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)
Walmart Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Walmart Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Walmart Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Walmart Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| 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. | Walmart Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| 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. | Walmart Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 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. | Walmart Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | Walmart Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Inventory Turnover
Walmart Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 131,825) | 121,183) | 121,850) | 115,284) | 125,423) | 115,613) | 115,838) | 106,847) | 115,522) | 105,023) | 105,183) | 103,272) | 115,261) | 100,339) | 102,689) | 102,026) | 107,748) | 95,900) | 97,923) | 93,034) | 104,907) | 93,116) | 95,571) | 91,707) | |||||||
| Inventories | 54,892) | 63,951) | 56,722) | 56,932) | 56,576) | 64,706) | 59,921) | 61,229) | 56,511) | 57,484) | 47,754) | 46,383) | 44,949) | 51,842) | 41,084) | 41,217) | 44,435) | 51,546) | 44,134) | 44,751) | 44,269) | 50,380) | 41,985) | 43,303) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 8.93 | 7.56 | 8.43 | 8.29 | 8.20 | 7.01 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 7.59 | 7.46 | 8.88 | 9.09 | 9.35 | 7.96 | 9.94 | 9.79 | 8.88 | 7.60 | 8.81 | 8.64 | 8.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 12.77 | 11.96 | 12.77 | 12.68 | 12.82 | 10.94 | 11.13 | 10.81 | 11.14 | 10.46 | 12.01 | 11.62 | 11.19 | 10.08 | 11.84 | 12.70 | 11.63 | 9.73 | 11.66 | 11.52 | 11.28 | 10.34 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.54 | 5.31 | 6.29 | 6.51 | 6.09 | 4.73 | 5.19 | 5.09 | 5.39 | 4.86 | 6.22 | 6.49 | 6.21 | 4.94 | 6.78 | 6.65 | 6.10 | 4.80 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (131,825 + 121,183 + 121,850 + 115,284)
÷ 54,892 = 8.93
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Walmart Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Receivables Turnover
Walmart Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 171,914) | 159,439) | 160,280) | 151,004) | 162,743) | 151,469) | 151,381) | 140,288) | 151,525) | 139,207) | 139,871) | 137,159) | 150,985) | 133,752) | 136,824) | 133,672) | 140,608) | 126,981) | 129,388) | 122,949) | 137,743) | 123,897) | 127,059) | 121,630) | |||||||
| Receivables, net | 8,796) | 8,625) | 7,891) | 7,647) | 7,933) | 8,218) | 7,522) | 7,674) | 8,280) | 7,349) | 6,103) | 5,797) | 6,516) | 5,770) | 5,111) | 5,029) | 6,284) | 5,612) | 5,382) | 5,342) | 6,283) | 5,785) | 5,002) | 4,568) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 73.06 | 73.45 | 79.27 | 80.63 | 76.37 | 72.36 | 77.43 | 74.39 | 68.57 | 77.18 | 92.05 | 96.38 | 85.21 | 94.43 | 105.28 | 105.52 | 82.74 | 92.13 | 95.50 | 95.78 | 81.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 87.83 | 94.80 | 104.03 | 92.34 | 84.76 | 98.08 | 99.39 | 107.19 | 92.37 | 103.07 | 106.52 | 114.66 | 90.47 | 102.87 | 105.30 | 104.44 | 77.92 | 88.41 | 97.30 | 85.87 | 72.17 | 78.90 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Receivables, net
= (171,914 + 159,439 + 160,280 + 151,004)
÷ 8,796 = 73.06
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. | Walmart Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Walmart Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 131,825) | 121,183) | 121,850) | 115,284) | 125,423) | 115,613) | 115,838) | 106,847) | 115,522) | 105,023) | 105,183) | 103,272) | 115,261) | 100,339) | 102,689) | 102,026) | 107,748) | 95,900) | 97,923) | 93,034) | 104,907) | 93,116) | 95,571) | 91,707) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 56,812) | 61,049) | 56,576) | 54,268) | 53,742) | 57,263) | 54,191) | 52,926) | 55,261) | 57,156) | 49,601) | 48,151) | 49,141) | 54,152) | 46,326) | 44,096) | 46,973) | 49,750) | 45,871) | 45,110) | 47,060) | 49,729) | 43,128) | 44,612) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 8.63 | 7.92 | 8.45 | 8.70 | 8.63 | 7.93 | 8.18 | 8.17 | 7.76 | 7.50 | 8.55 | 8.75 | 8.55 | 7.62 | 8.81 | 9.15 | 8.40 | 7.87 | 8.48 | 8.57 | 8.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 12.46 | 10.57 | 12.16 | 12.28 | 12.56 | 11.07 | 11.17 | 10.80 | 10.74 | 9.06 | 10.49 | 10.45 | 10.79 | 8.83 | 10.23 | 12.93 | 12.45 | 9.31 | 11.38 | 11.49 | 11.96 | 9.61 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.43 | 5.48 | 6.50 | 6.88 | 6.10 | 5.25 | 5.34 | 5.46 | 4.84 | 4.47 | 5.54 | 5.88 | 5.15 | 4.42 | 5.61 | 5.94 | 5.53 | 4.86 | 5.93 | 6.45 | 5.46 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (131,825 + 121,183 + 121,850 + 115,284)
÷ 56,812 = 8.63
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. | Walmart Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
Walmart Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 76,877) | 88,391) | 82,032) | 78,511) | 75,655) | 87,680) | 84,164) | 83,220) | 81,070) | 82,964) | 78,243) | 76,591) | 90,067) | 73,602) | 64,996) | 63,328) | 61,806) | 67,912) | 61,371) | 61,739) | 61,897) | 69,446) | 66,370) | 59,242) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 92,415) | 104,230) | 99,220) | 95,505) | 92,198) | 101,408) | 99,899) | 96,530) | 87,379) | 87,620) | 81,122) | 80,841) | 92,645) | 88,121) | 81,957) | 82,647) | 77,790) | 83,784) | 80,283) | 79,888) | 77,477) | 85,751) | 71,683) | 80,757) | |||||||
| Working capital | (15,538) | (15,839) | (17,188) | (16,994) | (16,543) | (13,728) | (15,735) | (13,310) | (6,309) | (4,656) | (2,879) | (4,250) | (2,578) | (14,519) | (16,961) | (19,319) | (15,984) | (15,872) | (18,912) | (18,149) | (15,580) | (16,305) | (5,313) | (21,515) | |||||||
| Net sales | 171,914) | 159,439) | 160,280) | 151,004) | 162,743) | 151,469) | 151,381) | 140,288) | 151,525) | 139,207) | 139,871) | 137,159) | 150,985) | 133,752) | 136,824) | 133,672) | 140,608) | 126,981) | 129,388) | 122,949) | 137,743) | 123,897) | 127,059) | 121,630) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | — | 72.76 | 103.53 | 89.52 | 126.82 | 209.37 | 319.10 | 183.50 | 202.13 | 391.97 | 3,000.81 | — | — | — | 49.82 | 63.59 | 153.67 | 400.20 | 602.22 | — | — | 294.44 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122.42 | 72.70 | 146.43 | 91.95 | 48.30 | 389.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (171,914 + 159,439 + 160,280 + 151,004)
÷ -15,538 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Walmart Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 8.93 | 7.56 | 8.43 | 8.29 | 8.20 | 7.01 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 7.59 | 7.46 | 8.88 | 9.09 | 9.35 | 7.96 | 9.94 | 9.79 | 8.88 | 7.60 | 8.81 | 8.64 | 8.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 41 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 56 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.93 = 41
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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. | Walmart Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Walmart Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 73.06 | 73.45 | 79.27 | 80.63 | 76.37 | 72.36 | 77.43 | 74.39 | 68.57 | 77.18 | 92.05 | 96.38 | 85.21 | 94.43 | 105.28 | 105.52 | 82.74 | 92.13 | 95.50 | 95.78 | 81.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 73.06 = 5
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. |
Operating Cycle
Walmart Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 41 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 46 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 40 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 41 + 5 = 46
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Walmart Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Walmart Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 8.63 | 7.92 | 8.45 | 8.70 | 8.63 | 7.93 | 8.18 | 8.17 | 7.76 | 7.50 | 8.55 | 8.75 | 8.55 | 7.62 | 8.81 | 9.15 | 8.40 | 7.87 | 8.48 | 8.57 | 8.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 42 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 38 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 57 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 66 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 65 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 62 | 57 | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.63 = 42
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. | Walmart Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Walmart Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 41 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 42 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 41 + 5 – 42 = 4
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | Walmart Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |