Analysis of Short-term (Operating) 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.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Northrop Grumman Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Northrop Grumman Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Northrop Grumman Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Northrop Grumman Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Northrop Grumman Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Inventory Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 7,316) | 8,209) | 7,153) | 6,842) | 6,924) | 7,088) | 6,786) | 7,108) | 7,417) | 8,122) | 7,243) | 7,058) | 6,898) | 6,615) | 6,748) | 6,726) | 6,493) | 6,469) | 6,096) | 5,563) | 5,176) | |||||||
| Inventoried costs, net | 1,115) | 978) | 989) | 909) | 838) | 811) | 872) | 863) | 860) | 759) | 853) | 832) | 785) | 783) | 810) | 810) | 778) | 654) | 719) | 690) | 435) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 26.48 | 29.78 | 28.32 | 30.41 | 33.30 | 35.02 | 33.75 | 34.63 | 34.70 | 38.63 | 32.61 | 32.84 | 34.38 | 33.95 | 32.64 | 31.83 | 31.65 | 35.63 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 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. | 2.38 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 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. | 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. | 4.81 | 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: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022
+ Cost of salesQ3 2022
+ Cost of salesQ2 2022)
÷ Inventoried costs, net
= (7,316 + 8,209 + 7,153 + 6,842)
÷ 1,115 = 26.48
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Northrop Grumman Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Receivables Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 9,301) | 10,033) | 8,971) | 8,801) | 8,797) | 8,639) | 8,720) | 9,151) | 9,157) | 10,212) | 9,083) | 8,884) | 8,620) | 8,721) | 8,475) | 8,456) | 8,189) | 8,156) | 8,085) | 7,119) | 6,735) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 2,061) | 1,511) | 1,936) | 2,387) | 1,713) | 1,467) | 1,590) | 1,910) | 1,710) | 1,501) | 1,958) | 1,989) | 2,136) | 1,326) | 2,111) | 1,832) | 2,166) | 1,448) | 1,702) | 1,815) | 1,241) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 18.00 | 24.22 | 18.19 | 14.64 | 20.61 | 24.31 | 23.42 | 19.69 | 21.83 | 24.52 | 18.03 | 17.45 | 16.04 | 25.52 | 15.76 | 17.95 | 14.57 | 20.78 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 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. | 6.37 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 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. | 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. | 6.81 | 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: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (SalesQ1 2023
+ SalesQ4 2022
+ SalesQ3 2022
+ SalesQ2 2022)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801)
÷ 2,061 = 18.00
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Northrop Grumman Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Payables Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 7,316) | 8,209) | 7,153) | 6,842) | 6,924) | 7,088) | 6,786) | 7,108) | 7,417) | 8,122) | 7,243) | 7,058) | 6,898) | 6,615) | 6,748) | 6,726) | 6,493) | 6,469) | 6,096) | 5,563) | 5,176) | |||||||
| Trade accounts payable | 2,136) | 2,587) | 2,335) | 2,098) | 2,050) | 2,197) | 2,184) | 2,001) | 1,895) | 1,806) | 2,197) | 2,006) | 2,071) | 2,226) | 2,021) | 1,962) | 1,932) | 2,182) | 1,939) | 1,824) | 1,395) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 13.82 | 11.26 | 11.99 | 13.17 | 13.61 | 12.93 | 13.48 | 14.94 | 15.75 | 16.24 | 12.66 | 13.62 | 13.03 | 11.94 | 13.08 | 13.14 | 12.74 | 10.68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 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. | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 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. | 17.65 | 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. | 5.42 | 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: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022
+ Cost of salesQ3 2022
+ Cost of salesQ2 2022)
÷ Trade accounts payable
= (7,316 + 8,209 + 7,153 + 6,842)
÷ 2,136 = 13.82
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Northrop Grumman Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 12,810) | 12,488) | 12,298) | 11,637) | 11,556) | 12,426) | 12,928) | 12,762) | 12,253) | 15,344) | 14,552) | 13,179) | 13,128) | 10,685) | 10,836) | 10,159) | 10,443) | 9,680) | 10,132) | 9,722) | 16,157) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 10,483) | 11,587) | 10,812) | 8,976) | 8,850) | 9,530) | 8,819) | 8,591) | 8,367) | 9,580) | 10,109) | 9,727) | 10,177) | 9,434) | 8,416) | 8,155) | 8,821) | 8,274) | 8,039) | 7,833) | 6,415) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,327) | 901) | 1,486) | 2,661) | 2,706) | 2,896) | 4,109) | 4,171) | 3,886) | 5,764) | 4,443) | 3,452) | 2,951) | 1,251) | 2,420) | 2,004) | 1,622) | 1,406) | 2,093) | 1,889) | 9,742) | |||||||
| Sales | 9,301) | 10,033) | 8,971) | 8,801) | 8,797) | 8,639) | 8,720) | 9,151) | 9,157) | 10,212) | 9,083) | 8,884) | 8,620) | 8,721) | 8,475) | 8,456) | 8,189) | 8,156) | 8,085) | 7,119) | 6,735) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 15.95 | 40.62 | 23.69 | 13.14 | 13.05 | 12.32 | 9.06 | 9.02 | 9.61 | 6.38 | 7.95 | 10.05 | 11.61 | 27.05 | 13.75 | 16.41 | 19.45 | 21.40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 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. | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 7.01 | 8.70 | 10.69 | — | — | 65.65 | 12.41 | 21.65 | 5.34 | 5.42 | 6.42 | 7.05 | 5.60 | 5.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 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. | 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. | 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: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (SalesQ1 2023
+ SalesQ4 2022
+ SalesQ3 2022
+ SalesQ2 2022)
÷ Working capital
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801)
÷ 2,327 = 15.95
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Northrop Grumman Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Northrop Grumman Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 26.48 | 29.78 | 28.32 | 30.41 | 33.30 | 35.02 | 33.75 | 34.63 | 34.70 | 38.63 | 32.61 | 32.84 | 34.38 | 33.95 | 32.64 | 31.83 | 31.65 | 35.63 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 438 | 452 | 468 | 494 | 493 | 486 | 475 | 478 | 496 | 467 | 516 | 468 | 416 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 154 | 144 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 144 | 150 | 146 | 149 | 143 | 137 | 129 | 123 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 93 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 110 | 114 | 118 | 120 | 112 | 107 | 114 | 111 | 105 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 94 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 76 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 26.48 = 14
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Northrop Grumman Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 18.00 | 24.22 | 18.19 | 14.64 | 20.61 | 24.31 | 23.42 | 19.69 | 21.83 | 24.52 | 18.03 | 17.45 | 16.04 | 25.52 | 15.76 | 17.95 | 14.57 | 20.78 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 57 | 57 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 72 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 52 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 73 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 72 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 80 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 54 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 68 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 18.00 = 20
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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
Northrop Grumman Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 453 | 466 | 484 | 512 | 507 | 501 | 488 | 493 | 511 | 479 | 533 | 483 | 433 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 211 | 201 | 210 | 212 | 215 | 208 | 211 | 212 | 221 | 211 | 199 | 189 | 183 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 165 | 162 | 161 | 165 | 158 | 143 | 140 | 139 | 134 | 121 | 117 | 109 | 113 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 183 | 203 | 205 | 203 | 194 | 187 | 190 | 188 | 185 | 179 | 166 | 156 | 153 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 174 | 167 | 166 | 172 | 163 | 152 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 152 | 146 | 145 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 36 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 130 | 123 | 124 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 128 | 131 | 136 | 129 | 149 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 14 + 20 = 34
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Northrop Grumman Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Northrop Grumman Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 13.82 | 11.26 | 11.99 | 13.17 | 13.61 | 12.93 | 13.48 | 14.94 | 15.75 | 16.24 | 12.66 | 13.62 | 13.03 | 11.94 | 13.08 | 13.14 | 12.74 | 10.68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 57 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 86 | 77 | 78 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 78 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 80 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 46 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 102 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 103 | 100 | 78 | 73 | 80 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 104 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 21 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 67 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 13.82 = 26
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Northrop Grumman Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 8 | -5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -6 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 396 | 407 | 427 | 453 | 453 | 444 | 429 | 426 | 437 | 405 | 447 | 406 | 355 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 133 | 124 | 134 | 135 | 133 | 124 | 132 | 132 | 139 | 134 | 137 | 131 | 123 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 85 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 81 | 80 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 70 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 15 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 63 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 14 + 20 – 26 = 8
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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. | Northrop Grumman Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |