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Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

RTX Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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 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
Receivables turnover 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
Payables turnover 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
Working capital turnover 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
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 77 76 79 78 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70
Add: Average receivable collection period 53 57 55 51 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64
Operating cycle 130 133 134 129 130 123 124 129 120 120 120 118 128 131 136 129 149 134
Less: Average payables payment period 65 69 68 66 67 68 63 68 58 62 60 56 64 66 61 53 77 69
Cash conversion cycle 65 64 66 63 63 55 61 61 62 58 60 62 64 65 75 76 72 65

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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. RTX Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. RTX Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. RTX Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. RTX Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

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. RTX Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated 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. RTX Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. RTX Corp. operating cycle improved 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. RTX Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
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

RTX Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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 sales 15,744 15,918 12,750 14,518 13,645 14,526 13,464 12,856 12,560 13,616 13,089 12,655 12,537 14,266 13,004 12,214 8,572 14,734 14,211 14,413 13,707
Inventory, net 12,386 11,777 12,050 11,997 11,327 10,617 10,443 10,142 9,749 9,178 9,426 9,548 9,498 9,411 9,843 10,256 11,506 10,950 11,242 10,934 10,474
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 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
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
General Electric Co. 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
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 salesQ1 2024 + Cost of salesQ4 2023 + Cost of salesQ3 2023 + Cost of salesQ2 2023) ÷ Inventory, net
= (15,744 + 15,918 + 12,750 + 14,518) ÷ 12,386 = 4.76

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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. RTX Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Receivables Turnover

RTX Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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)
Net sales 19,305 19,927 13,464 18,315 17,214 18,093 16,951 16,314 15,716 17,044 16,213 15,880 15,251 16,419 14,747 14,061 11,360 19,551 19,496 19,634 18,365
Accounts receivable, net 10,280 10,838 10,058 9,903 10,069 9,108 9,233 10,394 9,076 9,661 9,538 8,912 10,037 9,254 10,115 9,496 13,104 13,524 13,607 13,695 13,574
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 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
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
General Electric Co. 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
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 = (Net salesQ1 2024 + Net salesQ4 2023 + Net salesQ3 2023 + Net salesQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (19,305 + 19,927 + 13,464 + 18,315) ÷ 10,280 = 6.91

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. RTX Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

Payables Turnover

RTX Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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 sales 15,744 15,918 12,750 14,518 13,645 14,526 13,464 12,856 12,560 13,616 13,089 12,655 12,537 14,266 13,004 12,214 8,572 14,734 14,211 14,413 13,707
Accounts payable 10,522 10,698 10,315 10,128 10,060 9,896 9,017 9,732 8,270 8,751 8,667 8,043 9,182 8,639 8,143 7,182 10,976 10,809 10,840 11,109 10,364
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 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
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
General Electric Co. 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
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 salesQ1 2024 + Cost of salesQ4 2023 + Cost of salesQ3 2023 + Cost of salesQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (15,744 + 15,918 + 12,750 + 14,518) ÷ 10,522 = 5.60

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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. RTX Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

Working Capital Turnover

RTX Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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 48,023 48,417 46,518 45,915 45,504 42,443 41,821 41,462 40,740 42,050 41,992 40,879 42,552 43,376 43,511 42,274 38,875 37,497 37,816 37,058 35,402
Less: Current liabilities 45,019 46,761 45,002 41,760 40,128 39,114 38,373 37,788 35,057 35,449 34,131 34,794 36,359 35,848 35,562 35,291 31,502 34,586 35,567 35,422 31,403
Working capital 3,004 1,656 1,516 4,155 5,376 3,329 3,448 3,674 5,683 6,601 7,861 6,085 6,193 7,528 7,949 6,983 7,373 2,911 2,249 1,636 3,999
 
Net sales 19,305 19,927 13,464 18,315 17,214 18,093 16,951 16,314 15,716 17,044 16,213 15,880 15,251 16,419 14,747 14,061 11,360 19,551 19,496 19,634 18,365
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 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
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
General Electric Co. 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
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 = (Net salesQ1 2024 + Net salesQ4 2023 + Net salesQ3 2023 + Net salesQ2 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (19,305 + 19,927 + 13,464 + 18,315) ÷ 3,004 = 23.64

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. RTX Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Average Inventory Processing Period

RTX Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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 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
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 77 76 79 78 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70
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
General Electric Co. 125 120 121 116 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 ÷ 4.76 = 77

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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. RTX Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

RTX Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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
Receivables turnover 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
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 53 57 55 51 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64
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
General Electric Co. 83 87 79 78 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 ÷ 6.91 = 53

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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. RTX Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level.

Operating Cycle

RTX Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Mar 3, 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 77 76 79 78 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70
Average receivable collection period 53 57 55 51 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 130 133 134 129 130 123 124 129 120 120 120 118 128 131 136 129 149 134
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
General Electric Co. 208 207 200 194 183 203 205 203 194 187 190 188 185 179 166 156 153 144
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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
= 77 + 53 = 130

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

Average Payables Payment Period

RTX Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 3, 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
Payables turnover 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
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 65 69 68 66 67 68 63 68 58 62 60 56 64 66 61 53 77 69
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
General Electric Co. 108 112 112 107 102 123 116 116 110 110 109 109 103 100 78 73 80 83
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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 ÷ 5.60 = 65

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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. RTX Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

RTX Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Mar 3, 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 77 76 79 78 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70
Average receivable collection period 53 57 55 51 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64
Average payables payment period 65 69 68 66 67 68 63 68 58 62 60 56 64 66 61 53 77 69
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 65 64 66 63 63 55 61 61 62 58 60 62 64 65 75 76 72 65
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
General Electric Co. 100 95 88 87 81 80 89 87 84 77 81 79 82 79 88 83 73 61
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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 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
= 77 + 5365 = 65

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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.