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)
Best Buy Co. Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Best Buy Co. Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Best Buy Co. Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Best Buy Co. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
| 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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. operating cycle improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
| 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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Inventory Turnover
Best Buy Co. Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 8,255) | 8,042) | 8,294) | 13,052) | 9,108) | 9,039) | 8,922) | 13,394) | 9,058) | 7,640) | 6,597) | 11,961) | 7,403) | 7,253) | 6,973) | 11,518) | 7,266) | 7,150) | 6,984) | 11,942) | 7,040) | 6,787) | 6,506) | 10,452) | 6,742) | 6,471) | 6,298) | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 7,294) | 6,043) | 6,258) | 5,965) | 8,553) | 6,417) | 5,721) | 5,612) | 7,459) | 4,136) | 3,993) | 5,174) | 7,569) | 5,208) | 5,195) | 5,409) | 8,168) | 5,016) | 4,964) | 5,209) | 6,663) | 5,167) | 4,637) | 4,864) | 6,331) | 4,908) | 4,719) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 5.16 | 6.37 | 6.31 | 6.73 | 4.73 | 6.30 | 6.82 | 6.54 | 4.73 | 8.12 | 8.32 | 6.49 | 4.38 | 6.34 | 6.33 | 6.09 | 4.08 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.20 | 4.62 | 5.90 | 6.51 | 6.16 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 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. | 4.07 | 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. | 3.23 | 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. | 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: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2023
+ Cost of salesQ2 2023
+ Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022)
÷ Merchandise inventories
= (8,255 + 8,042 + 8,294 + 13,052)
÷ 7,294 = 5.16
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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Receivables Turnover
Best Buy Co. Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 10,587) | 10,329) | 10,647) | 16,365) | 11,910) | 11,849) | 11,637) | 16,937) | 11,853) | 9,910) | 8,562) | 15,196) | 9,764) | 9,536) | 9,142) | 14,801) | 9,590) | 9,379) | 9,109) | 15,363) | 9,320) | 8,940) | 8,528) | 13,482) | 8,945) | 8,533) | 8,443) | ||||||||
| Receivables, net | 1,050) | 840) | 804) | 1,042) | 1,016) | 883) | 850) | 1,061) | 1,028) | 906) | 749) | 1,149) | 1,056) | 966) | 833) | 1,015) | 921) | 915) | 860) | 1,049) | 971) | 965) | 1,011) | 1,347) | 1,174) | 926) | 1,097) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 45.65 | 58.63 | 63.15 | 49.67 | 51.51 | 59.20 | 59.22 | 44.54 | 44.28 | 47.94 | 57.49 | 37.98 | 40.95 | 44.58 | 51.52 | 42.25 | 47.17 | 47.18 | 49.69 | 40.18 | 41.47 | 41.34 | 39.06 | 29.25 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 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. | 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: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023
+ RevenueQ1 2023
+ RevenueQ4 2022)
÷ Receivables, net
= (10,587 + 10,329 + 10,647 + 16,365)
÷ 1,050 = 45.65
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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Payables Turnover
Best Buy Co. Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 8,255) | 8,042) | 8,294) | 13,052) | 9,108) | 9,039) | 8,922) | 13,394) | 9,058) | 7,640) | 6,597) | 11,961) | 7,403) | 7,253) | 6,973) | 11,518) | 7,266) | 7,150) | 6,984) | 11,942) | 7,040) | 6,787) | 6,506) | 10,452) | 6,742) | 6,471) | 6,298) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 7,056) | 5,406) | 5,492) | 6,803) | 8,405) | 6,946) | 6,360) | 6,979) | 9,110) | 6,613) | 4,428) | 5,288) | 7,232) | 5,045) | 4,718) | 5,257) | 7,964) | 5,338) | 4,619) | 4,873) | 6,587) | 5,072) | 4,599) | 4,984) | 6,233) | 4,800) | 4,397) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 5.33 | 7.12 | 7.19 | 5.90 | 4.81 | 5.82 | 6.13 | 5.26 | 3.87 | 5.08 | 7.50 | 6.35 | 4.58 | 6.54 | 6.97 | 6.26 | 4.19 | 6.20 | 7.09 | 6.62 | 4.67 | 6.01 | 6.56 | 6.01 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 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. | 8.43 | 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. | 5.22 | 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. | 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: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2023
+ Cost of salesQ2 2023
+ Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022)
÷ Accounts payable
= (8,255 + 8,042 + 8,294 + 13,052)
÷ 7,056 = 5.33
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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Working Capital Turnover
Best Buy Co. Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 9,922) | 8,344) | 8,315) | 10,539) | 13,520) | 12,040) | 11,268) | 12,540) | 14,551) | 10,683) | 8,996) | 8,857) | 10,175) | 8,192) | 8,014) | 8,870) | 10,901) | 8,771) | 8,930) | 9,829) | 11,405) | 10,078) | 9,656) | 10,516) | 11,021) | 9,694) | 9,282) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 10,170) | 8,650) | 8,635) | 10,674) | 11,946) | 10,357) | 9,641) | 10,521) | 12,945) | 10,080) | 8,804) | 8,060) | 9,726) | 7,576) | 7,171) | 7,513) | 9,933) | 7,229) | 7,055) | 7,817) | 9,152) | 7,105) | 6,470) | 7,122) | 8,166) | 6,800) | 6,334) | ||||||||
| Working capital | (248) | (306) | (320) | (135) | 1,574) | 1,683) | 1,627) | 2,019) | 1,606) | 603) | 192) | 797) | 449) | 616) | 843) | 1,357) | 968) | 1,542) | 1,875) | 2,012) | 2,253) | 2,973) | 3,186) | 3,394) | 2,855) | 2,894) | 2,948) | ||||||||
| Revenue | 10,587) | 10,329) | 10,647) | 16,365) | 11,910) | 11,849) | 11,637) | 16,937) | 11,853) | 9,910) | 8,562) | 15,196) | 9,764) | 9,536) | 9,142) | 14,801) | 9,590) | 9,379) | 9,109) | 15,363) | 9,320) | 8,940) | 8,528) | 13,482) | 8,945) | 8,533) | 8,443) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | 33.25 | 31.06 | 30.94 | 23.41 | 28.34 | 72.03 | 224.26 | 54.75 | 96.31 | 69.92 | 50.90 | 31.60 | 44.88 | 28.00 | 22.79 | 20.95 | 17.87 | 13.42 | 12.39 | 11.61 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.33 | 31.50 | 19.23 | 69.81 | 60.82 | 31.47 | 18.92 | 47.22 | 32.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 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. | 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. | 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: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023
+ RevenueQ1 2023
+ RevenueQ4 2022)
÷ Working capital
= (10,587 + 10,329 + 10,647 + 16,365)
÷ -248 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Best Buy Co. Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 5.16 | 6.37 | 6.31 | 6.73 | 4.73 | 6.30 | 6.82 | 6.54 | 4.73 | 8.12 | 8.32 | 6.49 | 4.38 | 6.34 | 6.33 | 6.09 | 4.08 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.20 | 4.62 | 5.90 | 6.51 | 6.16 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 71 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 83 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 89 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 79 | 62 | 56 | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 90 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 78 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 113 | 111 | 116 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 112 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.16 = 71
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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Best Buy Co. Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 45.65 | 58.63 | 63.15 | 49.67 | 51.51 | 59.20 | 59.22 | 44.54 | 44.28 | 47.94 | 57.49 | 37.98 | 40.95 | 44.58 | 51.52 | 42.25 | 47.17 | 47.18 | 49.69 | 40.18 | 41.47 | 41.34 | 39.06 | 29.25 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 45.65 = 8
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
Best Buy Co. Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 71 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 83 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 89 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 79 | 62 | 56 | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 79 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 84 | 64 | 60 | 64 | 85 | 53 | 50 | 66 | 92 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 97 | 63 | 62 | 68 | 88 | 71 | 65 | 71 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 99 | 101 | 100 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 71 | 82 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 86 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 90 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 79 | 65 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 58 | 67 | 63 | 83 | 68 | 69 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 71 + 8 = 79
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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. operating cycle improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Best Buy Co. Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 5.33 | 7.12 | 7.19 | 5.90 | 4.81 | 5.82 | 6.13 | 5.26 | 3.87 | 5.08 | 7.50 | 6.35 | 4.58 | 6.54 | 6.97 | 6.26 | 4.19 | 6.20 | 7.09 | 6.62 | 4.67 | 6.01 | 6.56 | 6.01 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 76 | 63 | 60 | 69 | 94 | 72 | 49 | 57 | 80 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 87 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 78 | 61 | 56 | 61 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 88 | 87 | 84 | 101 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 97 | 92 | 93 | 113 | 102 | 97 | 83 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 43 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 70 | 72 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 66 | 81 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 86 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 51 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 72 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.33 = 68
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
Best Buy Co. Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 71 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 83 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 89 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 79 | 62 | 56 | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 68 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 76 | 63 | 60 | 69 | 94 | 72 | 49 | 57 | 80 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 87 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 78 | 61 | 56 | 61 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -9 | -19 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 56 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 39 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 15 | -2 | -11 | 24 | 53 | 30 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 71 + 8 – 68 = 11
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. | Best Buy Co. Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |