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Carnival Corp. & plc (NYSE:CCL)

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

Microsoft Excel

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Carnival Corp. & plc, short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 27.70 27.12 29.72 31.53 29.10 27.47 23.60 19.18 15.69 13.08 10.93 11.21 16.85 24.61 30.46 34.85 30.20 30.23 26.09 23.95 25.95 24.64
Receivables turnover 35.04 38.84 41.31 38.95 29.14 30.81 26.71 16.31 13.13 7.76 2.34 0.65 3.33 20.49 27.50 27.89 51.71 46.90 46.49 48.90 47.59 52.74
Payables turnover 13.34 12.26 13.01 13.26 12.76 11.20 10.78 8.94 7.97 5.84 5.24 6.92 10.41 13.21 15.39 6.97 14.70 17.08 18.09 15.15 14.44 15.19
Working capital turnover 0.10 0.22 2.98
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 13 13 12 12 13 13 15 19 23 28 33 33 22 15 12 10 12 12 14 15 14 15
Add: Average receivable collection period 10 9 9 9 13 12 14 22 28 47 156 560 110 18 13 13 7 8 8 7 8 7
Operating cycle 23 22 21 21 26 25 29 41 51 75 189 593 132 33 25 23 19 20 22 22 22 22
Less: Average payables payment period 27 30 28 28 29 33 34 41 46 62 70 53 35 28 24 52 25 21 20 24 25 24
Cash conversion cycle -4 -8 -7 -7 -3 -8 -5 0 5 13 119 540 97 5 1 -29 -6 -1 2 -2 -3 -2

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Carnival Corp. & plc inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Carnival Corp. & plc receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Carnival Corp. & plc payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

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. Carnival Corp. & plc 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. Carnival Corp. & plc number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
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. Carnival Corp. & plc cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Inventory Turnover

Carnival Corp. & plc, inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cruise and tour operating expenses 3,704 3,628 3,921 3,458 3,310 3,666 3,378 2,683 2,030 1,823 1,616 681 535 689 1,549 2,484 3,523 3,076 3,532 3,159 3,142 2,741 2,958 2,681 2,709
Inventories 531 528 483 438 448 428 420 425 392 356 322 308 312 335 349 362 440 427 482 501 444 450 405 402 394
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 27.70 27.12 29.72 31.53 29.10 27.47 23.60 19.18 15.69 13.08 10.93 11.21 16.85 24.61 30.46 34.85 30.20 30.23 26.09 23.95 25.95 24.64
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 185.34 175.86 191.68 194.58 184.27 191.96 214.37 203.97 177.91 195.78 213.29 211.26 186.94 189.01 191.72 195.93 170.29
McDonald’s Corp. 155.76 168.52 146.30 142.62 141.94 175.32 183.32 165.10 144.74 156.70 159.38 155.54 136.62 158.76 166.87 195.07 154.59
Starbucks Corp. 16.09 14.46 12.95 12.54 11.70 10.97 10.97 11.79 13.24 12.89 12.64 12.25 12.45 11.90 11.80 13.06 13.72 12.44 12.24 12.56 13.20 12.40

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cruise and tour operating expensesQ1 2024 + Cruise and tour operating expensesQ4 2023 + Cruise and tour operating expensesQ3 2023 + Cruise and tour operating expensesQ2 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (3,704 + 3,628 + 3,921 + 3,458) ÷ 531 = 27.70

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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. Carnival Corp. & plc inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Carnival Corp. & plc, receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenues 5,406 5,396 6,854 4,911 4,432 3,839 4,305 2,401 1,623 1,286 546 50 26 35 31 740 4,789 4,781 6,533 4,838 4,673 4,456 5,836 4,357 4,232
Trade and other receivables, net 644 556 485 449 514 395 360 359 267 246 281 218 250 273 376 604 405 444 441 405 406 358 366 342 345
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 35.04 38.84 41.31 38.95 29.14 30.81 26.71 16.31 13.13 7.76 2.34 0.65 3.33 20.49 27.50 27.89 51.71 46.90 46.49 48.90 47.59 52.74
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 39.83 39.84 34.42 38.36 42.00 45.08 36.09 42.42 42.04
Booking Holdings Inc. 6.57 5.98 6.90 8.87 7.67 7.01 6.51 7.77 8.07 5.93 5.57 9.64 12.85 10.36 19.96 21.76 8.97
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 85.44 134.08 152.24 136.37 80.79 118.06 97.41 87.64 75.77 94.54 90.40 92.26 57.27 83.86 82.63 89.64 69.36
McDonald’s Corp. 3.92 4.22 4.12 4.18 4.14 4.80 5.20 5.93 5.23 5.19 5.07 4.77 3.86 3.46 2.94 5.43 4.24
Starbucks Corp. 31.49 30.38 30.71 28.67 28.30 27.44 27.91 31.27 29.45 30.92 29.76 27.09 26.09 26.62 27.31 28.33 29.70 30.15 32.97 36.32 35.04 35.67

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (RevenuesQ1 2024 + RevenuesQ4 2023 + RevenuesQ3 2023 + RevenuesQ2 2023) ÷ Trade and other receivables, net
= (5,406 + 5,396 + 6,854 + 4,911) ÷ 644 = 35.04

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Carnival Corp. & plc receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Payables Turnover

Carnival Corp. & plc, payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cruise and tour operating expenses 3,704 3,628 3,921 3,458 3,310 3,666 3,378 2,683 2,030 1,823 1,616 681 535 689 1,549 2,484 3,523 3,076 3,532 3,159 3,142 2,741 2,958 2,681 2,709
Accounts payable 1,103 1,168 1,103 1,042 1,022 1,050 920 912 772 797 672 499 505 624 691 1,809 904 756 695 792 798 730 666 745 795
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 13.34 12.26 13.01 13.26 12.76 11.20 10.78 8.94 7.97 5.84 5.24 6.92 10.41 13.21 15.39 6.97 14.70 17.08 18.09 15.15 14.44 15.19
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 12.08 10.21 16.06 9.72 10.94 9.49 9.76 9.86 9.77
Booking Holdings Inc. 6.14 6.83 9.11 8.52 6.82 7.52 6.54 8.32 6.91 6.29 6.98 9.91 9.25 7.99 19.44 15.68 12.16
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 36.86 34.04 42.59 36.87 35.61 38.60 39.82 36.05 35.79 32.44 38.26 34.83 40.52 30.59 28.88 35.06 38.37
McDonald’s Corp. 7.46 9.30 9.50 9.05 7.53 9.57 10.74 11.40 7.99 10.16 10.42 10.52 9.42 10.18 13.20 11.35 7.85
Starbucks Corp. 18.13 16.92 17.11 17.49 18.12 16.57 15.70 17.03 16.81 17.06 17.36 17.82 17.44 18.50 21.71 19.54 17.80 15.99 16.22 16.53 16.25 14.73

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cruise and tour operating expensesQ1 2024 + Cruise and tour operating expensesQ4 2023 + Cruise and tour operating expensesQ3 2023 + Cruise and tour operating expensesQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (3,704 + 3,628 + 3,921 + 3,458) ÷ 1,103 = 13.34

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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. Carnival Corp. & plc payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Carnival Corp. & plc, working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 4,484 5,266 4,683 6,206 7,144 7,492 8,432 8,554 8,057 10,133 8,909 10,198 12,459 10,563 9,268 8,222 2,885 2,059 2,712 2,835 2,101 2,225 1,755 2,278 1,667
Less: Current liabilities 12,396 11,481 11,008 11,835 11,088 10,605 12,954 13,380 10,920 10,408 9,491 8,754 8,619 8,686 10,184 11,858 10,716 9,127 8,932 10,377 9,642 9,204 8,020 9,308 8,851
Working capital (7,912) (6,215) (6,325) (5,629) (3,944) (3,113) (4,522) (4,826) (2,863) (275) (582) 1,444 3,840 1,877 (916) (3,636) (7,831) (7,068) (6,220) (7,542) (7,541) (6,979) (6,265) (7,030) (7,184)
 
Revenues 5,406 5,396 6,854 4,911 4,432 3,839 4,305 2,401 1,623 1,286 546 50 26 35 31 740 4,789 4,781 6,533 4,838 4,673 4,456 5,836 4,357 4,232
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 0.10 0.22 2.98
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 1.51 1.25 1.41 1.31 1.22 1.17 1.13 1.10 0.99
Booking Holdings Inc. 5.77 3.65 2.82 2.77 2.33 4.14 3.16 2.32 1.59 1.07 1.02 0.74 0.77 1.03 1.50 2.83 3.37
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 16.73 16.40 16.17 24.45 34.00 32.42 37.95 29.78 14.86 10.78 11.18 10.14 10.01 14.20 13.16 13.89 13.77
McDonald’s Corp. 8.64 3.33 7.11 3.99 5.39 4.03 6.64 23.54 3.13 5.58 5.19 9.32 131.28 18.14 2.58
Starbucks Corp. 18.11 205.59 50.26 48.92 51.17 14.17 11.24 3.63

