Stock Analysis on Net

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO)

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

Microsoft Excel

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Altria Group Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 5.12 5.34 5.38 5.14 5.46 6.00 5.93 5.73 5.96 6.41 4.10 3.72 3.98 4.10 3.96 3.83 3.09
Receivables turnover 344.83 431.91 395.05 429.71 522.83 485.38 592.47 562.37 553.47 723.94 199.99 181.90 190.90 171.23 182.78 175.79 165.20
Payables turnover 10.68 12.79 14.10 15.61 11.67 15.92 17.13 18.36 15.86 27.28 28.31 26.76 20.57 21.92 27.77 27.63 21.80
Working capital turnover
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 71 68 68 71 67 61 62 64 61 57 89 98 92 89 92 95 118
Add: Average receivable collection period 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Operating cycle 72 69 69 72 68 62 63 65 62 58 91 100 94 91 94 97 120
Less: Average payables payment period 34 29 26 23 31 23 21 20 23 13 13 14 18 17 13 13 17
Cash conversion cycle 38 40 43 49 37 39 42 45 39 45 78 86 76 74 81 84 103

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Altria Group Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Altria Group Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Altria Group Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

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. Altria Group Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
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. Altria Group Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Inventory Turnover

Altria Group Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of sales 1,525 1,578 1,681 1,434 1,573 1,715 1,708 1,446 1,771 1,858 1,882 1,608 1,909 1,961 1,775 2,173 1,718 1,915 1,874 1,578
Inventories 1,215 1,174 1,191 1,252 1,180 1,106 1,144 1,214 1,194 1,133 1,794 1,948 1,966 1,862 1,914 2,006 2,293 2,188 2,235 2,356
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 5.12 5.34 5.38 5.14 5.46 6.00 5.93 5.73 5.96 6.41 4.10 3.72 3.98 4.10 3.96 3.83 3.09
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 4.19 4.33 3.94 3.86 4.25 4.74 4.69 4.26 4.50 4.67 4.37 4.04 4.11 4.11 3.92 4.11 4.33
Mondelēz International Inc. 6.16 5.78 5.66 5.82 5.97 5.71 6.12 6.33 6.45 5.84 5.67 6.13 6.10 5.59 5.84 6.49 6.10
PepsiCo Inc. 7.85 7.59 7.01 7.22 7.77 7.83 7.26 7.95 8.53 8.11 6.82 7.10 7.62 7.43 7.01 8.49 9.03

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of salesQ4 2023 + Cost of salesQ3 2023 + Cost of salesQ2 2023 + Cost of salesQ1 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (1,525 + 1,578 + 1,681 + 1,434) ÷ 1,215 = 5.12

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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. Altria Group Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Receivables Turnover

Altria Group Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net revenues 5,975 6,281 6,508 5,719 6,111 6,550 6,543 5,892 6,255 6,786 6,936 6,036 6,304 7,123 6,367 6,359 6,007 6,856 6,619 5,628
Receivables 71 57 63 58 48 52 43 46 47 36 132 142 137 151 140 147 152 165 163 158
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 344.83 431.91 395.05 429.71 522.83 485.38 592.47 562.37 553.47 723.94 199.99 181.90 190.90 171.23 182.78 175.79 165.20
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 13.42 12.88 11.12 9.46 12.33 10.60 9.19 8.65 11.01 9.72 9.02 8.89 10.50 8.75 8.92 8.39 9.38
Mondelēz International Inc. 9.91 10.12 11.63 9.39 10.20 10.80 12.11 9.94 12.29 10.61 12.51 10.21 11.57 10.52 13.08 9.91 11.69
PepsiCo Inc. 8.46 7.78 7.87 8.41 8.50 7.79 7.80 8.58 9.16 8.03 7.67 8.03 8.37 7.38 7.71 8.04 8.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Net revenuesQ4 2023 + Net revenuesQ3 2023 + Net revenuesQ2 2023 + Net revenuesQ1 2023) ÷ Receivables
= (5,975 + 6,281 + 6,508 + 5,719) ÷ 71 = 344.83

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Altria Group Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Payables Turnover

Altria Group Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of sales 1,525 1,578 1,681 1,434 1,573 1,715 1,708 1,446 1,771 1,858 1,882 1,608 1,909 1,961 1,775 2,173 1,718 1,915 1,874 1,578
Accounts payable 582 490 454 412 552 417 396 379 449 266 260 271 380 348 273 278 325 246 224 205
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 10.68 12.79 14.10 15.61 11.67 15.92 17.13 18.36 15.86 27.28 28.31 26.76 20.57 21.92 27.77 27.63 21.80
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Mondelēz International Inc. 2.67 2.88 2.80 2.68 2.67 2.88 2.74 2.48 2.60 2.63 2.60 2.53 2.60 2.83 2.90 2.85 2.65

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of salesQ4 2023 + Cost of salesQ3 2023 + Cost of salesQ2 2023 + Cost of salesQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (1,525 + 1,578 + 1,681 + 1,434) ÷ 582 = 10.68

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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. Altria Group Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Working Capital Turnover

Altria Group Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 5,585 3,390 4,338 7,152 7,220 4,020 4,086 6,762 6,083 6,020 4,184 8,029 7,117 6,399 7,004 7,935 4,824 4,291 4,483 6,262
Less: Current liabilities 11,319 10,381 11,664 9,146 8,616 8,097 8,311 10,928 8,579 8,112 5,783 10,004 9,063 8,290 9,400 11,154 8,174 7,662 7,952 10,119
Working capital (5,734) (6,991) (7,326) (1,994) (1,396) (4,077) (4,225) (4,166) (2,496) (2,092) (1,599) (1,975) (1,946) (1,891) (2,396) (3,219) (3,350) (3,371) (3,469) (3,857)
 
Net revenues 5,975 6,281 6,508 5,719 6,111 6,550 6,543 5,892 6,255 6,786 6,936 6,036 6,304 7,123 6,367 6,359 6,007 6,856 6,619 5,628
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 14.47 13.02 12.70 12.35 15.00 15.68 15.83 11.91 14.90 4.58 5.07 6.14 7.12 9.51 13.61
Mondelēz International Inc.
PepsiCo Inc. 31.12

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Net revenuesQ4 2023 + Net revenuesQ3 2023 + Net revenuesQ2 2023 + Net revenuesQ1 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (5,975 + 6,281 + 6,508 + 5,719) ÷ -5,734 =

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Average Inventory Processing Period

Altria Group Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 5.12 5.34 5.38 5.14 5.46 6.00 5.93 5.73 5.96 6.41 4.10 3.72 3.98 4.10 3.96 3.83 3.09
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 71 68 68 71 67 61 62 64 61 57 89 98 92 89 92 95 118
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 87 84 93 95 86 77 78 86 81 78 84 90 89 89 93 89 84
Mondelēz International Inc. 59 63 65 63 61 64 60 58 57 62 64 60 60 65 62 56 60
PepsiCo Inc. 46 48 52 51 47 47 50 46 43 45 54 51 48 49 52 43 40

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.12 = 71

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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.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Altria Group Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 344.83 431.91 395.05 429.71 522.83 485.38 592.47 562.37 553.47 723.94 199.99 181.90 190.90 171.23 182.78 175.79 165.20
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 27 28 33 39 30 34 40 42 33 38 40 41 35 42 41 43 39
Mondelēz International Inc. 37 36 31 39 36 34 30 37 30 34 29 36 32 35 28 37 31
PepsiCo Inc. 43 47 46 43 43 47 47 43 40 45 48 45 44 49 47 45 43

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 344.83 = 1

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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

Altria Group Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 71 68 68 71 67 61 62 64 61 57 89 98 92 89 92 95 118
Average receivable collection period 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 72 69 69 72 68 62 63 65 62 58 91 100 94 91 94 97 120
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 114 112 126 134 116 111 118 128 114 116 124 131 124 131 134 132 123
Mondelēz International Inc. 96 99 96 102 97 98 90 95 87 96 93 96 92 100 90 93 91
PepsiCo Inc. 89 95 98 94 90 94 97 89 83 90 102 96 92 98 99 88 83

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 71 + 1 = 72

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

Average Payables Payment Period

Altria Group Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 10.68 12.79 14.10 15.61 11.67 15.92 17.13 18.36 15.86 27.28 28.31 26.76 20.57 21.92 27.77 27.63 21.80
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 34 29 26 23 31 23 21 20 23 13 13 14 18 17 13 13 17
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Mondelēz International Inc. 136 127 131 136 137 127 133 147 141 139 140 144 140 129 126 128 138

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.68 = 34

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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. Altria Group Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Altria Group Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 71 68 68 71 67 61 62 64 61 57 89 98 92 89 92 95 118
Average receivable collection period 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Average payables payment period 34 29 26 23 31 23 21 20 23 13 13 14 18 17 13 13 17
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 38 40 43 49 37 39 42 45 39 45 78 86 76 74 81 84 103
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Mondelēz International Inc. -40 -28 -35 -34 -40 -29 -43 -52 -54 -43 -47 -48 -48 -29 -36 -35 -47

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 71 + 134 = 38

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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. Altria Group Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.