Analysis of Long-term (Investment) 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.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
General Dynamics Corp., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | General Dynamics Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | General Dynamics Corp. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | General Dynamics Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 9,431) | 9,264) | 8,749) | 10,773) | 9,761) | 9,555) | 9,261) | 10,378) | 9,094) | 9,186) | 7,535) | 8,277) | 7,580) | 7,675) | 7,441) | 8,233) | 7,731) | 7,665) | 7,724) | 7,809) | 7,994) | 7,882) | 7,784) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 4,863) | 4,721) | 4,537) | 4,475) | 4,217) | 4,091) | 4,054) | 4,348) | 4,244) | 4,179) | 3,533) | 3,517) | 3,461) | 3,424) | 3,412) | 3,467) | 3,445) | 3,440) | 3,477) | 3,466) | 3,370) | 3,329) | 3,323) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 7.86 | 8.17 | 8.56 | 8.79 | 9.24 | 9.36 | 9.35 | 8.32 | 8.03 | 7.80 | 8.79 | 8.81 | 8.94 | 9.08 | 9.11 | 9.04 | 8.98 | 9.07 | 9.03 | 9.08 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 5.08 | 5.47 | 5.69 | 6.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 3.34 | 3.53 | 3.84 | 3.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 4.79 | 4.97 | 5.47 | 5.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.31 | 6.61 | 7.10 | 6.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 6.13 | 6.48 | 6.96 | 6.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 9.44 | 9.44 | 9.25 | 9.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 4.05 | 4.35 | 5.61 | 6.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020
+ RevenueQ4 2019)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (9,431 + 9,264 + 8,749 + 10,773)
÷ 4,863 = 7.86
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | General Dynamics Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Total Asset Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 9,431) | 9,264) | 8,749) | 10,773) | 9,761) | 9,555) | 9,261) | 10,378) | 9,094) | 9,186) | 7,535) | 8,277) | 7,580) | 7,675) | 7,441) | 8,233) | 7,731) | 7,665) | 7,724) | 7,809) | 7,994) | 7,882) | 7,784) | |||||||
| Total assets | 50,258) | 50,222) | 53,710) | 48,841) | 48,788) | 48,074) | 47,466) | 45,408) | 46,963) | 47,152) | 37,219) | 35,046) | 34,914) | 33,793) | 33,211) | 32,872) | 32,668) | 31,769) | 31,702) | 31,997) | 32,980) | 33,654) | 34,385) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.98 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 0.91 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 1.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020
+ RevenueQ4 2019)
÷ Total assets
= (9,431 + 9,264 + 8,749 + 10,773)
÷ 50,258 = 0.76
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | General Dynamics Corp. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Equity Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 9,431) | 9,264) | 8,749) | 10,773) | 9,761) | 9,555) | 9,261) | 10,378) | 9,094) | 9,186) | 7,535) | 8,277) | 7,580) | 7,675) | 7,441) | 8,233) | 7,731) | 7,665) | 7,724) | 7,809) | 7,994) | 7,882) | 7,784) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 14,716) | 13,890) | 13,200) | 13,577) | 13,513) | 12,877) | 12,234) | 11,732) | 12,755) | 11,994) | 11,774) | 11,435) | 11,564) | 10,952) | 10,583) | 10,976) | 11,317) | 10,995) | 10,582) | 10,738) | 10,734) | 11,276) | 11,520) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 2.60 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 2.90 | 2.88 | 2.97 | 3.10 | 3.08 | 2.67 | 2.72 | 2.64 | 2.71 | 2.67 | 2.84 | 2.94 | 2.86 | 2.73 | 2.84 | 2.97 | 2.93 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 2.73 | 3.17 | 3.38 | 3.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 2.54 | 2.81 | 3.19 | 3.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 3.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.84 | 1.90 | 2.06 | 1.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 12.97 | 16.77 | 17.74 | 19.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.78 | 1.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020
+ RevenueQ4 2019)
÷ Shareholders’ equity
= (9,431 + 9,264 + 8,749 + 10,773)
÷ 14,716 = 2.60
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | General Dynamics Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |