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

Visa Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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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 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
Turnover Ratios
Receivables turnover 15.95 14.19 15.17 15.10 16.51 14.25 13.71 13.62 14.89 13.46 17.28 10.84 16.68 7.19 7.54 13.19 13.77 6.81 13.03 12.40 7.74 11.59 12.91
Payables turnover 10.10 8.45 8.93 9.15 11.18 9.18 9.87 9.53 10.68 10.49 12.58 8.40 12.78 5.50 5.76 9.20 10.42 5.46 9.51 8.67 6.34 8.15 9.17
Working capital turnover 3.24 3.55 3.13 3.24 5.00 3.47 2.03 1.62 1.50 1.55 1.66 2.57 6.02 4.96 3.04 2.98 3.05 3.16 2.98 2.65 2.15 2.10 2.03
Average No. Days
Average receivable collection period 23 26 24 24 22 26 27 27 25 27 21 34 22 51 48 28 27 54 28 29 47 31 28
Average payables payment period 36 43 41 40 33 40 37 38 34 35 29 43 29 66 63 40 35 67 38 42 58 45 40

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Visa Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Visa Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then increased from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Visa Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 not reaching Q4 2022 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. Visa Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level.
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. Visa Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023.

Receivables Turnover

Visa Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net revenues 7,985 7,936 7,787 7,275 7,189 7,059 6,559 6,130 5,729 5,687 5,101 4,837 5,854 6,054 6,137 5,840 5,494 5,506 5,434 5,240 5,073 4,862 4,855 4,565 4,477 4,461
Settlement receivable 1,942 2,127 1,932 1,860 1,632 1,788 1,758 1,663 1,434 1,596 1,264 2,111 1,432 3,273 3,048 1,689 1,574 3,123 1,582 1,615 2,501 1,618 1,422 1,419 3,350 1,333
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 15.95 14.19 15.17 15.10 16.51 14.25 13.71 13.62 14.89 13.46 17.28 10.84 16.68 7.19 7.54 13.19 13.77 6.81 13.03 12.40 7.74 11.59 12.91
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 10.94 9.99 8.53 9.98 10.51 9.58 8.41 9.77 9.74 9.00 9.20 9.44 8.82 8.40 7.28 7.76 7.94 7.12 6.86
International Business Machines Corp. 10.67 10.52 9.25 10.95 10.17 9.79 8.49 9.23 9.57 10.72 10.32 12.30 11.54 11.05 9.80
Intuit Inc. 15.15 34.68 28.53 17.44 12.84 25.10 24.64 16.04 16.60 79.16 51.54 31.31 11.82 66.66 77.98 25.87 11.61 79.14 60.86
Microsoft Corp. 5.70 6.49 4.48 5.90 5.52 6.44 4.42 6.08 5.61 6.44 4.47 6.11 5.71 6.80 4.26 6.34 6.02 6.61 4.17
Oracle Corp. 7.43 7.44 7.13 9.12 9.28 9.11 7.48 8.56 8.91 8.57 7.04 9.55 9.77 10.35 7.69 9.92 10.01 10.68 7.55
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 4.82 4.70 2.57 4.17 5.10 5.61 3.43 5.20 5.65 5.30 3.29 4.88 5.78 6.04 4.98 6.75 6.25 6.34 4.86
Salesforce Inc. 6.18 7.07 2.72 6.22 5.78 7.04 2.73 6.12 5.63 5.93 2.77 6.16 6.32 6.51 2.70
ServiceNow Inc. 7.33 6.87 4.20 7.71 7.74 7.59 4.24 7.13 6.62 7.49 4.48 6.69 6.26 6.04 4.14
Synopsys Inc. 6.78 5.00 6.38 7.25 6.58 4.34 7.40 7.06 6.51 4.84 4.72 5.50 5.36 4.22 6.07 7.23 6.14 4.16 5.63

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).

1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Net revenuesQ2 2023 + Net revenuesQ1 2023 + Net revenuesQ4 2022 + Net revenuesQ3 2022) ÷ Settlement receivable
= (7,985 + 7,936 + 7,787 + 7,275) ÷ 1,942 = 15.95

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Visa Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level.

