Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Accenture PLC receivables turnover ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Accenture PLC payables turnover ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 but then decreased significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Accenture PLC working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Accenture PLC number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2019 to 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
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. | Accenture PLC number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |
Receivables Turnover
Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
Revenues | |||||||
Receivables, net of allowance | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Receivables turnover1 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Adobe Inc. | |||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
Intuit Inc. | |||||||
Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
Oracle Corp. | |||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
Visa Inc. | |||||||
Receivables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | |||||||
Receivables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Receivables, net of allowance
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Accenture PLC receivables turnover ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Payables Turnover
Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
Cost of services | |||||||
Accounts payable | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Payables turnover1 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Adobe Inc. | |||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
Intuit Inc. | |||||||
Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
Oracle Corp. | |||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
Visa Inc. | |||||||
Payables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | |||||||
Payables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of services ÷ Accounts payable
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Accenture PLC payables turnover ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 but then decreased significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Working Capital Turnover
Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
Current assets | |||||||
Less: Current liabilities | |||||||
Working capital | |||||||
Revenues | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Working capital turnover1 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Adobe Inc. | |||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
Intuit Inc. | |||||||
Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
Oracle Corp. | |||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
Visa Inc. | |||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | |||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Accenture PLC working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Receivables turnover | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average receivable collection period1 | |||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Adobe Inc. | |||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
Intuit Inc. | |||||||
Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
Oracle Corp. | |||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
Visa Inc. | |||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | |||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
---|---|---|
Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Accenture PLC number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2019 to 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Payables turnover | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average payables payment period1 | |||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Adobe Inc. | |||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
Intuit Inc. | |||||||
Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
Oracle Corp. | |||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
Visa Inc. | |||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | |||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
---|---|---|
Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Accenture PLC number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |