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)
AutoZone Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | AutoZone Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | AutoZone Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | AutoZone Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 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. | |
| 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. | AutoZone Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 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. | AutoZone Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
AutoZone Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses | 1,976,261) | 2,690,948) | 1,944,415) | 1,760,979) | 1,990,445) | 2,592,504) | 1,858,808) | 1,584,524) | 1,743,744) | 2,345,644) | 1,736,077) | 1,351,435) | 1,478,644) | 2,132,993) | 1,288,651) | 1,147,600) | 1,291,970) | 1,858,036) | 1,290,986) | 1,125,461) | 1,224,259) | 1,650,890) | 1,237,178) | 1,135,980) | 1,223,283) | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 5,774,467) | 5,764,143) | 5,703,688) | 5,731,255) | 5,607,690) | 5,638,004) | 5,313,114) | 5,031,222) | 4,768,258) | 4,639,813) | 4,665,477) | 4,736,826) | 4,628,334) | 4,473,282) | 4,440,602) | 4,606,211) | 4,463,124) | 4,319,113) | 4,325,659) | 4,305,469) | 4,090,376) | 3,943,670) | 4,005,820) | 4,085,528) | 4,012,104) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.33 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | 9.15 | 8.41 | 8.01 | 8.49 | 8.40 | 7.80 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 8.34 | 8.69 | 10.90 | 10.54 | 9.80 | 8.76 | 9.81 | 9.33 | 8.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 4.08 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 4.01 | 4.55 | 4.76 | 5.06 | 4.87 | 5.25 | 5.13 | 5.83 | 4.93 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 5.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 3.28 | 3.50 | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.90 | 3.52 | 3.73 | 3.57 | 3.58 | 3.26 | 3.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 5.64 | 6.21 | 4.26 | 5.04 | 5.10 | 5.82 | 4.90 | 6.04 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 5.08 | 6.88 | 5.59 | 6.13 | 4.64 | 5.64 | 5.59 | 6.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ1 2024
+ Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ4 2023
+ Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ3 2023
+ Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ2 2023)
÷ Merchandise inventories
= (1,976,261 + 2,690,948 + 1,944,415 + 1,760,979)
÷ 5,774,467 = 1.45
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. | AutoZone Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
AutoZone Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 4,190,277) | 5,690,619) | 4,090,541) | 3,690,982) | 3,985,067) | 5,348,354) | 3,865,222) | 3,369,750) | 3,668,904) | 4,913,483) | 3,651,023) | 2,910,818) | 3,154,261) | 4,545,967) | 2,779,299) | 2,513,663) | 2,793,038) | 3,988,436) | 2,783,006) | 2,450,568) | 2,641,733) | 3,558,768) | 2,660,152) | 2,413,026) | 2,589,131) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 511,907) | 520,385) | 471,009) | 484,767) | 501,798) | 504,886) | 439,820) | 405,585) | 379,276) | 378,392) | 359,669) | 352,517) | 350,915) | 364,774) | 266,920) | 340,280) | 333,246) | 308,995) | 281,610) | 298,319) | 275,194) | 258,136) | 261,299) | 282,532) | 272,450) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 34.50 | 33.55 | 36.34 | 34.84 | 33.02 | 32.19 | 35.96 | 38.47 | 39.93 | 38.66 | 39.65 | 37.98 | 37.03 | 34.63 | 45.24 | 35.49 | 36.05 | 38.39 | 40.60 | 37.92 | 40.97 | 43.47 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 36.97 | 47.45 | 42.15 | 41.67 | 38.76 | 44.12 | 41.81 | 43.47 | 39.00 | 44.15 | 47.12 | 46.57 | 42.95 | 52.34 | 49.72 | 48.38 | 47.32 | 55.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 85.71 | 88.70 | 86.31 | 89.32 | 86.53 | 93.79 | 74.20 | 70.21 | 60.88 | 69.69 | 72.02 | 75.94 | 213.66 | 108.00 | 91.76 | 106.12 | 100.60 | 112.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable
= (4,190,277 + 5,690,619 + 4,090,541 + 3,690,982)
÷ 511,907 = 34.50
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. | AutoZone Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Payables Turnover
