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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)
United Parcel Service Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-04), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-08), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-03), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-10).
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 and from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 but then improved from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020 exceeding Q2 2020 level. |
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 and from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
Receivables Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | |||||||
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Accounts receivable, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Receivables turnover1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSX Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-04), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-08), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-03), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-10).
1 Q4 2020 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2020
+ RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= ( + + + )
÷ =
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
Payables Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | |||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Payables turnover1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSX Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-04), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-08), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-03), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-10).
1 Q4 2020 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ4 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ1 2020)
÷ Accounts payable
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 and from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
Working Capital Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | |||||||
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Current assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Working capital turnover1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSX Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-04), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-08), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-03), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-10).
1 Q4 2020 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2020
+ RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020)
÷ Working capital
= ( + + + )
÷ =
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 but then improved from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020 exceeding Q2 2020 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
United Parcel Service Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | |||||||
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Receivables turnover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average receivable collection period1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSX Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-04), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-08), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-03), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-10).
1 Q4 2020 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |
Average Payables Payment Period
United Parcel Service Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSX Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-04), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-08), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-07-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-03), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-10).
1 Q4 2020 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 and from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. |