
Operating cycle 35 37 40 42 44 46 46 43 40 40 41 43 43 45 44 41 39 41 41 39 38 39
Less: Average payables payment period 20 22 21 21 20 22 23 21 22 21 21 20 21 20 17 19 21 23 23 22 22 25
Cash conversion cycle 15 15 19 21 24 24 23 22 18 19 20 23 22 25 27 22 18 18 18 17 16 14

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Starbucks Corp. 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. Starbucks Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Starbucks Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

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. Starbucks Corp. 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.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Starbucks Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 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. Starbucks Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
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.

Inventory Turnover

Starbucks Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of revenues 6,832,100 6,654,400 6,561,800 6,437,700 6,475,500 6,255,700 5,916,100 5,780,500 5,926,900 5,764,600 5,172,900 4,815,700 4,916,400 4,660,100 4,021,800 4,719,100 5,057,900 4,888,300 4,827,100 4,553,400 4,751,700 4,442,300 4,379,900 4,305,600 4,239,900
Inventories 1,646,300 1,806,400 1,987,000 2,000,600 2,088,100 2,176,600 2,132,900 1,920,000 1,637,100 1,603,900 1,548,200 1,503,600 1,471,500 1,551,400 1,583,800 1,492,200 1,408,700 1,529,400 1,517,200 1,443,000 1,354,600 1,400,500 1,387,400 1,375,900 1,313,200
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 16.09 14.46 12.95 12.54 11.70 10.97 10.97 11.79 13.24 12.89 12.64 12.25 12.45 11.90 11.80 13.06 13.72 12.44 12.24 12.56 13.20 12.40
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Carnival Corp. & plc 27.70 27.12 29.72 31.53 29.10 27.47 23.60 19.18 15.69 13.08 10.93 11.21 16.85 24.61 30.46 34.85 30.20 30.23 26.09 23.95 25.95 24.64
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 185.34 175.86 191.68 194.58 184.27 191.96 214.37 203.97 177.91 195.78 213.29 211.26 186.94 189.01 191.72 195.93 170.29
McDonald’s Corp. 155.76 168.52 146.30 142.62 141.94 175.32 183.32 165.10 144.74 156.70 159.38 155.54 136.62 158.76 166.87 195.07 154.59

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of revenuesQ1 2024 + Cost of revenuesQ4 2023 + Cost of revenuesQ3 2023 + Cost of revenuesQ2 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (6,832,100 + 6,654,400 + 6,561,800 + 6,437,700) ÷ 1,646,300 = 16.09

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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. Starbucks Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Starbucks Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net revenues 9,425,300 9,373,600 9,168,300 8,719,800 8,713,900 8,414,200 8,150,100 7,635,600 8,050,400 8,146,700 7,496,500 6,668,000 6,749,400 6,203,100 4,222,100 5,995,700 7,097,100 6,747,000 6,823,000 6,305,900 6,632,700 6,303,700 6,310,300 6,031,800 6,073,700
Accounts receivable, net 1,165,100 1,184,100 1,140,200 1,185,800 1,162,900 1,175,500 1,146,100 1,001,900 1,031,100 940,000 911,200 880,200 888,000 883,400 881,100 941,000 908,100 879,200 790,600 703,600 721,400 693,100 854,800 869,600 851,800
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 31.49 30.38 30.71 28.67 28.30 27.44 27.91 31.27 29.45 30.92 29.76 27.09 26.09 26.62 27.31 28.33 29.70 30.15 32.97 36.32 35.04 35.67
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 39.83 39.84 34.42 38.36 42.00 45.08 36.09 42.42 42.04
Booking Holdings Inc. 6.57 5.98 6.90 8.87 7.67 7.01 6.51 7.77 8.07 5.93 5.57 9.64 12.85 10.36 19.96 21.76 8.97
Carnival Corp. & plc 35.04 38.84 41.31 38.95 29.14 30.81 26.71 16.31 13.13 7.76 2.34 0.65 3.33 20.49 27.50 27.89 51.71 46.90 46.49 48.90 47.59 52.74
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 85.44 134.08 152.24 136.37 80.79 118.06 97.41 87.64 75.77 94.54 90.40 92.26 57.27 83.86 82.63 89.64 69.36
McDonald’s Corp. 3.92 4.22 4.12 4.18 4.14 4.80 5.20 5.93 5.23 5.19 5.07 4.77 3.86 3.46 2.94 5.43 4.24