Payables Turnover

Visa Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net revenues 7,985 7,936 7,787 7,275 7,189 7,059 6,559 6,130 5,729 5,687 5,101 4,837 5,854 6,054 6,137 5,840 5,494 5,506 5,434 5,240 5,073 4,862 4,855 4,565 4,477 4,461
Settlement payable 3,069 3,573 3,281 3,068 2,409 2,774 2,443 2,376 2,000 2,048 1,736 2,725 1,869 4,277 3,990 2,420 2,081 3,890 2,168 2,310 3,052 2,302 2,003 2,075 2,879 2,059
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 10.10 8.45 8.93 9.15 11.18 9.18 9.87 9.53 10.68 10.49 12.58 8.40 12.78 5.50 5.76 9.20 10.42 5.46 9.51 8.67 6.34 8.15 9.17
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 17.35 17.54 16.37 16.93 17.22 16.45 15.03 16.92 17.94 20.16 22.48 21.75 20.11 19.17 18.16 19.00 20.14 21.74 21.62
Adobe Inc. 6.51 7.21 5.71 6.66 5.53 6.54 5.98 5.40 5.60 6.76 5.63 7.62 6.00 6.52 7.98 8.45 8.63 9.18 6.42
International Business Machines Corp. 7.36 7.44 6.87 7.35 7.40 7.69 6.54 6.71 7.47 8.35 7.75 9.76 8.36 9.63 8.30
Intuit Inc. 3.54 3.98 3.26 2.52 2.31 3.47 2.70 2.56 2.82 5.25 4.52 3.48 2.78 4.45 4.26 2.92 2.67 4.92 5.49
Microsoft Corp. 4.23 3.88 3.30 3.74 3.76 3.70 3.44 3.77 3.80 3.73 3.68 4.78 4.92 5.06 4.57 5.60 5.47 4.70 4.45
Oracle Corp. 6.68 6.72 6.74 7.65 8.03 10.79 10.54 9.49 10.71 14.72 12.46 15.07 15.07 16.46 13.78 13.45 13.86 15.37 15.28
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 14.50 14.30 13.43 14.68 12.25 14.46 22.41 16.80 25.37 21.85 15.72 17.72 15.76 11.28 11.03 11.31 26.19 15.99 13.06
ServiceNow Inc. 10.08 7.20 5.74 7.86 5.60 8.57 15.20 19.64 11.82 9.75 28.83 17.87 10.13 11.28 15.04

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).

1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Net revenuesQ2 2023 + Net revenuesQ1 2023 + Net revenuesQ4 2022 + Net revenuesQ3 2022) ÷ Settlement payable
= (7,985 + 7,936 + 7,787 + 7,275) ÷ 3,069 = 10.10

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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. Visa Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then increased from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Visa Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 28,657 27,859 30,205 28,971 24,091 25,906 27,607 28,042 26,901 26,280 27,645 25,011 19,907 22,319 20,970 18,305 18,490 20,107 18,216 18,491 18,536 17,287 19,023 15,718 15,505 14,689
Less: Current liabilities 19,097 19,353 20,853 20,309 18,702 18,568 15,739 14,023 12,711 12,390 14,510 16,100 15,942 17,579 13,415 10,829 11,380 13,389 11,305 10,934 9,551 8,363 9,994 9,511 10,206 10,341
Working capital 9,560 8,506 9,352 8,662 5,389 7,338 11,868 14,019 14,190 13,890 13,135 8,911 3,965 4,740 7,555 7,476 7,110 6,718 6,911 7,557 8,985 8,924 9,029 6,207 5,299 4,348
 
