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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)
Receivables Turnover
Payables Turnover
Working Capital Turnover
Average Receivable Collection Period
Average Payables Payment Period

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

United Parcel Service Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (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
	Turnover Ratios
	Receivables turnover
	Payables turnover
	Working capital turnover
	Average No. Days
	Average receivable collection period
	Average payables payment period

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
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
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
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Revenue
	Accounts receivable, net
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	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 = (Revenue_{Q4 2020} + Revenue_{Q3 2020} + Revenue_{Q2 2020} + Revenue_{Q1 2020}) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= ( + + + ) ÷ =

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.	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
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Cost of revenue
	Accounts payable
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	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 revenue_{Q4 2020} + Cost of revenue_{Q3 2020} + Cost of revenue_{Q2 2020} + Cost of revenue_{Q1 2020}) ÷ Accounts payable
= ( + + + ) ÷ =

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.	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
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Current assets
	Less: Current liabilities
	Working capital

	Revenue
	Short-term Activity Ratio
	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 = (Revenue_{Q4 2020} + Revenue_{Q3 2020} + Revenue_{Q2 2020} + Revenue_{Q1 2020}) ÷ Working capital
= ( + + + ) ÷ =

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.	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
	Selected Financial Data
	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
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
	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
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.

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