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Net revenuesQ1 2024 + Net revenuesQ4 2023 + Net revenuesQ3 2023 + Net revenuesQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (9,425,300 + 9,373,600 + 9,168,300 + 8,719,800) ÷ 1,165,100 = 31.49

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Starbucks Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

Payables Turnover

Starbucks Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of revenues 6,832,100 6,654,400 6,561,800 6,437,700 6,475,500 6,255,700 5,916,100 5,780,500 5,926,900 5,764,600 5,172,900 4,815,700 4,916,400 4,660,100 4,021,800 4,719,100 5,057,900 4,888,300 4,827,100 4,553,400 4,751,700 4,442,300 4,379,900 4,305,600 4,239,900
Accounts payable 1,460,700 1,544,300 1,503,500 1,434,000 1,348,200 1,441,400 1,489,800 1,329,500 1,289,400 1,211,600 1,127,000 1,033,600 1,050,600 997,900 860,800 997,700 1,085,600 1,189,700 1,145,400 1,096,700 1,100,500 1,179,300 921,100 869,700 852,100
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 18.13 16.92 17.11 17.49 18.12 16.57 15.70 17.03 16.81 17.06 17.36 17.82 17.44 18.50 21.71 19.54 17.80 15.99 16.22 16.53 16.25 14.73
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 12.08 10.21 16.06 9.72 10.94 9.49 9.76 9.86 9.77
Booking Holdings Inc. 6.14 6.83 9.11 8.52 6.82 7.52 6.54 8.32 6.91 6.29 6.98 9.91 9.25 7.99 19.44 15.68 12.16
Carnival Corp. & plc 13.34 12.26 13.01 13.26 12.76 11.20 10.78 8.94 7.97 5.84 5.24 6.92 10.41 13.21 15.39 6.97 14.70 17.08 18.09 15.15 14.44 15.19
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 36.86 34.04 42.59 36.87 35.61 38.60 39.82 36.05 35.79 32.44 38.26 34.83 40.52 30.59 28.88 35.06 38.37
McDonald’s Corp. 7.46 9.30 9.50 9.05 7.53 9.57 10.74 11.40 7.99 10.16 10.42 10.52 9.42 10.18 13.20 11.35 7.85

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of revenuesQ1 2024 + Cost of revenuesQ4 2023 + Cost of revenuesQ3 2023 + Cost of revenuesQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (6,832,100 + 6,654,400 + 6,561,800 + 6,437,700) ÷ 1,460,700 = 18.13

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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. Starbucks Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Starbucks Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current assets 6,569,500 7,303,400 7,170,700 7,046,200 6,934,900 7,018,700 7,067,500 7,541,100 7,255,100 9,756,400 7,931,700 6,979,500 8,357,500 7,806,400 7,581,000 5,749,900 5,899,700 5,653,900 7,734,800 4,952,300 7,676,300 12,494,200 5,583,400 5,657,000 6,883,500
Less: Current liabilities 9,395,600 9,345,300 9,214,600 9,121,800 9,246,200 9,151,800 8,402,400 9,104,300 8,921,100 8,151,400 7,799,800 6,505,100 7,883,900 7,346,800 8,002,000 8,265,800 8,675,500 6,168,700 5,895,800 5,273,400 5,427,500 5,684,200 5,551,600 5,187,000 6,841,100
Working capital (2,826,100) (2,041,900) (2,043,900) (2,075,600) (2,311,300) (2,133,100) (1,334,900) (1,563,200) (1,666,000) 1,605,000 131,900 474,400 473,600 459,600 (421,000) (2,515,900) (2,775,800) (514,800) 1,839,000 (321,100) 2,248,800 6,810,000 31,800 470,000 42,400
 
Net revenues 9,425,300 9,373,600 9,168,300 8,719,800 8,713,900 8,414,200 8,150,100 7,635,600 8,050,400 8,146,700 7,496,500 6,668,000 6,749,400 6,203,100 4,222,100 5,995,700 7,097,100 6,747,000 6,823,000 6,305,900 6,632,700 6,303,700 6,310,300 6,031,800 6,073,700
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 18.11 205.59 50.26 48.92 51.17 14.17 11.24 3.63
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 1.51 1.25 1.41 1.31 1.22 1.17 1.13 1.10 0.99
Booking Holdings Inc. 5.77 3.65 2.82 2.77 2.33 4.14 3.16 2.32 1.59 1.07 1.02 0.74 0.77 1.03 1.50 2.83 3.37
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.10 0.22 2.98
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 16.73 16.40 16.17 24.45 34.00 32.42 37.95 29.78 14.86 10.78 11.18 10.14 10.01 14.20 13.16 13.89 13.77
McDonald’s Corp. 8.64 3.33 7.11 3.99 5.39 4.03 6.64 23.54 3.13 5.58 5.19 9.32 131.28 18.14 2.58

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Net revenuesQ1 2024 + Net revenuesQ4 2023 + Net revenuesQ3 2023 + Net revenuesQ2 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (9,425,300 + 9,373,600 + 9,168,300 + 8,719,800) ÷ -2,826,100 =

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Average Inventory Processing Period

Starbucks Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 16.09 14.46 12.95 12.54 11.70 10.97 10.97 11.79 13.24 12.89 12.64 12.25 12.45 11.90 11.80 13.06 13.72 12.44 12.24 12.56 13.20 12.40
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 23 25 28 29 31 33 33 31 28 28 29 30 29 31 31 28 27 29 30 29 28 29
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Carnival Corp. & plc 13 13 12 12 13 13 15 19 23 28 33 33 22 15 12 10 12 12 14 15 14 15
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
McDonald’s Corp. 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 16.09 = 23

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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. Starbucks Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Starbucks Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 31.49 30.38 30.71 28.67 28.30 27.44 27.91 31.27 29.45 30.92 29.76 27.09 26.09 26.62 27.31 28.33 29.70 30.15 32.97 36.32 35.04 35.67
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 9 9 11 10 9 8 10 9 9
Booking Holdings Inc. 56 61 53 41 48 52 56 47 45 62 66 38 28 35 18 17 41
Carnival Corp. & plc 10 9 9 9 13 12 14 22 28 47 156 560 110 18 13 13 7 8 8 7 8 7
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 4 3 2 3 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 5
McDonald’s Corp. 93 87 89 87 88 76 70 62 70 70 72 76 95 106 124 67 86

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 31.49 = 12

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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.

Operating Cycle

Starbucks Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 23 25 28 29 31 33 33 31 28 28 29 30 29 31 31 28 27 29 30 29 28 29
Average receivable collection period 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 35 37 40 42 44 46 46 43 40 40 41 43 43 45 44 41 39 41 41 39 38 39
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Carnival Corp. & plc 23 22 21 21 26 25 29 41 51 75 189 593 132 33 25 23 19 20 22 22 22 22
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 6 5 4 5 7 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 7
McDonald’s Corp. 95 89 91 90 91 78 72 64 73 72 74 78 98 108 126 69 88

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 23 + 12 = 35

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Starbucks Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Starbucks Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 18.13 16.92 17.11 17.49 18.12 16.57 15.70 17.03 16.81 17.06 17.36 17.82 17.44 18.50 21.71 19.54 17.80 15.99 16.22 16.53 16.25 14.73
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 20 22 21 21 20 22 23 21 22 21 21 20 21 20 17 19 21 23 23 22 22 25
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 30 36 23 38 33 38 37 37 37
Booking Holdings Inc. 59 53 40 43 54 49 56 44 53 58 52 37 39 46 19 23 30
Carnival Corp. & plc 27 30 28 28 29 33 34 41 46 62 70 53 35 28 24 52 25 21 20 24 25 24
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 10 11 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 12 13 10 10
McDonald’s Corp. 49 39 38 40 48 38 34 32 46 36 35 35 39 36 28 32 46

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 18.13 = 20

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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. Starbucks Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Starbucks Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Jan 1, 2023 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Jan 2, 2022 Oct 3, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 23 25 28 29 31 33 33 31 28 28 29 30 29 31 31 28 27 29 30 29 28 29
Average receivable collection period 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10
Average payables payment period 20 22 21 21 20 22 23 21 22 21 21 20 21 20 17 19 21 23 23 22 22 25
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 15 15 19 21 24 24 23 22 18 19 20 23 22 25 27 22 18 18 18 17 16 14
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Carnival Corp. & plc -4 -8 -7 -7 -3 -8 -5 0 5 13 119 540 97 5 1 -29 -6 -1 2 -2 -3 -2
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. -4 -6 -5 -5 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -5 -4 -4 -1 -6 -7 -4 -3
McDonald’s Corp. 46 50 53 50 43 40 38 32 27 36 39 43 59 72 98 37 42

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 23 + 1220 = 15

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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.