AutoZone Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses | 1,976,261) | 2,690,948) | 1,944,415) | 1,760,979) | 1,990,445) | 2,592,504) | 1,858,808) | 1,584,524) | 1,743,744) | 2,345,644) | 1,736,077) | 1,351,435) | 1,478,644) | 2,132,993) | 1,288,651) | 1,147,600) | 1,291,970) | 1,858,036) | 1,290,986) | 1,125,461) | 1,224,259) | 1,650,890) | 1,237,178) | 1,135,980) | 1,223,283) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 7,182,948) | 7,201,281) | 7,215,566) | 7,321,551) | 7,345,981) | 7,301,347) | 6,793,205) | 6,378,606) | 6,171,344) | 6,013,924) | 5,778,222) | 5,351,096) | 5,282,313) | 5,156,324) | 4,806,329) | 4,869,914) | 4,922,148) | 4,864,912) | 4,693,094) | 4,669,568) | 4,455,330) | 4,409,372) | 4,296,677) | 4,365,666) | 4,326,737) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.19 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | 3.59 | 4.14 | 4.22 | 4.34 | 3.63 | 4.22 | 3.91 | 4.03 | 3.46 | 3.76 | 3.98 | 3.93 | 3.22 | 3.57 | 3.77 | 4.39 | 3.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 8.20 | 9.14 | 8.43 | 7.19 | 6.59 | 7.45 | 7.32 | 7.47 | 6.44 | 7.52 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 7.35 | 9.33 | 7.91 | 7.62 | 6.99 | 9.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 5.39 | 6.16 | 5.22 | 5.03 | 4.59 | 5.65 | 5.62 | 5.28 | 4.52 | 5.51 | 4.48 | 4.18 | 4.63 | 6.42 | 5.54 | 5.18 | 4.26 | 5.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 8.43 | 9.53 | 7.11 | 8.74 | 8.16 | 7.77 | 5.97 | 6.96 | 6.17 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 10.64 | 25.79 | 11.17 | 8.45 | 11.00 | 10.97 | 10.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ1 2024
+ Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ4 2023
+ Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ3 2023
+ Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expensesQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (1,976,261 + 2,690,948 + 1,944,415 + 1,760,979)
÷ 7,182,948 = 1.17
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. | AutoZone Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
AutoZone Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 6,956,801) | 6,779,426) | 6,708,872) | 6,794,805) | 6,633,118) | 6,627,984) | 6,254,721) | 5,903,770) | 6,349,146) | 6,415,303) | 6,224,396) | 6,326,845) | 6,836,795) | 6,811,872) | 5,397,993) | 5,300,547) | 5,156,975) | 5,028,685) | 4,971,340) | 4,997,072) | 4,814,329) | 4,635,869) | 4,671,277) | 4,826,307) | 4,717,192) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 8,785,622) | 8,511,856) | 8,464,947) | 8,614,618) | 8,708,989) | 8,588,393) | 8,064,076) | 7,684,645) | 8,087,893) | 7,369,754) | 7,013,249) | 6,804,271) | 6,456,703) | 6,283,091) | 5,769,076) | 5,779,560) | 5,868,236) | 5,512,141) | 5,316,889) | 5,334,303) | 5,168,172) | 5,028,681) | 4,918,336) | 4,947,228) | 5,067,640) | ||||||||
| Working capital | (1,828,821) | (1,732,430) | (1,756,075) | (1,819,813) | (2,075,871) | (1,960,409) | (1,809,355) | (1,780,875) | (1,738,747) | (954,451) | (788,853) | (477,426) | 380,092) | 528,781) | (371,083) | (479,013) | (711,261) | (483,456) | (345,549) | (337,231) | (353,843) | (392,812) | (247,059) | (120,921) | (350,448) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 4,190,277) | 5,690,619) | 4,090,541) | 3,690,982) | 3,985,067) | 5,348,354) | 3,865,222) | 3,369,750) | 3,668,904) | 4,913,483) | 3,651,023) | 2,910,818) | 3,154,261) | 4,545,967) | 2,779,299) | 2,513,663) | 2,793,038) | 3,988,436) | 2,783,006) | 2,450,568) | 2,641,733) | 3,558,768) | 2,660,152) | 2,413,026) | 2,589,131) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.18 | 23.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | 77.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.33 | 31.50 | 19.23 | 69.81 | 60.82 | 31.47 | 18.92 | 47.22 | 32.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 22.32 | 16.81 | 16.73 | 30.40 | 43.84 | 417.56 | 41.45 | 90.49 | 48.51 | 24.87 | 13.79 | 16.66 | 28.53 | 76.81 | 68.95 | 57.87 | 124.59 | 59.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 20.34 | 50.26 | 23.32 | 41.46 | 25.26 | 245.54 | 23.72 | 27.67 | 24.04 | 24.92 | 11.60 | 12.67 | 20.57 | 530.50 | 119.81 | 74.71 | 46.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 24.41 | 23.22 | 28.07 | 29.41 | 20.26 | 17.40 | 14.05 | 12.91 | 7.40 | 6.51 | 6.91 | 8.72 | 6.55 | 23.97 | 24.08 | 23.99 | 26.62 | 13.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (4,190,277 + 5,690,619 + 4,090,541 + 3,690,982)
÷ -1,828,821 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
