Stock Analysis on Net

General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE)

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

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

General Electric Co., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 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 2.91 3.05 3.02 3.15 3.32 3.19 3.10 3.04 3.25 3.40 3.21 3.28 3.46 3.80 4.36 4.41 4.50 4.97
Receivables turnover 4.37 4.17 4.61 4.67 5.00 4.09 4.19 4.39 4.43 4.55 4.83 4.74 4.59 4.37 4.46 5.03 5.08 5.22
Payables turnover 3.38 3.27 3.26 3.41 3.57 2.98 3.14 3.14 3.32 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.56 3.67 4.67 4.99 4.57 4.40
Working capital turnover 7.77 7.24 8.11 5.70 5.87 7.93 13.29 10.55 7.14 4.94 1.57 1.57 1.27 2.26 5.06 6.05 8.72
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 125 120 121 116 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
Add: Average receivable collection period 83 87 79 78 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
Operating cycle 208 207 200 194 183 203 205 203 194 187 190 188 185 179 166 156 153 144
Less: Average payables payment period 108 112 112 107 102 123 116 116 110 110 109 109 103 100 78 73 80 83
Cash conversion cycle 100 95 88 87 81 80 89 87 84 77 81 79 82 79 88 83 73 61

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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. General Electric Co. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. General Electric Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. General Electric Co. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. General Electric Co. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching 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. General Electric Co. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
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. General Electric Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Average payables payment period An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period.
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. General Electric Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Inventory Turnover

General Electric Co., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of equipment and services sold 11,620 14,397 12,904 12,362 10,729 15,467 14,371 13,244 12,453 14,338 13,402 13,618 12,538 14,367 15,275 15,083 15,696 19,080 17,328 17,412 16,208
Inventories, including deferred inventory costs 17,603 16,528 17,020 16,789 16,198 17,403 17,536 17,553 16,570 15,847 16,790 17,016 16,530 15,890 14,925 15,251 15,457 14,104 15,203 19,971 19,419
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 2.91 3.05 3.02 3.15 3.32 3.19 3.10 3.04 3.25 3.40 3.21 3.28 3.46 3.80 4.36 4.41 4.50 4.97
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.82 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.74 0.78 0.71 0.78 0.88 0.94
Caterpillar Inc. 2.58 2.47 2.42 2.38 2.54 2.36 2.40 2.46 2.53 2.44 2.49 2.46 2.55 2.66 2.82 2.97 3.25
Cummins Inc. 4.55 4.27 4.08 3.90 3.81 3.60 3.95 4.05 4.21 4.23 4.29 4.21 4.36 4.24 4.16 4.70 5.05
Eaton Corp. plc 3.95 3.93 3.93 3.94 4.04 3.95 3.87 4.03 4.48 4.73 4.86 5.12 5.88 6.10 6.20 6.00 5.11
Honeywell International Inc. 3.72 3.76 3.82 3.90 4.04 4.09 4.06 4.20 4.55 4.72 4.88 4.85 4.94 4.79 4.88 5.23 5.51
Lockheed Martin Corp. 18.67 18.87 17.88 16.82 16.63 18.68 18.09 16.20 18.12 19.45 19.81 18.64 17.58 16.01 16.91 15.46 14.94 14.22
RTX Corp. 4.76 4.83 4.60 4.68 4.81 5.03 5.03 5.14 5.33 5.65 5.57 5.49 5.48 5.11 4.93 4.85 4.51 5.21

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of equipment and services soldQ1 2024 + Cost of equipment and services soldQ4 2023 + Cost of equipment and services soldQ3 2023 + Cost of equipment and services soldQ2 2023) ÷ Inventories, including deferred inventory costs
= (11,620 + 14,397 + 12,904 + 12,362) ÷ 17,603 = 2.91

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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. General Electric Co. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Receivables Turnover

