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Union Pacific Corp. (UNP)

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

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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)

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

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Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 5.81 5.89 6.13 6.27 6.70 6.19 6.03 5.47 5.68 5.53 5.51 5.11 5.23 5.47 5.90 5.75 6.02 — — —
Receivables turnover 13.61 13.49 12.53 13.60 13.01 12.57 13.47 13.74 14.23 14.68 15.27 15.83 15.85 14.79 14.84 15.52 16.09 — — —
Working capital turnover — — — — — 78.48 180.37 — 317.01 33.91 44.76 — — 14.86 13.85 11.71 23.61 — — —
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 63 62 60 58 54 59 60 67 64 66 66 71 70 67 62 63 61 — — —
Add: Average receivable collection period 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 25 25 24 23 — — —
Operating cycle 90 89 89 85 82 88 87 94 90 91 90 94 93 92 87 87 84 — — —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Union Pacific Corp.’s inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 and from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Union Pacific Corp.’s receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 and from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital.
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. Union Pacific Corp.’s number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 and from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019.
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.

Inventory Turnover

Union Pacific Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of operating revenues 1,043  1,078  1,133  1,107  1,222  1,291  1,273  1,188  1,132  1,065  1,031  1,026  984  958  916  889  1,013  1,073  1,141  1,207 
Materials and supplies 751  771  775  780  742  789  772  808  749  742  726  760  717  690  660  716  736  741  762  744 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 5.81 5.89 6.13 6.27 6.70 6.19 6.03 5.47 5.68 5.53 5.51 5.11 5.23 5.47 5.90 5.75 6.02 — — —
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
CSX Corp. 10.31 12.06 13.23 12.39 11.46 10.57 9.11 7.93 8.00 7.43 6.71 6.92 6.84 7.16 7.43 8.37 9.41 — — —
FedEx Corp. 48.35 48.53 50.11 48.43 46.59 45.44 43.28 43.37 42.83 39.20 37.55 35.75 34.93 35.83 34.11 34.62 34.10 35.49 36.72 36.05

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

1 Q4 2019 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of operating revenuesQ4 2019 + Cost of operating revenuesQ3 2019 + Cost of operating revenuesQ2 2019 + Cost of operating revenuesQ1 2019) ÷ Materials and supplies
= (1,043 + 1,078 + 1,133 + 1,107) ÷ 751 = 5.81

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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. Union Pacific Corp.’s inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 and from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019.

Receivables Turnover

Union Pacific Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Operating revenues 5,212  5,516  5,596  5,384  5,757  5,928  5,672  5,475  5,450  5,408  5,250  5,132  5,168  5,174  4,770  4,829  5,208  5,562  5,429  5,614 
Accounts receivable, net 1,595  1,650  1,809  1,672  1,755  1,792  1,634  1,571  1,493  1,428  1,357  1,279  1,258  1,351  1,373  1,355  1,356  1,508  1,513  1,564 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 13.61 13.49 12.53 13.60 13.01 12.57 13.47 13.74 14.23 14.68 15.27 15.83 15.85 14.79 14.84 15.52 16.09 — — —
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
CSX Corp. 12.11 11.08 11.11 11.20 12.13 10.98 11.18 10.92 11.76 11.81 11.38 12.00 11.80 11.69 12.11 12.43 12.03 — — —
FedEx Corp. 7.65 7.66 7.18 7.71 7.72 7.37 7.20 7.61 7.94 7.76 7.29 7.29 6.94 8.79 8.28 8.55 8.30 8.45 8.36 8.42
United Parcel Service Inc. 7.76 9.23 8.98 9.45 8.02 9.45 9.42 8.90 7.51 9.22 9.60 9.54 7.92 9.57 9.71 9.42 8.18 — — —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

1 Q4 2019 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Operating revenuesQ4 2019 + Operating revenuesQ3 2019 + Operating revenuesQ2 2019 + Operating revenuesQ1 2019) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (5,212 + 5,516 + 5,596 + 5,384) ÷ 1,595 = 13.61

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Union Pacific Corp.’s receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 and from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019.

