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)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Salesforce Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Salesforce Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. |
Receivables Turnover
Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Revenues | 31,352) | 26,492) | 21,252) | 17,098) | 13,282) | 10,480) | |
Accounts receivable, net | 10,755) | 9,739) | 7,786) | 6,174) | 4,924) | 3,917) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Receivables turnover1 | 2.92 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.77 | 2.70 | 2.68 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | — | 5.87 | 5.74 | 6.16 | 5.79 | 8.33 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 8.53 | 8.41 | 9.20 | 7.28 | 6.86 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 9.25 | 8.49 | 10.32 | 9.80 | 10.71 | |
Intuit Inc. | 35.48 | 28.53 | 24.64 | 51.54 | 77.98 | 60.86 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 4.35 | 4.48 | 4.42 | 4.47 | 4.26 | 4.17 | |
Oracle Corp. | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.04 | 7.69 | 7.55 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 2.80 | 2.57 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 4.98 | 4.86 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 4.20 | 4.24 | 4.48 | 4.14 | 4.54 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 6.38 | 7.40 | 4.72 | 6.07 | 5.63 | |
Receivables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 5.20 | 5.22 | 5.59 | 5.58 | 5.96 | |
Receivables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 7.43 | 7.56 | 8.01 | 7.60 | 7.76 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= 31,352 ÷ 10,755 = 2.92
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Salesforce Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Payables Turnover
Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Cost of revenues | 8,360) | 7,026) | 5,438) | 4,235) | 3,451) | 2,774) | |
Accounts payable | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Payables turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | — | 16.37 | 15.03 | 22.48 | 18.16 | 21.62 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 5.71 | 5.98 | 5.63 | 7.98 | 6.42 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 6.87 | 6.54 | 7.75 | 8.30 | 6.50 | |
Intuit Inc. | 4.93 | 3.26 | 2.70 | 4.52 | 4.26 | 5.49 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 3.64 | 3.30 | 3.44 | 3.68 | 4.57 | 4.45 | |
Oracle Corp. | 11.27 | 6.74 | 10.54 | 12.46 | 13.78 | 15.28 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 14.43 | 13.43 | 22.41 | 15.72 | 11.03 | 13.06 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 5.74 | 15.20 | 28.83 | 15.04 | 20.26 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 28.30 | 31.44 | 26.49 | 38.00 | 8.65 | |
Payables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 5.52 | 5.70 | 6.57 | 7.59 | 7.12 | |
Payables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 4.54 | 4.99 | 5.34 | 5.26 | 4.61 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenues ÷ Accounts payable
= 8,360 ÷ 0 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Working Capital Turnover
Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Current assets | 26,395) | 22,850) | 21,889) | 15,963) | 10,683) | 9,290) | |
Less: Current liabilities | 25,891) | 21,788) | 17,728) | 14,845) | 11,255) | 10,130) | |
Working capital | 504) | 1,062) | 4,161) | 1,118) | (572) | (839) | |
Revenues | 31,352) | 26,492) | 21,252) | 17,098) | 13,282) | 10,480) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Working capital turnover1 | 62.21 | 24.95 | 5.11 | 15.29 | — | — | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | — | 15.07 | 12.77 | 8.71 | 9.85 | 12.12 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 20.28 | 9.09 | 4.89 | — | 16.24 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 107.30 | 7.29 | |
Intuit Inc. | 8.13 | 8.98 | 3.85 | 1.73 | 4.17 | 20.71 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.65 | 2.66 | 1.76 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 0.99 | |
Oracle Corp. | — | 3.50 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 1.42 | 0.70 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | 1.40 | 1.80 | 1.14 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 11.16 | 21.76 | 5.76 | 46.69 | 7.86 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 21.34 | 10.65 | 9.00 | — | — | |
Working Capital Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 4.82 | 2.78 | 2.17 | 2.33 | 1.66 | |
Working Capital Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 5.65 | 3.86 | 2.86 | 3.06 | 2.77 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= 31,352 ÷ 504 = 62.21
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Salesforce Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Receivables turnover | 2.92 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.77 | 2.70 | 2.68 | |
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average receivable collection period1 | 125 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 135 | 136 | |
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | — | 62 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 44 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 43 | 43 | 40 | 50 | 53 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 39 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 34 | |
Intuit Inc. | 10 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 84 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 86 | 88 | |
Oracle Corp. | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 48 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 130 | 142 | 106 | 111 | 73 | 75 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 87 | 86 | 82 | 88 | 80 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 57 | 49 | 77 | 60 | 65 | |
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 61 | |
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 49 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 47 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.92 = 125
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Payables turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average payables payment period1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | — | 22 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 17 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 64 | 61 | 65 | 46 | 57 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 53 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 56 | |
Intuit Inc. | 74 | 112 | 135 | 81 | 86 | 66 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 100 | 111 | 106 | 99 | 80 | 82 | |
Oracle Corp. | 32 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 24 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 25 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 28 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 64 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 18 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 42 | |
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 66 | 64 | 56 | 48 | 51 | |
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 80 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 79 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ — = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.