General Electric Co., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales of equipment and services 15,174 18,516 16,504 15,851 13,694 21,012 18,438 17,880 16,272 19,491 17,813 17,470 16,316 20,272 17,876 16,060 18,814 24,356 21,504 21,370 20,257
Current receivables 15,100 15,466 14,546 14,767 14,212 17,976 17,197 16,283 16,050 15,620 14,874 15,190 15,381 16,691 17,302 16,041 16,925 16,769 16,018 20,152 19,518
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 4.37 4.17 4.61 4.67 5.00 4.09 4.19 4.39 4.43 4.55 4.83 4.74 4.59 4.37 4.46 5.03 5.08 5.22
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 25.83 29.37 24.99 24.99 24.65 26.46 22.98 20.27 25.37 23.58 27.95 24.76 23.97 29.75 22.00 23.85 21.97 23.44
Caterpillar Inc. 6.86 6.95 6.56 6.37 6.39 6.59 6.10 5.46 5.68 5.97 5.51 5.07 5.33 5.86 6.11 6.12 5.92
Cummins Inc. 6.10 5.88 5.49 5.17 5.40 5.45 5.96 5.57 6.02 5.78 5.60 4.96 5.19 5.39 5.87 6.44 6.42
Eaton Corp. plc 5.18 5.07 5.01 5.05 5.09 5.28 5.15 5.39 5.95 5.75 5.72 5.79 6.15 6.40 7.25 7.07 6.22
Honeywell International Inc. 4.87 4.65 4.52 4.57 4.77 4.74 4.45 4.82 5.04 4.78 4.89 4.89 4.78 4.83 5.14 4.87 4.90
Lockheed Martin Corp. 30.86 31.69 28.14 19.67 25.61 26.34 26.06 18.87 26.02 34.15 29.27 25.59 29.81 33.06 25.90 22.19 21.14 25.59
RTX Corp. 6.91 6.36 6.67 7.13 6.81 7.36 7.15 6.28 7.15 6.66 6.69 6.99 6.03 6.11 5.90 6.79 5.35 5.70

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Sales of equipment and servicesQ1 2024 + Sales of equipment and servicesQ4 2023 + Sales of equipment and servicesQ3 2023 + Sales of equipment and servicesQ2 2023) ÷ Current receivables
= (15,174 + 18,516 + 16,504 + 15,851) ÷ 15,100 = 4.37

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. General Electric Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Payables Turnover

General Electric Co., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 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)
Cost of equipment and services sold 11,620 14,397 12,904 12,362 10,729 15,467 14,371 13,244 12,453 14,338 13,402 13,618 12,538 14,367 15,275 15,083 15,696 19,080 17,328 17,412 16,208
Accounts payable and equipment project payables 15,184 15,408 15,785 15,515 15,063 18,644 17,331 17,030 16,206 16,243 16,172 16,653 16,090 16,476 13,941 13,469 15,212 15,926 14,493 17,036 17,059
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 3.38 3.27 3.26 3.41 3.57 2.98 3.14 3.14 3.32 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.56 3.67 4.67 4.99 4.57 4.40
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 5.92 5.86 6.18 6.28 6.37 6.18 6.36 6.17 6.73 6.40 6.20 5.45 4.90 4.94 4.25 4.77 4.69 4.63
Caterpillar Inc. 5.41 5.54 5.09 4.68 4.76 4.81 4.72 4.43 4.36 4.61 4.57 4.46 4.75 5.86 6.31 6.05 6.15
Cummins Inc. 6.06 5.92 5.70 4.95 5.02 4.98 5.52 5.31 6.07 5.69 5.51 4.82 5.29 5.67 6.67 6.36 6.94
Eaton Corp. plc 4.39 4.48 4.52 4.55 4.51 4.61 4.43 4.67 4.75 5.11 5.22 5.66 6.24 7.15 8.18 7.88 6.78
Honeywell International Inc. 3.36 3.51 3.49 3.50 3.53 3.68 3.63 3.66 3.61 3.83 3.76 3.86 3.86 4.27 4.32 4.23 4.25
Lockheed Martin Corp. 17.38 25.56 15.51 16.97 17.65 27.25 21.48 24.07 21.92 74.34 37.83 36.15 30.31 64.48 37.34 37.46 16.70 40.16
RTX Corp. 5.60 5.31 5.37 5.54 5.42 5.40 5.82 5.36 6.28 5.93 6.06 6.52 5.67 5.56 5.96 6.92 4.73 5.28

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of equipment and services soldQ1 2024 + Cost of equipment and services soldQ4 2023 + Cost of equipment and services soldQ3 2023 + Cost of equipment and services soldQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts payable and equipment project payables
= (11,620 + 14,397 + 12,904 + 12,362) ÷ 15,184 = 3.38

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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. General Electric Co. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

General Electric Co., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 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 59,589 59,799 56,434 60,213 60,286 66,234 60,082 60,658 63,299 66,348 103,587 102,411 113,198 88,412 71,389 72,723 80,174 76,416 71,863 81,297 83,752
Less: Current liabilities 51,087 50,876 48,164 48,108 48,177 56,947 54,657 53,883 53,344 51,953 57,676 56,639 57,681 56,069 56,136 59,386 70,305 77,572 67,296 73,178 74,363
Working capital 8,502 8,923 8,270 12,105 12,109 9,287 5,425 6,775 9,955 14,395 45,911 45,772 55,517 32,343 15,253 13,337 9,869 (1,156) 4,567 8,119 9,389
 
Sales of equipment and services 15,174 18,516 16,504 15,851 13,694 21,012 18,438 17,880 16,272 19,491 17,813 17,470 16,316 20,272 17,876 16,060 18,814 24,356 21,504 21,370 20,257
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 7.77 7.24 8.11 5.70 5.87 7.93 13.29 10.55 7.14 4.94 1.57 1.57 1.27 2.26 5.06 6.05 8.72
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 5.76 5.78 5.46 4.80 4.61 3.42 3.13 2.87 2.51 2.34 2.02 2.00 1.88 1.69 1.57 1.76 4.27 15.57
Caterpillar Inc. 5.23 4.27 5.29 4.25 4.62 4.35 3.93 3.83 3.54 2.87 2.80 2.52 2.84 3.01 3.45 4.33 4.04
Cummins Inc. 14.84 6.96 7.38 8.75 9.27 6.76 4.87 4.78 4.60 4.40 4.35 3.82 3.56 3.65 6.93 8.04 7.54
Eaton Corp. plc 5.91 6.61 6.16 7.01 8.70 10.69 65.65 12.41 21.65 5.34 5.42 6.42 7.05 5.60 5.95
Honeywell International Inc. 7.39 5.98 5.16 7.79 7.03 7.91 8.84 8.07 5.86 5.94 4.52 4.27 3.64 3.02 3.14 6.93 5.92
Lockheed Martin Corp. 13.24 18.85 11.04 10.56 12.81 12.93 14.03 14.28 15.14 11.52 10.48 12.30 11.93 12.01 12.62 13.44 17.12 19.15
RTX Corp. 23.64 41.62 44.25 16.99 12.76 20.15 19.15 17.77 11.41 9.75 8.11 10.24 9.77 7.52 7.51 9.23 9.50 26.47

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Sales of equipment and servicesQ1 2024 + Sales of equipment and servicesQ4 2023 + Sales of equipment and servicesQ3 2023 + Sales of equipment and servicesQ2 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (15,174 + 18,516 + 16,504 + 15,851) ÷ 8,502 = 7.77

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. General Electric Co. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.

Average Inventory Processing Period

General Electric Co., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 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 2.91 3.05 3.02 3.15 3.32 3.19 3.10 3.04 3.25 3.40 3.21 3.28 3.46 3.80 4.36 4.41 4.50 4.97
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 125 120 121 116 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 443 415 419 416 438 452 468 494 493 486 475 478 496 467 516 468 416 388
Caterpillar Inc. 141 148 151 154 144 155 152 148 144 150 146 149 143 137 129 123 112
Cummins Inc. 80 85 90 94 96 101 93 90 87 86 85 87 84 86 88 78 72
Eaton Corp. plc 92 93 93 93 90 92 94 90 82 77 75 71 62 60 59 61 71
Honeywell International Inc. 98 97 96 94 90 89 90 87 80 77 75 75 74 76 75 70 66
Lockheed Martin Corp. 20 19 20 22 22 20 20 23 20 19 18 20 21 23 22 24 24 26
RTX Corp. 77 76 79 78 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.91 = 125

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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. General Electric Co. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