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (RevenuesQ1 2024 + RevenuesQ4 2023 + RevenuesQ3 2023 + RevenuesQ2 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (5,406 + 5,396 + 6,854 + 4,911) ÷ -7,912 =

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Average Inventory Processing Period

Carnival Corp. & plc, average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 27.70 27.12 29.72 31.53 29.10 27.47 23.60 19.18 15.69 13.08 10.93 11.21 16.85 24.61 30.46 34.85 30.20 30.23 26.09 23.95 25.95 24.64
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 13 13 12 12 13 13 15 19 23 28 33 33 22 15 12 10 12 12 14 15 14 15
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
McDonald’s Corp. 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
Starbucks Corp. 23 25 28 29 31 33 33 31 28 28 29 30 29 31 31 28 27 29 30 29 28 29

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 27.70 = 13

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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

Carnival Corp. & plc, average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 35.04 38.84 41.31 38.95 29.14 30.81 26.71 16.31 13.13 7.76 2.34 0.65 3.33 20.49 27.50 27.89 51.71 46.90 46.49 48.90 47.59 52.74
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 10 9 9 9 13 12 14 22 28 47 156 560 110 18 13 13 7 8 8 7 8 7
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 9 9 11 10 9 8 10 9 9
Booking Holdings Inc. 56 61 53 41 48 52 56 47 45 62 66 38 28 35 18 17 41
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 4 3 2 3 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 5
McDonald’s Corp. 93 87 89 87 88 76 70 62 70 70 72 76 95 106 124 67 86
Starbucks Corp. 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 35.04 = 10

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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

Carnival Corp. & plc, operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 13 13 12 12 13 13 15 19 23 28 33 33 22 15 12 10 12 12 14 15 14 15
Average receivable collection period 10 9 9 9 13 12 14 22 28 47 156 560 110 18 13 13 7 8 8 7 8 7
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 23 22 21 21 26 25 29 41 51 75 189 593 132 33 25 23 19 20 22 22 22 22
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 6 5 4 5 7 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 7
McDonald’s Corp. 95 89 91 90 91 78 72 64 73 72 74 78 98 108 126 69 88
Starbucks Corp. 35 37 40 42 44 46 46 43 40 40 41 43 43 45 44 41 39 41 41 39 38 39

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 13 + 10 = 23

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Carnival Corp. & plc operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Carnival Corp. & plc, average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 13.34 12.26 13.01 13.26 12.76 11.20 10.78 8.94 7.97 5.84 5.24 6.92 10.41 13.21 15.39 6.97 14.70 17.08 18.09 15.15 14.44 15.19
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 27 30 28 28 29 33 34 41 46 62 70 53 35 28 24 52 25 21 20 24 25 24
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 30 36 23 38 33 38 37 37 37
Booking Holdings Inc. 59 53 40 43 54 49 56 44 53 58 52 37 39 46 19 23 30
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 10 11 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 12 13 10 10
McDonald’s Corp. 49 39 38 40 48 38 34 32 46 36 35 35 39 36 28 32 46
Starbucks Corp. 20 22 21 21 20 22 23 21 22 21 21 20 21 20 17 19 21 23 23 22 22 25

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 13.34 = 27

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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. Carnival Corp. & plc number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Carnival Corp. & plc, cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 13 13 12 12 13 13 15 19 23 28 33 33 22 15 12 10 12 12 14 15 14 15
Average receivable collection period 10 9 9 9 13 12 14 22 28 47 156 560 110 18 13 13 7 8 8 7 8 7
Average payables payment period 27 30 28 28 29 33 34 41 46 62 70 53 35 28 24 52 25 21 20 24 25 24
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 -4 -8 -7 -7 -3 -8 -5 0 5 13 119 540 97 5 1 -29 -6 -1 2 -2 -3 -2
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. -4 -6 -5 -5 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -5 -4 -4 -1 -6 -7 -4 -3
McDonald’s Corp. 46 50 53 50 43 40 38 32 27 36 39 43 59 72 98 37 42
Starbucks Corp. 15 15 19 21 24 24 23 22 18 19 20 23 22 25 27 22 18 18 18 17 16 14

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 13 + 1027 = -4

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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. Carnival Corp. & plc cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.