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ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

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

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

ConocoPhillips, short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 40.16 45.23 53.99 60.05 64.39 61.22 52.97 45.80 37.94 34.71 25.71 20.45 18.75 20.31 24.82 40.74 31.74
Receivables turnover 10.28 10.60 14.77 14.31 11.09 10.23 8.09 6.89 7.00 6.78 6.65 5.17 7.13 10.59 17.42 13.98 9.97
Payables turnover 11.04 11.72 14.52 14.88 12.84 12.02 11.18 11.03 9.16 8.83 8.15 5.94 7.04 9.47 11.83 10.20 10.25
Working capital turnover 12.98 8.76 16.88 16.56 13.30 11.63 9.84 9.02 11.37 3.72 3.24 3.02 2.80 3.27 3.51 4.18 3.30
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19 18 15 9 11
Add: Average receivable collection period 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51 34 21 26 37
Operating cycle 45 42 32 32 39 42 52 61 62 65 69 89 70 52 36 35 48
Less: Average payables payment period 33 31 25 25 28 30 33 33 40 41 45 61 52 39 31 36 36
Cash conversion cycle 12 11 7 7 11 12 19 28 22 24 24 28 18 13 5 -1 12

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

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. ConocoPhillips inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. ConocoPhillips receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. ConocoPhillips payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. ConocoPhillips working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 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. ConocoPhillips number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. ConocoPhillips number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. ConocoPhillips operating cycle deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 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. ConocoPhillips number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. ConocoPhillips cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Inventory Turnover

ConocoPhillips, inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158 7,708 7,756 7,953 9,150
Inventories 1,398 1,326 1,236 1,258 1,219 1,226 1,234 1,174 1,208 1,043 1,138 1,098 1,002 1,034 982 726 1,026 955 1,089 1,014
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 40.16 45.23 53.99 60.05 64.39 61.22 52.97 45.80 37.94 34.71 25.71 20.45 18.75 20.31 24.82 40.74 31.74
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 22.86 21.48 23.28 25.16 28.58 25.22 26.71 27.10 24.68 21.96 18.60 17.05 16.64 18.34 20.86 20.59 23.92
Exxon Mobil Corp. 13.32 14.16 15.02 16.69 16.32 16.05 14.93 13.84 14.73 12.30 11.14 9.86 9.47 10.95 10.88 15.09 13.79
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 13.80 12.77 13.99 14.21 17.18 15.28 12.76 13.08 13.66 10.32 9.25 7.91 8.22 10.24 10.69 14.05 10.76
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 13.97 14.84 15.60 15.37 17.79 18.75 21.57 20.63 14.06 12.52 10.63 7.59 9.38 12.01 14.56 16.02 14.09
Valero Energy Corp. 17.39 18.02 20.28 20.76 23.64 23.61 20.24 17.64 17.69 15.05 13.32 10.66 10.87 13.94 15.61 28.30 14.76

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (14,729 + 14,250 + 12,351 + 14,811) ÷ 1,398 = 40.16

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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. ConocoPhillips inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Receivables Turnover

ConocoPhillips, receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158 7,708 7,756 7,953 9,150
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance 5,461 5,658 4,517 5,280 7,075 7,338 8,081 7,807 6,543 5,336 4,401 4,339 2,634 1,984 1,399 2,116 3,267 3,478 3,490 3,701
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 10.28 10.60 14.77 14.31 11.09 10.23 8.09 6.89 7.00 6.78 6.65 5.17 7.13 10.59 17.42 13.98 9.97
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 9.88 9.21 11.10 12.21 11.52 10.11 7.67 7.60 8.45 8.12 7.39 6.79 8.24 10.72 13.42 13.32 10.50
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 12.77 12.19 15.26 17.18 13.17 12.85 9.22 8.64 10.87 10.79 8.98 9.41 12.11 16.88 22.14 21.12 15.75
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 8.84 7.98 11.07 10.85 8.56 8.98 5.31 5.34 6.17 6.39 5.94 5.41 8.42 9.57 9.12 9.36 3.20

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance
= (14,729 + 14,250 + 12,351 + 14,811) ÷ 5,461 = 10.28

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. ConocoPhillips receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Payables Turnover

ConocoPhillips, payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158 7,708 7,756 7,953 9,150
Accounts payable 5,083 5,119 4,597 5,078 6,113 6,242 5,845 4,875 5,002 4,101 3,591 3,779 2,669 2,217 2,060 2,900 3,176 3,148 3,618 3,815
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 11.04 11.72 14.52 14.88 12.84 12.02 11.18 11.03 9.16 8.83 8.15 5.94 7.04 9.47 11.83 10.20 10.25
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 9.64 9.35 11.48 12.94 12.44 10.46 8.28 8.78 9.46 8.79 7.88 7.45 8.63 10.93 13.94 12.30 9.92
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 9.34 8.18 10.22 11.20 9.91 9.01 6.27 6.27 8.03 7.79 6.75 6.68 8.42 11.31 14.15 12.91 9.48
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7.75 7.50 8.87 10.11 9.09 9.78 6.49 6.22 6.66 5.98 5.51 4.83 5.96 7.43 7.09 5.98 2.91
Valero Energy Corp. 10.49 10.15 13.04 14.75 12.54 12.04 8.69 8.31 8.87 9.54 8.00 6.88 10.79 14.26 18.19 17.61 10.15

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (14,729 + 14,250 + 12,351 + 14,811) ÷ 5,083 = 11.04

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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. ConocoPhillips payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Working Capital Turnover

ConocoPhillips, working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 14,330 17,181 13,501 16,116 18,749 20,453 18,860 17,586 16,050 20,181 17,172 14,614 12,066 11,059 11,053 13,144 16,913 15,217 15,800 13,683
Less: Current liabilities 10,005 10,338 9,548 11,553 12,847 13,997 12,216 11,624 12,021 10,449 8,150 7,184 5,366 4,640 4,105 6,075 7,043 5,942 8,996 7,370
Working capital 4,325 6,843 3,953 4,563 5,902 6,456 6,644 5,962 4,029 9,732 9,022 7,430 6,700 6,419 6,948 7,069 9,870 9,275 6,804 6,313
 
Sales and other operating revenues 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158 7,708 7,756 7,953 9,150
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 12.98 8.76 16.88 16.56 13.30 11.63 9.84 9.02 11.37 3.72 3.24 3.02 2.80 3.27 3.51 4.18 3.30
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 22.20 23.91 16.54 15.89 14.61 15.53 17.08 13.09 22.40 19.37 24.04 32.46 24.25 20.28 39.55 414.01 77.75
Exxon Mobil Corp. 10.70 11.56 12.16 12.91 13.95 15.33 26.98 59.06 110.19
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 12.38 10.45 10.63 11.29 11.66 12.38 11.41 12.01 9.52 5.95 4.60 4.92 5.53 6.93 30.75 55.50 30.81
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 50.58 32.45 44.63 49.75 21.36 13.76 28.72 5.99 11.43 29.88 102.74 10.72 5.46
Valero Energy Corp. 15.37 16.82 17.97 21.87 26.44 31.24 28.60 37.33 26.42 21.15 15.70 12.04 9.89 10.44 16.04 38.84 18.65

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2023 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (14,729 + 14,250 + 12,351 + 14,811) ÷ 4,325 = 12.98

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. ConocoPhillips working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.

Average Inventory Processing Period

ConocoPhillips, average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 40.16 45.23 53.99 60.05 64.39 61.22 52.97 45.80 37.94 34.71 25.71 20.45 18.75 20.31 24.82 40.74 31.74
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19 18 15 9 11
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 16 17 16 15 13 14 14 13 15 17 20 21 22 20 17 18 15
Exxon Mobil Corp. 27 26 24 22 22 23 24 26 25 30 33 37 39 33 34 24 26
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 26 29 26 26 21 24 29 28 27 35 39 46 44 36 34 26 34
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 26 25 23 24 21 19 17 18 26 29 34 48 39 30 25 23 26
Valero Energy Corp. 21 20 18 18 15 15 18 21 21 24 27 34 34 26 23 13 25

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 40.16 = 9

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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. ConocoPhillips number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Receivable Collection Period

ConocoPhillips, average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 10.28 10.60 14.77 14.31 11.09 10.23 8.09 6.89 7.00 6.78 6.65 5.17 7.13 10.59 17.42 13.98 9.97
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51 34 21 26 37
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 37 40 33 30 32 36 48 48 43 45 49 54 44 34 27 27 35
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 29 30 24 21 28 28 40 42 34 34 41 39 30 22 16 17 23
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 41 46 33 34 43 41 69 68 59 57 61 67 43 38 40 39 114

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.28 = 36

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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. ConocoPhillips number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Operating Cycle

ConocoPhillips, operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19 18 15 9 11
Average receivable collection period 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51 34 21 26 37
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 45 42 32 32 39 42 52 61 62 65 69 89 70 52 36 35 48
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 53 57 49 45 45 50 62 61 58 62 69 75 66 54 44 45 50
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 55 59 50 47 49 52 69 70 61 69 80 85 74 58 50 43 57
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 67 71 56 58 64 60 86 86 85 86 95 115 82 68 65 62 140

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 9 + 36 = 45

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. ConocoPhillips operating cycle deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Payables Payment Period

ConocoPhillips, average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 11.04 11.72 14.52 14.88 12.84 12.02 11.18 11.03 9.16 8.83 8.15 5.94 7.04 9.47 11.83 10.20 10.25
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 33 31 25 25 28 30 33 33 40 41 45 61 52 39 31 36 36
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 38 39 32 28 29 35 44 42 39 42 46 49 42 33 26 30 37
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 39 45 36 33 37 41 58 58 45 47 54 55 43 32 26 28 38
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 47 49 41 36 40 37 56 59 55 61 66 76 61 49 51 61 126
Valero Energy Corp. 35 36 28 25 29 30 42 44 41 38 46 53 34 26 20 21 36

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 11.04 = 33

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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. ConocoPhillips number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Cash Conversion Cycle

ConocoPhillips, cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19 18 15 9 11
Average receivable collection period 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51 34 21 26 37
Average payables payment period 33 31 25 25 28 30 33 33 40 41 45 61 52 39 31 36 36
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 12 11 7 7 11 12 19 28 22 24 24 28 18 13 5 -1 12
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 15 18 17 17 16 15 18 19 19 20 23 26 24 21 18 15 13
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 16 14 14 14 12 11 11 12 16 22 26 30 31 26 24 15 19
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 20 22 15 22 24 23 30 27 30 25 29 39 21 19 14 1 14

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

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 9 + 3633 = 12

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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. ConocoPhillips cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.