General Electric Co., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 4.37 4.17 4.61 4.67 5.00 4.09 4.19 4.39 4.43 4.55 4.83 4.74 4.59 4.37 4.46 5.03 5.08 5.22
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 83 87 79 78 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 14 12 15 15 15 14 16 18 14 15 13 15 15 12 17 15 17 16
Caterpillar Inc. 53 53 56 57 57 55 60 67 64 61 66 72 68 62 60 60 62
Cummins Inc. 60 62 66 71 68 67 61 66 61 63 65 74 70 68 62 57 57
Eaton Corp. plc 70 72 73 72 72 69 71 68 61 63 64 63 59 57 50 52 59
Honeywell International Inc. 75 79 81 80 77 77 82 76 72 76 75 75 76 76 71 75 75
Lockheed Martin Corp. 12 12 13 19 14 14 14 19 14 11 12 14 12 11 14 16 17 14
RTX Corp. 53 57 55 51 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.37 = 83

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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

General Electric Co., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Mar 31, 2024 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 125 120 121 116 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
Average receivable collection period 83 87 79 78 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 208 207 200 194 183 203 205 203 194 187 190 188 185 179 166 156 153 144
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 457 427 434 431 453 466 484 512 507 501 488 493 511 479 533 483 433 404
Caterpillar Inc. 194 201 207 211 201 210 212 215 208 211 212 221 211 199 189 183 174
Cummins Inc. 140 147 156 165 164 168 154 156 148 149 150 161 154 154 150 135 129
Eaton Corp. plc 162 165 166 165 162 161 165 158 143 140 139 134 121 117 109 113 130
Honeywell International Inc. 173 176 177 174 167 166 172 163 152 153 150 150 150 152 146 145 141
Lockheed Martin Corp. 32 31 33 41 36 34 34 42 34 30 30 34 33 34 36 40 41 40
RTX Corp. 130 133 134 129 130 123 124 129 120 120 120 118 128 131 136 129 149 134

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 125 + 83 = 208

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

Average Payables Payment Period

General Electric Co., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 3.38 3.27 3.26 3.41 3.57 2.98 3.14 3.14 3.32 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.56 3.67 4.67 4.99 4.57 4.40
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 108 112 112 107 102 123 116 116 110 110 109 109 103 100 78 73 80 83
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 62 62 59 58 57 59 57 59 54 57 59 67 74 74 86 77 78 79
Caterpillar Inc. 67 66 72 78 77 76 77 82 84 79 80 82 77 62 58 60 59
Cummins Inc. 60 62 64 74 73 73 66 69 60 64 66 76 69 64 55 57 53
Eaton Corp. plc 83 82 81 80 81 79 82 78 77 71 70 65 58 51 45 46 54
Honeywell International Inc. 109 104 105 104 103 99 101 100 101 95 97 95 95 85 85 86 86
Lockheed Martin Corp. 21 14 24 22 21 13 17 15 17 5 10 10 12 6 10 10 22 9
RTX Corp. 65 69 68 66 67 68 63 68 58 62 60 56 64 66 61 53 77 69

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.38 = 108

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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.

Cash Conversion Cycle

General Electric Co., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 125 120 121 116 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
Average receivable collection period 83 87 79 78 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
Average payables payment period 108 112 112 107 102 123 116 116 110 110 109 109 103 100 78 73 80 83
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 100 95 88 87 81 80 89 87 84 77 81 79 82 79 88 83 73 61
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 395 365 375 373 396 407 427 453 453 444 429 426 437 405 447 406 355 325
Caterpillar Inc. 127 135 135 133 124 134 135 133 124 132 132 139 134 137 131 123 115
Cummins Inc. 80 85 92 91 91 95 88 87 88 85 84 85 85 90 95 78 76
Eaton Corp. plc 79 83 85 85 81 82 83 80 66 69 69 69 63 66 64 67 76
Honeywell International Inc. 64 72 72 70 64 67 71 63 51 58 53 55 55 67 61 59 55
Lockheed Martin Corp. 11 17 9 19 15 21 17 27 17 25 20 24 21 28 26 30 19 31
RTX Corp. 65 64 66 63 63 55 61 61 62 58 60 62 64 65 75 76 72 65

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 125 + 83108 = 100

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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. General Electric Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.