Net revenues 7,985 7,936 7,787 7,275 7,189 7,059 6,559 6,130 5,729 5,687 5,101 4,837 5,854 6,054 6,137 5,840 5,494 5,506 5,434 5,240 5,073 4,862 4,855 4,565 4,477 4,461
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 3.24 3.55 3.13 3.24 5.00 3.47 2.03 1.62 1.50 1.55 1.66 2.57 6.02 4.96 3.04 2.98 3.05 3.16 2.98 2.65 2.15 2.10 2.03
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 13.40 14.81 15.07 13.41 15.55 15.85 12.77 7.71 8.35 7.70 8.71 10.32 10.56 9.98 9.85 11.92 11.77 12.53 12.12
Adobe Inc. 14.68 19.89 20.28 16.36 31.92 57.86 9.09 6.22 7.44 8.67 4.89 5.51 8.11 9.50 16.24
International Business Machines Corp. 31.12 12.14 40.51 49.97 107.30
Intuit Inc. 15.31 10.83 8.98 5.68 21.87 4.39 3.85 3.40 5.45 1.74 1.73 3.19 4.80 4.93 4.17 3.46 10.00 9.43 20.71
Microsoft Corp. 2.68 2.77 2.66 2.52 1.91 1.88 1.76 1.71 1.44 1.37 1.30 1.24 1.25 1.20 1.19 1.15 1.11 1.06 0.99
Oracle Corp. 3.50 3.86 3.39 1.70 1.29 1.69 1.58 1.26 1.12 2.25 1.98 1.68 1.42 1.34 1.09 0.84 0.70
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 3.52 2.15 1.40 4.81 1.80 1.89 1.80 1.60 1.60 1.21 1.14
Salesforce Inc. 25.15 54.57 24.95 27.10 4.36 5.11 7.48 10.29 9.75 15.29 28.71
ServiceNow Inc. 9.59 7.83 11.16 6.63 11.21 10.61 21.76 11.15 16.31 5.62 5.76 3.73 8.10 43.84 46.69
Synopsys Inc. 12.83 17.05 21.34 14.02 7.78 9.47 10.65 9.50 9.18 16.88 9.00 27.06

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).

1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Net revenuesQ2 2023 + Net revenuesQ1 2023 + Net revenuesQ4 2022 + Net revenuesQ3 2022) ÷ Working capital
= (7,985 + 7,936 + 7,787 + 7,275) ÷ 9,560 = 3.24

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. Visa Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 not reaching Q4 2022 level.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Visa Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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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 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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 15.95 14.19 15.17 15.10 16.51 14.25 13.71 13.62 14.89 13.46 17.28 10.84 16.68 7.19 7.54 13.19 13.77 6.81 13.03 12.40 7.74 11.59 12.91
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 23 26 24 24 22 26 27 27 25 27 21 34 22 51 48 28 27 54 28 29 47 31 28
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 33 37 43 37 35 38 43 37 37 41 40 39 41 43 50 47 46 51 53
International Business Machines Corp. 34 35 39 33 36 37 43 40 38 34 35 30 32 33 37
Intuit Inc. 24 11 13 21 28 15 15 23 22 5 7 12 31 5 5 14 31 5 6
Microsoft Corp. 64 56 81 62 66 57 83 60 65 57 82 60 64 54 86 58 61 55 88
Oracle Corp. 49 49 51 40 39 40 49 43 41 43 52 38 37 35 47 37 36 34 48
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 76 78 142 88 72 65 106 70 65 69 111 75 63 60 73 54 58 58 75
Salesforce Inc. 59 52 134 59 63 52 134 60 65 62 132 59 58 56 135
ServiceNow Inc. 50 53 87 47 47 48 86 51 55 49 82 55 58 60 88
Synopsys Inc. 54 73 57 50 55 84 49 52 56 75 77 66 68 86 60 51 59 88 65

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).

1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 15.95 = 23

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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. Visa Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level.

Average Payables Payment Period

Visa Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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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 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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 10.10 8.45 8.93 9.15 11.18 9.18 9.87 9.53 10.68 10.49 12.58 8.40 12.78 5.50 5.76 9.20 10.42 5.46 9.51 8.67 6.34 8.15 9.17
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 36 43 41 40 33 40 37 38 34 35 29 43 29 66 63 40 35 67 38 42 58 45 40
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 21 21 22 22 21 22 24 22 20 18 16 17 18 19 20 19 18 17 17
Adobe Inc. 56 51 64 55 66 56 61 68 65 54 65 48 61 56 46 43 42 40 57
International Business Machines Corp. 50 49 53 50 49 47 56 54 49 44 47 37 44 38 44
Intuit Inc. 103 92 112 145 158 105 135 142 129 70 81 105 131 82 86 125 137 74 66
Microsoft Corp. 86 94 111 98 97 99 106 97 96 98 99 76 74 72 80 65 67 78 82
Oracle Corp. 55 54 54 48 45 34 35 38 34 25 29 24 24 22 26 27 26 24 24
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 25 26 27 25 30 25 16 22 14 17 23 21 23 32 33 32 14 23 28
ServiceNow Inc. 36 51 64 46 65 43 24 19 31 37 13 20 36 32 24

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).

1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.10 = 36

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. Visa Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023.