Stock Analysis on Net

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

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

Microsoft Excel

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Johnson & Johnson, short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 2.37 2.77 2.50 2.49 2.49 2.68 2.69 2.77 2.87 2.86 2.91 2.86 3.04 2.89 2.93 3.16 3.05
Receivables turnover 5.73 6.44 5.83 5.89 5.88 6.04 5.92 6.08 6.14 6.13 6.00 5.64 6.08 5.55 5.50 5.56 5.67
Payables turnover 2.76 3.71 3.08 3.22 2.66 3.08 3.15 3.26 2.70 3.32 3.38 3.34 2.99 3.94 4.09 3.78 3.23
Working capital turnover 11.81 10.21 15.28 23.98 4.88 5.02 5.57 5.95 5.97 5.93 7.26 9.44 4.32 8.83 7.85 8.81
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 154 132 146 147 147 136 136 132 127 128 125 128 120 126 124 116 119
Add: Average receivable collection period 64 57 63 62 62 60 62 60 59 60 61 65 60 66 66 66 64
Operating cycle 218 189 209 209 209 196 198 192 186 188 186 193 180 192 190 182 183
Less: Average payables payment period 132 98 118 113 137 118 116 112 135 110 108 109 122 93 89 97 113
Cash conversion cycle 86 91 91 96 72 78 82 80 51 78 78 84 58 99 101 85 70

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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. Johnson & Johnson inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Johnson & Johnson receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Johnson & Johnson payables turnover ratio increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Johnson & Johnson working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average inventory processing period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. Johnson & Johnson number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly 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. Johnson & Johnson number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Johnson & Johnson operating cycle improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly 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. Johnson & Johnson number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.
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.

Inventory Turnover

Johnson & Johnson, inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of products sold 3,340 6,606 8,212 8,395 7,765 7,807 7,919 7,598 7,955 7,250 7,587 7,063 7,814 6,972 6,579 7,062 7,134 6,867 6,940 6,615
Inventories 11,181 11,198 12,888 12,809 12,483 11,675 11,437 10,990 10,387 10,387 10,100 9,952 9,344 9,599 9,424 8,868 9,020 9,173 9,263 9,086
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 2.37 2.77 2.50 2.49 2.49 2.68 2.69 2.77 2.87 2.86 2.91 2.86 3.04 2.89 2.93 3.16 3.05
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 4.98 4.74 4.30 4.53 4.87 5.54 4.99 4.96 5.58 5.76 5.45 5.40 4.65 3.66 2.36 4.17 4.10
Amgen Inc. 0.89 1.41 1.38 1.31 1.30 1.34 1.40 1.48 1.58 1.53 1.53 1.53 1.58 1.48 1.38 1.31 1.22
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.02 4.33 4.39 3.93 4.33 4.77 4.59 4.55 4.74 4.85 5.01 5.61 5.68 5.83 4.46 3.50 1.88
Danaher Corp. 3.80 3.87 3.74 3.50 4.03 3.80 3.71 3.87 4.16 4.06 4.28 4.34 4.28 3.79 3.26 3.09 4.87
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.23 1.40 1.37 1.36 1.54 1.86 1.79 1.93 1.88 1.79 1.80 1.68 1.38 1.42 1.48 1.55 1.48
Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.64 3.49 3.45 3.57 3.75 4.71 4.50 4.50 4.08 3.21 2.99 2.79 2.72 4.82 4.52 4.75 5.07
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.54 2.63 2.66 2.72 2.95 3.10 3.06 2.74 2.29 2.73 2.79 2.40 2.45 2.22 2.33 2.46 2.36
Pfizer Inc. 2.45 2.65 2.31 3.07 3.82 3.62 3.66 3.67 3.40 2.78 1.80 1.28 1.08 0.90 1.05 1.15 1.23
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.70 0.72 0.69 0.67 0.65 0.83 0.96 1.27 1.25 0.88 0.82 0.56 0.58 0.55 0.57 0.55 0.55
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.06 4.83 4.64 4.62 4.60 4.29 4.03 3.87 3.88 3.90 4.03 4.01 4.02 3.92 3.93 4.14 4.22
Zoetis Inc. 1.00 0.91 0.91 0.96 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.13 1.20 1.23 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.22 1.21 1.31 1.41

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of products soldQ4 2023 + Cost of products soldQ3 2023 + Cost of products soldQ2 2023 + Cost of products soldQ1 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (3,340 + 6,606 + 8,212 + 8,395) ÷ 11,181 = 2.37

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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. Johnson & Johnson inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Receivables Turnover

Johnson & Johnson, receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales to customers 13,532 21,351 25,530 24,746 23,706 23,791 24,020 23,426 24,804 23,338 23,312 22,321 22,475 21,082 18,336 20,691 20,747 20,729 20,562 20,021
Accounts receivable, trade, less allowances 14,873 14,798 16,777 16,350 16,160 15,890 16,139 15,594 15,283 14,911 14,871 14,938 13,576 14,579 14,645 14,874 14,481 14,801 14,653 14,115
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 5.73 6.44 5.83 5.89 5.88 6.04 5.92 6.08 6.14 6.13 6.00 5.64 6.08 5.55 5.50 5.56 5.67
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 4.87 4.83 4.88 4.95 5.16 5.38 5.10 5.29 5.63 5.94 5.42 5.24 5.19 4.83 4.34 5.35 6.13
Amgen Inc. 3.70 4.17 4.34 4.34 4.46 4.60 4.62 4.81 4.96 5.11 5.39 5.41 5.36 5.81 4.31 4.55 5.47
Danaher Corp. 6.09 6.75 6.94 6.89 6.40 7.09 6.81 6.87 6.36 6.69 6.51 6.28 5.51 5.83 5.59 5.25 5.61
Eli Lilly & Co. 3.75 3.93 3.93 3.68 4.14 4.35 4.57 4.64 4.24 4.69 4.58 4.56 4.18 4.75 4.75 4.52 4.91
Gilead Sciences Inc. 5.78 5.68 6.43 6.43 5.65 6.16 6.60 7.18 6.01 5.95 6.34 6.43 4.98 5.83 6.84 5.73 6.18
Merck & Co. Inc. 5.81 5.71 5.29 5.56 6.27 6.22 5.93 5.49 5.28 5.56 6.00 5.65 6.11 5.62 6.23 5.88 6.91
Pfizer Inc. 5.23 6.18 7.62 7.55 9.16 6.21 6.68 6.99 7.08 5.81 5.23 4.70 5.28 4.29 4.96 4.93 5.93
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2.31 2.35 2.47 2.42 2.28 2.47 2.76 3.41 2.66 2.48 1.77 2.20 2.07 2.04 2.84 2.72 2.94
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.21 5.19 5.43 5.53 5.53 5.76 5.53 5.21 4.92 7.03 6.99 6.46 5.61 5.49 5.86 5.69 5.87
Zoetis Inc. 6.55 6.66 6.22 6.82 6.65 6.73 6.19 6.46 6.86 6.61 6.34 6.23 6.59 6.46 6.44 6.57 5.76

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Sales to customersQ4 2023 + Sales to customersQ3 2023 + Sales to customersQ2 2023 + Sales to customersQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, trade, less allowances
= (13,532 + 21,351 + 25,530 + 24,746) ÷ 14,873 = 5.73

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Johnson & Johnson receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Payables Turnover

Johnson & Johnson, payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of products sold 3,340 6,606 8,212 8,395 7,765 7,807 7,919 7,598 7,955 7,250 7,587 7,063 7,814 6,972 6,579 7,062 7,134 6,867 6,940 6,615
Accounts payable 9,632 8,355 10,443 9,909 11,703 10,153 9,765 9,309 11,055 8,961 8,704 8,503 9,505 7,044 6,765 7,411 8,544 7,491 6,912 6,923
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 2.76 3.71 3.08 3.22 2.66 3.08 3.15 3.26 2.70 3.32 3.38 3.34 2.99 3.94 4.09 3.78 3.23
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Amgen Inc. 5.32 5.22 5.67 4.97 4.08 5.30 5.09 4.65 4.72 5.41 4.92 4.40 4.33 5.01 4.60 3.60 3.18
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.28 3.75 3.38 3.20 3.33 3.82 3.41 3.25 3.37 3.89 2.97 3.69 4.34 4.65 3.73 3.23 3.30
Danaher Corp. 5.58 6.18 6.09 5.68 5.45 5.61 5.00 5.04 4.48 5.20 5.54 5.29 4.79 5.46 5.28 4.55 5.23
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.73 2.81 2.65 3.07 3.43 4.24 4.21 5.24 4.38 4.46 4.30 3.75 3.41 3.53 3.92 3.97 3.36
Gilead Sciences Inc. 11.81 9.90 9.06 8.99 6.25 11.22 11.89 11.43 9.36 9.18 8.70 8.71 5.42 9.22 8.93 7.94 6.56
Merck & Co. Inc. 4.11 4.59 4.58 4.34 4.08 5.16 4.86 4.25 2.96 4.54 3.93 3.81 3.37 3.64 4.10 4.02 3.78
Pfizer Inc. 3.72 5.07 3.92 4.78 5.04 5.49 6.17 6.66 5.53 5.11 3.72 2.68 2.02 2.02 2.32 2.45 2.42
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2.99 3.43 3.14 2.69 2.65 3.74 4.00 5.39 4.32 4.23 3.42 2.23 2.36 2.24 2.48 2.36 1.87
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 8.97 10.41 10.82 9.35 7.67 9.93 8.84 7.96 6.83 8.31 8.88 8.12 7.45 8.82 10.35 8.93 7.40
Zoetis Inc. 6.23 6.41 5.29 5.83 6.06 6.44 5.53 5.78 5.28 5.95 6.14 6.21 4.50 5.56 5.73 7.29 6.62

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of products soldQ4 2023 + Cost of products soldQ3 2023 + Cost of products soldQ2 2023 + Cost of products soldQ1 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (3,340 + 6,606 + 8,212 + 8,395) ÷ 9,632 = 2.76

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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. Johnson & Johnson payables turnover ratio increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Working Capital Turnover

Johnson & Johnson, working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 53,495 53,703 60,567 64,388 55,294 65,236 63,847 60,424 60,979 59,889 53,769 52,533 51,237 57,578 45,892 44,226 45,274 44,333 41,799 41,987
Less: Current liabilities 46,282 44,370 54,170 60,373 55,802 45,543 44,821 43,390 45,226 44,561 38,721 40,932 42,493 38,847 36,772 33,689 35,964 35,162 31,353 29,111
Working capital 7,213 9,333 6,397 4,015 (508) 19,693 19,026 17,034 15,753 15,328 15,048 11,601 8,744 18,731 9,120 10,537 9,310 9,171 10,446 12,876
 
Sales to customers 13,532 21,351 25,530 24,746 23,706 23,791 24,020 23,426 24,804 23,338 23,312 22,321 22,475 21,082 18,336 20,691 20,747 20,729 20,562 20,021
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 11.81 10.21 15.28 23.98 4.88 5.02 5.57 5.95 5.97 5.93 7.26 9.44 4.32 8.83 7.85 8.81
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 130.12 0.97 0.98
Amgen Inc. 2.25 0.81 0.84 0.82 3.82 2.52 3.67 4.34 3.37 2.55 5.35 2.84 2.55 1.87 1.87 3.27 3.96
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.60 10.47 5.53 5.55 8.30 5.75 4.92 6.24 3.95 4.43 4.24 4.25 3.72 2.77 3.09 2.38 2.28
Danaher Corp. 4.22 2.39 3.22 3.81 4.20 5.00 5.43 5.91 8.40 7.98 3.12 3.45 3.48 3.14 2.80 6.74 0.87
Eli Lilly & Co. 31.79 12.21 5.77 31.84 14.71 19.45 8.19 8.33 6.73 12.14 5.21 4.93 5.45 8.85 16.68 11.54
Gilead Sciences Inc. 5.61 6.74 84.15 9.14 8.42 8.56 6.87 6.68 8.54 7.25 7.09 7.06 5.30 1.07 1.55 1.24 1.08
Merck & Co. Inc. 9.29 6.69 8.86 5.63 5.16 5.58 6.39 6.09 7.62 6.51 6.97 84.97 109.83 7.67 6.59 17.87 8.90
Pfizer Inc. 1.60 2.01 6.88 11.00 3.83 5.05 6.10 4.78 4.29 4.21 3.60 4.58 3.16 3.31 57.45
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.82 0.87 0.92 0.90 0.96 1.09 1.14 1.46 1.59 1.35 1.29 1.35 1.20 1.22 1.92 1.21 1.41
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 4.05 4.86 7.40 10.13 5.46 5.40 6.03 6.13 5.87 2.30 3.10 3.36 2.76 2.37 2.69 3.54 4.48
Zoetis Inc. 1.92 1.81 1.86 1.86 1.86 2.18 2.22 2.07 1.51 1.46 1.50 1.48 1.50 1.50 1.42 2.08 2.13

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Sales to customersQ4 2023 + Sales to customersQ3 2023 + Sales to customersQ2 2023 + Sales to customersQ1 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (13,532 + 21,351 + 25,530 + 24,746) ÷ 7,213 = 11.81

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Johnson & Johnson working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Johnson & Johnson, average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 2.37 2.77 2.50 2.49 2.49 2.68 2.69 2.77 2.87 2.86 2.91 2.86 3.04 2.89 2.93 3.16 3.05
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 154 132 146 147 147 136 136 132 127 128 125 128 120 126 124 116 119
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 73 77 85 81 75 66 73 74 65 63 67 68 79 100 155 88 89
Amgen Inc. 411 259 265 279 281 272 260 247 231 239 239 239 231 247 265 279 300
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 91 84 83 93 84 76 79 80 77 75 73 65 64 63 82 104 194
Danaher Corp. 96 94 98 104 91 96 98 94 88 90 85 84 85 96 112 118 75
Eli Lilly & Co. 298 261 267 268 237 196 204 189 194 204 203 217 265 257 247 236 247
Gilead Sciences Inc. 100 105 106 102 97 78 81 81 89 114 122 131 134 76 81 77 72
Merck & Co. Inc. 144 139 137 134 124 118 119 133 159 134 131 152 149 164 156 148 155
Pfizer Inc. 149 138 158 119 95 101 100 99 107 131 203 284 338 405 348 316 296
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 519 508 532 549 562 440 379 287 292 415 445 653 625 664 635 659 661
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 72 76 79 79 79 85 91 94 94 94 91 91 91 93 93 88 87
Zoetis Inc. 365 403 402 378 349 350 338 323 305 297 291 289 289 299 301 280 258

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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 ÷ 2.37 = 154

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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. Johnson & Johnson number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Johnson & Johnson, average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 5.73 6.44 5.83 5.89 5.88 6.04 5.92 6.08 6.14 6.13 6.00 5.64 6.08 5.55 5.50 5.56 5.67
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 64 57 63 62 62 60 62 60 59 60 61 65 60 66 66 66 64
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 75 76 75 74 71 68 72 69 65 61 67 70 70 76 84 68 60
Amgen Inc. 99 88 84 84 82 79 79 76 74 71 68 67 68 63 85 80 67
Danaher Corp. 60 54 53 53 57 51 54 53 57 55 56 58 66 63 65 69 65
Eli Lilly & Co. 97 93 93 99 88 84 80 79 86 78 80 80 87 77 77 81 74
Gilead Sciences Inc. 63 64 57 57 65 59 55 51 61 61 58 57 73 63 53 64 59
Merck & Co. Inc. 63 64 69 66 58 59 62 66 69 66 61 65 60 65 59 62 53
Pfizer Inc. 70 59 48 48 40 59 55 52 52 63 70 78 69 85 74 74 62
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 158 156 148 151 160 148 132 107 137 147 206 166 177 179 128 134 124
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 70 70 67 66 66 63 66 70 74 52 52 56 65 66 62 64 62
Zoetis Inc. 56 55 59 53 55 54 59 57 53 55 58 59 55 56 57 56 63

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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 ÷ 5.73 = 64

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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. Johnson & Johnson number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Operating Cycle