Working Capital Turnover

Union Pacific Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 3,459  4,073  4,086  3,953  4,163  4,816  4,494  3,897  4,006  4,449  3,869  3,588  3,596  4,602  4,566  5,083  4,130  3,942  4,983  4,479 
Less: Current liabilities 4,351  4,587  5,665  5,262  4,626  4,529  4,372  4,746  3,939  3,831  3,406  3,848  3,640  3,257  3,095  3,287  3,206  3,508  3,413  3,390 
Working capital (892) (514) (1,579) (1,309) (463) 287  122  (849) 67  618  463  (260) (44) 1,345  1,471  1,796  924  434  1,570  1,089 
 
Operating revenues 5,212  5,516  5,596  5,384  5,757  5,928  5,672  5,475  5,450  5,408  5,250  5,132  5,168  5,174  4,770  4,829  5,208  5,562  5,429  5,614 
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 — — — — — 78.48 180.37 — 317.01 33.91 44.76 — — 14.86 13.85 11.71 23.61 — — —
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
CSX Corp. 10.59 10.56 10.90 7.98 18.85 14.25 10.08 6.91 543.24 119.40 12.06 29.56 24.76 — — 12.45 11.65 — — —
FedEx Corp. 17.11 16.31 17.43 22.14 17.62 15.68 13.39 12.36 12.81 12.83 13.01 13.43 12.65 11.52 9.34 9.89 9.52 9.01 11.58 11.28
United Parcel Service Inc. 43.84 54.39 59.92 42.42 33.85 40.05 29.08 27.39 23.19 86.10 47.96 702.31 28.74 30.56 18.77 20.90 23.23 — — —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

1 Q4 2019 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Operating revenuesQ4 2019 + Operating revenuesQ3 2019 + Operating revenuesQ2 2019 + Operating revenuesQ1 2019) ÷ Working capital
= (5,212 + 5,516 + 5,596 + 5,384) ÷ -892 = —

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital.

Average Inventory Processing Period

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

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Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 5.81 5.89 6.13 6.27 6.70 6.19 6.03 5.47 5.68 5.53 5.51 5.11 5.23 5.47 5.90 5.75 6.02 — — —
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 63 62 60 58 54 59 60 67 64 66 66 71 70 67 62 63 61 — — —
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
CSX Corp. 35 30 28 29 32 35 40 46 46 49 54 53 53 51 49 44 39 — — —
FedEx Corp. 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

1 Q4 2019 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.81 = 63

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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. Union Pacific Corp.’s number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 and from Q3 2019 to Q4 2019.

Average Receivable Collection Period

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

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Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 13.61 13.49 12.53 13.60 13.01 12.57 13.47 13.74 14.23 14.68 15.27 15.83 15.85 14.79 14.84 15.52 16.09 — — —
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 25 25 24 23 — — —
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
CSX Corp. 30 33 33 33 30 33 33 33 31 31 32 30 31 31 30 29 30 — — —
FedEx Corp. 48 48 51 47 47 50 51 48 46 47 50 50 53 42 44 43 44 43 44 43
United Parcel Service Inc. 47 40 41 39 45 39 39 41 49 40 38 38 46 38 38 39 45 — — —

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

1 Q4 2019 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 13.61 = 27

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.

Operating Cycle

Union Pacific Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 63 62 60 58 54 59 60 67 64 66 66 71 70 67 62 63 61 — — —
Average receivable collection period 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 25 25 24 23 — — —
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 90 89 89 85 82 88 87 94 90 91 90 94 93 92 87 87 84 — — —
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
CSX Corp. 65 63 61 62 62 68 73 79 77 80 86 83 84 82 79 73 69 — — —
FedEx Corp. 56 56 58 55 55 58 59 56 55 56 60 60 63 52 55 54 55 53 54 53

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-17), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-18), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-09), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-04-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-10-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23).

1 Q4 2019 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 63 + 27 = 90

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period.