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T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

Difficulty: Beginner

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)
Inventory Turnover
Receivables Turnover
Payables Turnover
Working Capital Turnover
Average Inventory Processing Period
Average Receivable Collection Period
Operating Cycle
Average Payables Payment Period
Cash Conversion Cycle

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

T-Mobile US Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Turnover Ratios
	Inventory turnover
	Receivables turnover
	Payables turnover
	Working capital turnover
	Average No. Days
	Average inventory processing period
	Add: Average receivable collection period
	Operating cycle
	Less: Average payables payment period
	Cash conversion cycle

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

Short-term activity ratio	Description	The company
Inventory turnover	An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2016 to 2017 but then improved from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level.
Receivables turnover	An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s receivables turnover ratio improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Payables turnover	An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s payables turnover ratio declined from 2016 to 2017 but then increased from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level.
Working capital turnover	An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital.

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.
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.
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.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2016 to 2017 but then declined significantly from 2017 to 2018.
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

T-Mobile US Inc., inventory turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Cost of revenues
	Inventories
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	Inventory turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Inventory Turnover, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Cost of revenues ÷ Inventories
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Short-term activity ratio	Description	The company
Inventory turnover	An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2016 to 2017 but then improved from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level.

Receivables Turnover

T-Mobile US Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Revenues
	Accounts receivable, net of allowances
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	Receivables turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Receivables Turnover, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowances
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Short-term activity ratio	Description	The company
Receivables turnover	An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s receivables turnover ratio improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Payables Turnover

T-Mobile US Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Cost of revenues
	Accounts payable
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	Payables turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Payables Turnover, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenues ÷ Accounts payable
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Short-term activity ratio	Description	The company
Payables turnover	An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s payables turnover ratio declined from 2016 to 2017 but then increased from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level.

Working Capital Turnover

T-Mobile US Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Current assets
	Less: Current liabilities
	Working capital

	Revenues
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	Working capital turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Working Capital Turnover, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Short-term activity ratio	Description	The company
Working capital turnover	An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital.

Average Inventory Processing Period

T-Mobile US Inc., average inventory processing period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data
	Inventory turnover
	Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
	Average inventory processing period¹
	Benchmarks (no. days)
	Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ hidden = hidden

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.

Average Receivable Collection Period

T-Mobile US Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data
	Receivables turnover
	Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
	Average receivable collection period¹
	Benchmarks (no. days)
	Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ hidden = hidden

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

T-Mobile US Inc., operating cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data
	Average inventory processing period
	Average receivable collection period
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	Operating cycle¹
	Benchmarks
	Operating Cycle, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= hidden + hidden = hidden

Short-term activity ratio	Description	The company
Operating cycle	Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period.

Average Payables Payment Period

T-Mobile US Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data
	Payables turnover
	Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
	Average payables payment period¹
	Benchmarks (no. days)
	Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ hidden = hidden

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.	T-Mobile US Inc.’s number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2016 to 2017 but then declined significantly from 2017 to 2018.

Cash Conversion Cycle

T-Mobile US Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data
	Average inventory processing period
	Average receivable collection period
	Average payables payment period
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	Cash conversion cycle¹
	Benchmarks
	Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry
	Telecommunications

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-07), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

¹ 2018 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= hidden + hidden – hidden = hidden

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.

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