Johnson & Johnson, operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 154 132 146 147 147 136 136 132 127 128 125 128 120 126 124 116 119
Average receivable collection period 64 57 63 62 62 60 62 60 59 60 61 65 60 66 66 66 64
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 218 189 209 209 209 196 198 192 186 188 186 193 180 192 190 182 183
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 148 153 160 155 146 134 145 143 130 124 134 138 149 176 239 156 149
Amgen Inc. 510 347 349 363 363 351 339 323 305 310 307 306 299 310 350 359 367
Danaher Corp. 156 148 151 157 148 147 152 147 145 145 141 142 151 159 177 187 140
Eli Lilly & Co. 395 354 360 367 325 280 284 268 280 282 283 297 352 334 324 317 321
Gilead Sciences Inc. 163 169 163 159 162 137 136 132 150 175 180 188 207 139 134 141 131
Merck & Co. Inc. 207 203 206 200 182 177 181 199 228 200 192 217 209 229 215 210 208
Pfizer Inc. 219 197 206 167 135 160 155 151 159 194 273 362 407 490 422 390 358
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 677 664 680 700 722 588 511 394 429 562 651 819 802 843 763 793 785
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 142 146 146 145 145 148 157 164 168 146 143 147 156 159 155 152 149
Zoetis Inc. 421 458 461 431 404 404 397 380 358 352 349 348 344 355 358 336 321

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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
= 154 + 64 = 218

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Johnson & Johnson operating cycle improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Average Payables Payment Period

Johnson & Johnson, average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 2.76 3.71 3.08 3.22 2.66 3.08 3.15 3.26 2.70 3.32 3.38 3.34 2.99 3.94 4.09 3.78 3.23
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 132 98 118 113 137 118 116 112 135 110 108 109 122 93 89 97 113
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Amgen Inc. 69 70 64 73 90 69 72 78 77 67 74 83 84 73 79 101 115
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 111 97 108 114 109 96 107 112 108 94 123 99 84 78 98 113 110
Danaher Corp. 65 59 60 64 67 65 73 72 82 70 66 69 76 67 69 80 70
Eli Lilly & Co. 134 130 138 119 106 86 87 70 83 82 85 97 107 103 93 92 109
Gilead Sciences Inc. 31 37 40 41 58 33 31 32 39 40 42 42 67 40 41 46 56
Merck & Co. Inc. 89 80 80 84 89 71 75 86 123 80 93 96 108 100 89 91 97
Pfizer Inc. 98 72 93 76 72 66 59 55 66 71 98 136 181 180 157 149 151
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 122 106 116 136 138 98 91 68 84 86 107 164 155 163 147 155 195
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 41 35 34 39 48 37 41 46 53 44 41 45 49 41 35 41 49
Zoetis Inc. 59 57 69 63 60 57 66 63 69 61 59 59 81 66 64 50 55

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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 ÷ 2.76 = 132

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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. Johnson & Johnson number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Johnson & Johnson, cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 154 132 146 147 147 136 136 132 127 128 125 128 120 126 124 116 119
Average receivable collection period 64 57 63 62 62 60 62 60 59 60 61 65 60 66 66 66 64
Average payables payment period 132 98 118 113 137 118 116 112 135 110 108 109 122 93 89 97 113
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 86 91 91 96 72 78 82 80 51 78 78 84 58 99 101 85 70
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Amgen Inc. 441 277 285 290 273 282 267 245 228 243 233 223 215 237 271 258 252
Danaher Corp. 91 89 91 93 81 82 79 75 63 75 75 73 75 92 108 107 70
Eli Lilly & Co. 261 224 222 248 219 194 197 198 197 200 198 200 245 231 231 225 212
Gilead Sciences Inc. 132 132 123 118 104 104 105 100 111 135 138 146 140 99 93 95 75
Merck & Co. Inc. 118 123 126 116 93 106 106 113 105 120 99 121 101 129 126 119 111
Pfizer Inc. 121 125 113 91 63 94 96 96 93 123 175 226 226 310 265 241 207
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 555 558 564 564 584 490 420 326 345 476 544 655 647 680 616 638 590
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 101 111 112 106 97 111 116 118 115 102 102 102 107 118 120 111 100
Zoetis Inc. 362 401 392 368 344 347 331 317 289 291 290 289 263 289 294 286 266

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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
= 154 + 64132 = 86

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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.