AutoZone Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.33 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 252 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 265 | 257 | 248 | 243 | 245 | 254 | 277 | 279 | 279 | 290 | 301 | 293 | 287 | 298 | 300 | 284 | 274 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 89 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 78 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 111 | 104 | 113 | 111 | 116 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 112 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 65 | 59 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.45 = 252
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. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
AutoZone Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 34.50 | 33.55 | 36.34 | 34.84 | 33.02 | 32.19 | 35.96 | 38.47 | 39.93 | 38.66 | 39.65 | 37.98 | 37.03 | 34.63 | 45.24 | 35.49 | 36.05 | 38.39 | 40.60 | 37.92 | 40.97 | 43.47 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 34.50 = 11
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
AutoZone Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 252 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 265 | 257 | 248 | 243 | 245 | 254 | 277 | 279 | 279 | 290 | 301 | 293 | 287 | 298 | 300 | 284 | 274 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 263 | 262 | 261 | 265 | 266 | 276 | 267 | 257 | 252 | 254 | 263 | 287 | 289 | 290 | 298 | 311 | 303 | 297 | 307 | 310 | 293 | 282 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 99 | 95 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 71 | 82 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 86 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 69 | 63 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 79 | 65 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 58 | 67 | 63 | 83 | 68 | 69 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 252 + 11 = 263
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. | AutoZone Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
AutoZone Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.19 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 326 | 334 | 343 | 329 | 314 | 314 | 318 | 315 | 312 | 319 | 321 | 314 | 318 | 323 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 310 | 307 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | 102 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 101 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 97 | 92 | 93 | 113 | 102 | 97 | 83 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 45 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 68 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 66 | 81 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 86 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 43 | 38 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 72 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.17 = 313
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
AutoZone Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Nov 18, 2023 | Aug 26, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Feb 11, 2023 | Nov 19, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 | May 7, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 8, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 | Nov 21, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 | Nov 23, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 9, 2019 | Nov 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 10, 2018 | Nov 18, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 252 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 265 | 257 | 248 | 243 | 245 | 254 | 277 | 279 | 279 | 290 | 301 | 293 | 287 | 298 | 300 | 284 | 274 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 313 | 313 | 318 | 326 | 334 | 343 | 329 | 314 | 314 | 318 | 315 | 312 | 319 | 321 | 314 | 318 | 323 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 310 | 307 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | -50 | -51 | -57 | -61 | -68 | -67 | -62 | -57 | -62 | -64 | -52 | -25 | -30 | -31 | -16 | -7 | -20 | -26 | -17 | -15 | -17 | -25 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 54 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 26 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 15 | -2 | -11 | 24 | 53 | 30 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-18), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-17), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-18).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 252 + 11 – 313 = -50
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. | AutoZone Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |