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)
Super Micro Computer Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Super Micro Computer Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Super Micro Computer Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Super Micro Computer Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Super Micro Computer Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| 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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 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
Super Micro Computer Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 3,100,602) | 1,765,981) | 1,813,165) | 1,056,937) | 1,465,773) | 1,504,595) | 1,348,116) | 1,144,715) | 1,008,676) | 894,591) | 923,474) | 772,864) | 694,211) | 632,335) | 772,609) | 639,048) | 732,539) | 668,875) | 722,200) | 631,172) | 803,587) | 847,879) | |||||||
| Inventories | 2,466,997) | 2,052,805) | 1,445,564) | 1,540,419) | 1,421,817) | 1,736,055) | 1,545,606) | 1,588,542) | 1,393,672) | 1,184,573) | 1,040,964) | 903,903) | 807,431) | 773,856) | 851,498) | 866,226) | 704,430) | 685,231) | 670,188) | 761,113) | 829,166) | 820,973) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.14 | 2.97 | 4.04 | 3.49 | 3.84 | 2.88 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 3.59 | 3.30 | 3.19 | 3.91 | 4.12 | 4.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 32.57 | 33.82 | 29.54 | 29.24 | 32.36 | 45.20 | 40.43 | 40.07 | 36.69 | 32.37 | 39.55 | 37.48 | 36.21 | 41.75 | 42.55 | 49.75 | 40.54 | 39.40 | 47.95 | 32.79 | 32.41 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 2.49 | 3.19 | 3.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 6.38 | 6.30 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.45 | 7.41 | 7.52 | 8.52 | 9.19 | 10.06 | 11.50 | 11.15 | 11.98 | 13.25 | 13.74 | 14.85 | 13.73 | 14.14 | 13.91 | 12.76 | 11.30 | 12.05 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023
+ Cost of salesQ3 2023)
÷ Inventories
= (3,100,602 + 1,765,981 + 1,813,165 + 1,056,937)
÷ 2,466,997 = 3.14
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Super Micro Computer Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Super Micro Computer Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 3,664,924) | 2,119,672) | 2,184,861) | 1,283,296) | 1,803,195) | 1,852,130) | 1,635,460) | 1,355,490) | 1,172,419) | 1,032,730) | 1,068,985) | 895,881) | 830,306) | 762,250) | 896,126) | 772,408) | 870,943) | 799,804) | 854,234) | 743,499) | 931,509) | 971,118) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | 1,502,971) | 845,729) | 1,148,259) | 672,055) | 768,167) | 736,312) | 834,513) | 679,785) | 497,431) | 458,076) | 463,834) | 407,365) | 323,021) | 322,845) | 403,745) | 333,172) | 360,172) | 356,230) | 393,624) | 327,366) | 429,574) | 451,409) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 6.16 | 8.74 | 6.20 | 9.78 | 8.65 | 8.17 | 6.23 | 6.81 | 8.38 | 8.36 | 7.67 | 8.31 | 10.10 | 10.23 | 8.27 | 9.90 | 9.07 | 9.35 | 8.89 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 16.63 | 12.99 | 19.64 | 21.47 | 16.32 | 13.99 | 17.77 | 18.55 | 12.52 | 13.92 | 19.87 | 17.59 | 10.85 | 17.03 | 15.31 | 17.04 | 12.77 | 11.35 | 18.31 | 17.14 | 14.47 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 5.72 | 6.71 | 6.75 | 5.63 | 4.75 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 4.87 | 5.71 | 7.01 | 7.22 | 6.47 | 5.95 | 7.40 | 5.92 | 6.64 | 6.15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 11.72 | 12.01 | 9.74 | 10.76 | 10.15 | 9.61 | 7.79 | 8.92 | 8.59 | 9.57 | 8.64 | 11.04 | 11.15 | 12.08 | 9.01 | 11.07 | 11.91 | 10.66 | 9.45 | 13.52 | 13.57 | 11.08 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
= (3,664,924 + 2,119,672 + 2,184,861 + 1,283,296)
÷ 1,502,971 = 6.16
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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Super Micro Computer Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 3,100,602) | 1,765,981) | 1,813,165) | 1,056,937) | 1,465,773) | 1,504,595) | 1,348,116) | 1,144,715) | 1,008,676) | 894,591) | 923,474) | 772,864) | 694,211) | 632,335) | 772,609) | 639,048) | 732,539) | 668,875) | 722,200) | 631,172) | 803,587) | 847,879) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,261,533) | 1,084,058) | 776,831) | 641,839) | 559,962) | 785,025) | 655,403) | 779,561) | 695,180) | 564,628) | 612,336) | 465,012) | 396,288) | 333,359) | 417,673) | 462,808) | 392,537) | 332,173) | 360,470) | 331,983) | 459,592) | 466,011) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 6.13 | 5.63 | 7.52 | 8.38 | 9.76 | 6.38 | 6.71 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.18 | 6.91 | 8.33 | 6.74 | 5.97 | 7.02 | 8.51 | 8.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 3.65 | 3.42 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 3.81 | 3.49 | 4.54 | 4.15 | 2.90 | 3.89 | 5.07 | 4.88 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 4.79 | 5.12 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 5.53 | 5.26 | 3.65 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 5.13 | 8.16 | 5.95 | 5.84 | 7.33 | 5.39 | 4.74 | 5.61 | 5.27 | 7.39 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.23 | 4.89 | 6.63 | 9.86 | 9.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 11.08 | 10.11 | 9.19 | 8.55 | 8.69 | 8.53 | 8.47 | 8.31 | 9.00 | 8.15 | 7.59 | 7.22 | 9.22 | 7.53 | 7.94 | 7.52 | 9.60 | 9.43 | 9.34 | 9.55 | 11.62 | 10.49 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023
+ Cost of salesQ3 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (3,100,602 + 1,765,981 + 1,813,165 + 1,056,937)
÷ 1,261,533 = 6.13
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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Super Micro Computer Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 4,842,355) | 3,570,834) | 3,179,426) | 2,715,175) | 2,649,503) | 2,879,880) | 2,806,315) | 2,678,715) | 2,293,288) | 2,036,955) | 1,867,259) | 1,639,650) | 1,544,273) | 1,479,521) | 1,592,761) | 1,648,359) | 1,520,695) | 1,420,331) | 1,421,771) | 1,356,071) | 1,490,633) | 1,495,690) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 1,992,089) | 1,604,821) | 1,374,652) | 1,092,380) | 916,940) | 1,353,355) | 1,470,024) | 1,496,155) | 1,199,579) | 1,101,479) | 968,896) | 781,996) | 672,971) | 589,688) | 707,635) | 784,823) | 671,740) | 588,412) | 605,969) | 564,069) | 708,194) | 738,882) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,850,266) | 1,966,013) | 1,804,774) | 1,622,795) | 1,732,563) | 1,526,525) | 1,336,291) | 1,182,560) | 1,093,709) | 935,476) | 898,363) | 857,654) | 871,302) | 889,833) | 885,126) | 863,536) | 848,955) | 831,919) | 815,802) | 792,002) | 782,439) | 756,808) | |||||||
| Net sales | 3,664,924) | 2,119,672) | 2,184,861) | 1,283,296) | 1,803,195) | 1,852,130) | 1,635,460) | 1,355,490) | 1,172,419) | 1,032,730) | 1,068,985) | 895,881) | 830,306) | 762,250) | 896,126) | 772,408) | 870,943) | 799,804) | 854,234) | 743,499) | 931,509) | 971,118) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 3.25 | 3.76 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 4.09 | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.74 | 3.71 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.29 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 39.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.80 | 39.10 | 52.06 | 21.58 | 13.62 | 7.16 | 6.12 | 5.62 | 4.38 | 4.56 | 5.72 | 8.74 | 8.04 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.84 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 5.08 | 4.60 | 4.73 | 4.89 | 4.72 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.36 | 4.74 | 3.54 | 3.88 | 3.82 | 2.89 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.29 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 3.24 | 2.65 | 2.15 | 1.72 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (3,664,924 + 2,119,672 + 2,184,861 + 1,283,296)
÷ 2,850,266 = 3.25
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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Super Micro Computer Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.14 | 2.97 | 4.04 | 3.49 | 3.84 | 2.88 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 3.59 | 3.30 | 3.19 | 3.91 | 4.12 | 4.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 116 | 123 | 90 | 105 | 95 | 127 | 128 | 146 | 141 | 132 | 126 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 81 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 318 | 315 | 325 | 318 | 276 | 268 | 239 | 221 | 222 | 210 | 209 | 197 | 210 | 200 | 147 | 114 | 103 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 57 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.14 = 116
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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Super Micro Computer Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Receivables turnover | 6.16 | 8.74 | 6.20 | 9.78 | 8.65 | 8.17 | 6.23 | 6.81 | 8.38 | 8.36 | 7.67 | 8.31 | 10.10 | 10.23 | 8.27 | 9.90 | 9.07 | 9.35 | 8.89 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 59 | 42 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 22 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 25 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 64 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 62 | 55 | 59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 31 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 33 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.16 = 59
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
Super Micro Computer Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 116 | 123 | 90 | 105 | 95 | 127 | 128 | 146 | 141 | 132 | 126 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 81 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 59 | 42 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 175 | 165 | 149 | 142 | 137 | 172 | 187 | 200 | 185 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 144 | 138 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 128 | 122 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 33 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 36 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 382 | 369 | 379 | 383 | 353 | 329 | 300 | 296 | 286 | 262 | 260 | 253 | 271 | 249 | 209 | 169 | 162 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 88 | 88 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 56 | 59 | 63 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 116 + 59 = 175
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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Super Micro Computer Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 6.13 | 5.63 | 7.52 | 8.38 | 9.76 | 6.38 | 6.71 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.18 | 6.91 | 8.33 | 6.74 | 5.97 | 7.02 | 8.51 | 8.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 60 | 65 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 74 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 100 | 107 | 79 | 72 | 96 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 126 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 129 | 91 | 76 | 71 | 99 | 104 | 66 | 69 | 100 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 71 | 45 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 68 | 77 | 65 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 75 | 55 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 33 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 35 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.13 = 60
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. | Super Micro Computer Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Super Micro Computer Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 116 | 123 | 90 | 105 | 95 | 127 | 128 | 146 | 141 | 132 | 126 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 81 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 59 | 42 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 60 | 65 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 74 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 115 | 133 | 128 | 115 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 94 | 100 | 90 | 81 | 85 | 78 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | -67 | -68 | -48 | -43 | -63 | -71 | -50 | -59 | -87 | -57 | -45 | -44 | -85 | -61 | -43 | -43 | -61 | -63 | -38 | -37 | -64 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 311 | 324 | 318 | 321 | 303 | 261 | 223 | 231 | 217 | 213 | 204 | 197 | 212 | 174 | 154 | 132 | 123 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 55 | 52 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 116 + 59 – 60 = 115
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. |