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)
lululemon athletica inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | lululemon athletica inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | lululemon athletica inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | lululemon athletica inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | lululemon athletica inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 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. | lululemon athletica inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 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. | lululemon athletica inc. operating cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 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. | |
| 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. | lululemon athletica inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
lululemon athletica inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,301,678) | 947,554) | 910,654) | 849,987) | 1,244,219) | 818,037) | 812,852) | 743,070) | 892,941) | 621,028) | 607,932) | 526,151) | 716,815) | 490,072) | 413,441) | 317,560) | 586,665) | 411,094) | 397,556) | 360,595) | 498,875) | 340,878) | 327,306) | 304,973) | |||||||
| Inventories | 1,323,602) | 1,663,617) | 1,660,753) | 1,580,313) | 1,447,367) | 1,741,716) | 1,462,076) | 1,275,040) | 966,481) | 943,900) | 789,836) | 732,890) | 647,230) | 770,990) | 672,773) | 625,849) | 518,513) | 627,102) | 494,294) | 443,006) | 404,842) | 495,991) | 392,672) | 373,445) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.03 | 2.38 | 2.30 | 2.36 | 2.50 | 1.88 | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.74 | 2.62 | 2.96 | 2.93 | 2.99 | 2.34 | 2.57 | 2.74 | 3.39 | 2.66 | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.64 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 3.72 | 3.62 | 3.34 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 2.92 | 2.67 | 3.00 | 3.27 | 3.85 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.26 | 3.59 | 3.17 | 2.87 | 3.92 | 3.61 | 3.75 | 3.85 | 3.97 | 3.95 | 4.00 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of goods soldQ4 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ3 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ2 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ1 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (1,301,678 + 947,554 + 910,654 + 849,987)
÷ 1,323,602 = 3.03
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. | lululemon athletica inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
lululemon athletica inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 3,205,103) | 2,204,218) | 2,209,165) | 2,000,792) | 2,771,838) | 1,856,889) | 1,868,328) | 1,613,463) | 2,129,113) | 1,450,421) | 1,450,618) | 1,226,465) | 1,729,549) | 1,117,426) | 902,942) | 651,962) | 1,397,491) | 916,138) | 883,352) | 782,315) | 1,167,458) | 747,655) | 723,500) | 649,706) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 124,769) | 107,004) | 106,221) | 107,468) | 132,906) | 96,179) | 81,784) | 78,391) | 77,001) | 75,343) | 56,150) | 56,956) | 62,399) | 59,772) | 48,922) | 48,684) | 40,219) | 35,744) | 27,659) | 20,105) | 35,786) | 29,448) | 23,535) | 21,875) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 77.10 | 85.85 | 83.21 | 79.07 | 61.02 | 77.64 | 86.34 | 84.75 | 81.25 | 77.74 | 98.38 | 87.37 | 70.54 | 68.09 | 79.08 | 79.06 | 98.94 | 104.89 | 129.46 | 170.15 | 91.89 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 11.40 | 10.78 | 10.84 | 12.40 | 11.22 | 9.03 | 9.51 | 10.01 | 12.23 | 12.36 | 10.64 | 9.98 | 10.50 | 10.30 | 9.79 | 13.61 | 9.23 | 8.51 | 8.55 | 9.16 | 8.51 | 8.77 | 8.61 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net revenueQ4 2024
+ Net revenueQ3 2024
+ Net revenueQ2 2024
+ Net revenueQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (3,205,103 + 2,204,218 + 2,209,165 + 2,000,792)
÷ 124,769 = 77.10
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. | lululemon athletica inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Payables Turnover
lululemon athletica inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,301,678) | 947,554) | 910,654) | 849,987) | 1,244,219) | 818,037) | 812,852) | 743,070) | 892,941) | 621,028) | 607,932) | 526,151) | 716,815) | 490,072) | 413,441) | 317,560) | 586,665) | 411,094) | 397,556) | 360,595) | 498,875) | 340,878) | 327,306) | 304,973) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 348,441) | 309,324) | 298,914) | 287,464) | 172,732) | 300,870) | 259,927) | 308,086) | 289,728) | 227,067) | 203,546) | 196,934) | 172,246) | 160,779) | 122,767) | 78,940) | 79,997) | 116,281) | 110,513) | 88,258) | 95,533) | 153,140) | 110,523) | 16,255) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 11.51 | 12.78 | 12.79 | 12.96 | 20.95 | 10.86 | 11.81 | 9.30 | 9.14 | 10.89 | 11.50 | 10.90 | 11.25 | 11.24 | 14.08 | 21.70 | 21.95 | 14.35 | 14.46 | 17.31 | 15.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 12.28 | 10.66 | 10.62 | 10.11 | 10.63 | 9.68 | 7.64 | 7.51 | 9.09 | 8.95 | 11.84 | 8.67 | 9.68 | 10.14 | 10.70 | 9.41 | 10.24 | 8.52 | 8.06 | 8.29 | 9.32 | 8.27 | 8.95 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of goods soldQ4 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ3 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ2 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (1,301,678 + 947,554 + 910,654 + 849,987)
÷ 348,441 = 11.51
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. | lululemon athletica inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
lululemon athletica inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 4,060,577) | 3,364,899) | 3,323,933) | 3,053,302) | 3,159,453) | 2,634,181) | 2,387,094) | 2,303,240) | 2,614,853) | 2,311,294) | 2,275,307) | 2,253,452) | 2,124,379) | 1,600,813) | 1,489,755) | 1,694,545) | 1,807,938) | 1,451,676) | 1,333,013) | 1,171,584) | 1,429,282) | 1,363,467) | 1,308,037) | 1,452,855) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 1,631,261) | 1,448,114) | 1,386,370) | 1,256,771) | 1,492,198) | 1,322,835) | 1,207,210) | 1,206,891) | 1,405,334) | 1,118,020) | 981,354) | 964,814) | 883,178) | 730,878) | 763,309) | 631,496) | 620,418) | 574,769) | 552,609) | 502,942) | 500,477) | 443,671) | 449,161) | 267,341) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,429,316) | 1,916,785) | 1,937,563) | 1,796,531) | 1,667,255) | 1,311,346) | 1,179,884) | 1,096,349) | 1,209,519) | 1,193,274) | 1,293,953) | 1,288,638) | 1,241,201) | 869,935) | 726,446) | 1,063,049) | 1,187,520) | 876,907) | 780,404) | 668,642) | 928,805) | 919,796) | 858,876) | 1,185,514) | |||||||
| Net revenue | 3,205,103) | 2,204,218) | 2,209,165) | 2,000,792) | 2,771,838) | 1,856,889) | 1,868,328) | 1,613,463) | 2,129,113) | 1,450,421) | 1,450,618) | 1,226,465) | 1,729,549) | 1,117,426) | 902,942) | 651,962) | 1,397,491) | 916,138) | 883,352) | 782,315) | 1,167,458) | 747,655) | 723,500) | 649,706) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 3.96 | 4.79 | 4.56 | 4.73 | 4.86 | 5.69 | 5.98 | 6.06 | 5.17 | 4.91 | 4.27 | 3.86 | 3.55 | 4.68 | 5.33 | 3.62 | 3.35 | 4.28 | 4.59 | 5.12 | 3.54 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 3.28 | 3.30 | 3.26 | 3.21 | 3.07 | 2.85 | 2.63 | 2.67 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.55 | 2.68 | 2.44 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 3.05 | 5.53 | 5.03 | 4.88 | 4.52 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.24 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net revenueQ4 2024
+ Net revenueQ3 2024
+ Net revenueQ2 2024
+ Net revenueQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (3,205,103 + 2,204,218 + 2,209,165 + 2,000,792)
÷ 2,429,316 = 3.96
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. | lululemon athletica inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
lululemon athletica inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.03 | 2.38 | 2.30 | 2.36 | 2.50 | 1.88 | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.74 | 2.62 | 2.96 | 2.93 | 2.99 | 2.34 | 2.57 | 2.74 | 3.39 | 2.66 | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.64 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 120 | 154 | 159 | 155 | 146 | 195 | 174 | 162 | 133 | 139 | 123 | 125 | 122 | 156 | 142 | 133 | 108 | 137 | 113 | 106 | 100 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 98 | 101 | 109 | 107 | 114 | 125 | 137 | 122 | 112 | 95 | 97 | 102 | 112 | 102 | 115 | 127 | 93 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 91 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.03 = 120
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. | lululemon athletica inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
lululemon athletica inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 77.10 | 85.85 | 83.21 | 79.07 | 61.02 | 77.64 | 86.34 | 84.75 | 81.25 | 77.74 | 98.38 | 87.37 | 70.54 | 68.09 | 79.08 | 79.06 | 98.94 | 104.89 | 129.46 | 170.15 | 91.89 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 32 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 77.10 = 5
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
lululemon athletica inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 120 | 154 | 159 | 155 | 146 | 195 | 174 | 162 | 133 | 139 | 123 | 125 | 122 | 156 | 142 | 133 | 108 | 137 | 113 | 106 | 100 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 125 | 158 | 163 | 160 | 152 | 200 | 178 | 166 | 137 | 144 | 127 | 129 | 127 | 161 | 147 | 138 | 112 | 140 | 116 | 108 | 104 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 130 | 135 | 143 | 136 | 147 | 165 | 175 | 158 | 142 | 125 | 131 | 139 | 147 | 137 | 152 | 154 | 133 | 144 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 134 | 133 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 120 + 5 = 125
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. | lululemon athletica inc. operating cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
lululemon athletica inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 11.51 | 12.78 | 12.79 | 12.96 | 20.95 | 10.86 | 11.81 | 9.30 | 9.14 | 10.89 | 11.50 | 10.90 | 11.25 | 11.24 | 14.08 | 21.70 | 21.95 | 14.35 | 14.46 | 17.31 | 15.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 30 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 49 | 40 | 41 | 31 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 41 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 11.51 = 32
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. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
lululemon athletica inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 120 | 154 | 159 | 155 | 146 | 195 | 174 | 162 | 133 | 139 | 123 | 125 | 122 | 156 | 142 | 133 | 108 | 137 | 113 | 106 | 100 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 93 | 129 | 134 | 132 | 135 | 166 | 147 | 127 | 97 | 110 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 129 | 121 | 121 | 95 | 115 | 91 | 87 | 80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nike Inc. | — | 100 | 101 | 109 | 100 | 113 | 127 | 127 | 109 | 102 | 84 | 100 | 97 | 109 | 101 | 118 | 115 | 97 | 101 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 90 | 92 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 120 + 5 – 32 = 93
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. | lululemon athletica inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |