Stock Analysis on Net

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT)

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

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Lockheed Martin Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Mar 26, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Jun 26, 2022 Mar 27, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 18.67 18.87 17.88 16.82 16.63 18.68 18.09 16.20 18.12 19.45 19.81 18.64 17.58 16.01 16.91 15.46 14.94 14.22
Receivables turnover 30.86 31.69 28.14 19.67 25.61 26.34 26.06 18.87 26.02 34.15 29.27 25.59 29.81 33.06 25.90 22.19 21.14 25.59
Payables turnover 17.38 25.56 15.51 16.97 17.65 27.25 21.48 24.07 21.92 74.34 37.83 36.15 30.31 64.48 37.34 37.46 16.70 40.16
Working capital turnover 13.24 18.85 11.04 10.56 12.81 12.93 14.03 14.28 15.14 11.52 10.48 12.30 11.93 12.01 12.62 13.44 17.12 19.15
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 20 19 20 22 22 20 20 23 20 19 18 20 21 23 22 24 24 26
Add: Average receivable collection period 12 12 13 19 14 14 14 19 14 11 12 14 12 11 14 16 17 14
Operating cycle 32 31 33 41 36 34 34 42 34 30 30 34 33 34 36 40 41 40
Less: Average payables payment period 21 14 24 22 21 13 17 15 17 5 10 10 12 6 10 10 22 9
Cash conversion cycle 11 17 9 19 15 21 17 27 17 25 20 24 21 28 26 30 19 31

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Lockheed Martin Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Lockheed Martin Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Lockheed Martin Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Lockheed Martin Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 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.
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.
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. Lockheed Martin Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.
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. Lockheed Martin Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.

Inventory Turnover

Lockheed Martin Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of sales 15,202 16,579 14,830 14,603 13,080 16,689 14,463 13,490 13,055 15,307 13,726 14,878 14,072 14,818 14,359 14,007 13,560 13,755 13,108 12,434 12,148
Inventories 3,278 3,132 3,312 3,498 3,471 3,088 3,113 3,431 3,144 2,981 2,903 3,119 3,256 3,545 3,293 3,521 3,539 3,619 3,474 3,599 3,285
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 18.67 18.87 17.88 16.82 16.63 18.68 18.09 16.20 18.12 19.45 19.81 18.64 17.58 16.01 16.91 15.46 14.94 14.22
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.82 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.74 0.78 0.71 0.78 0.88 0.94
Caterpillar Inc. 2.50 2.58 2.47 2.42 2.38 2.54 2.36 2.40 2.46 2.53 2.44 2.49 2.46 2.55 2.66 2.82 2.97 3.25
Eaton Corp. plc 3.85 3.95 3.93 3.93 3.94 4.04 3.95 3.87 4.03 4.48 4.73 4.86 5.12 5.88 6.10 6.20 6.00 5.11
General Electric Co. 2.91 3.05 3.02 3.15 3.32 3.19 3.10 3.04 3.25 3.40 3.21 3.28 3.46 3.80 4.36 4.41 4.50 4.97
Honeywell International Inc. 3.65 3.72 3.76 3.82 3.90 4.04 4.09 4.06 4.20 4.55 4.72 4.88 4.85 4.94 4.79 4.88 5.23 5.51
RTX Corp. 4.76 4.83 4.60 4.68 4.81 5.03 5.03 5.14 5.33 5.65 5.57 5.49 5.48 5.11 4.93 4.85 4.51 5.21

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of salesQ1 2024 + Cost of salesQ4 2023 + Cost of salesQ3 2023 + Cost of salesQ2 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (15,202 + 16,579 + 14,830 + 14,603) ÷ 3,278 = 18.67

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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. Lockheed Martin Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Lockheed Martin Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales 17,195 18,874 16,878 16,693 15,126 18,991 16,583 15,446 14,964 17,729 16,028 17,029 16,258 17,032 16,495 16,220 15,651 15,878 15,171 14,427 14,336
Receivables, net 2,257 2,132 2,405 3,427 2,583 2,505 2,484 3,401 2,527 1,963 2,267 2,611 2,214 1,978 2,480 2,835 2,892 2,337 2,384 2,546 2,833
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 30.86 31.69 28.14 19.67 25.61 26.34 26.06 18.87 26.02 34.15 29.27 25.59 29.81 33.06 25.90 22.19 21.14 25.59
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 25.83 29.37 24.99 24.99 24.65 26.46 22.98 20.27 25.37 23.58 27.95 24.76 23.97 29.75 22.00 23.85 21.97 23.44
Caterpillar Inc. 6.86 6.86 6.95 6.56 6.37 6.39 6.59 6.10 5.46 5.68 5.97 5.51 5.07 5.33 5.86 6.11 6.12 5.92
Eaton Corp. plc 5.06 5.18 5.07 5.01 5.05 5.09 5.28 5.15 5.39 5.95 5.75 5.72 5.79 6.15 6.40 7.25 7.07 6.22
General Electric Co. 4.37 4.17 4.61 4.67 5.00 4.09 4.19 4.39 4.43 4.55 4.83 4.74 4.59 4.37 4.46 5.03 5.08 5.22
Honeywell International Inc. 4.94 4.87 4.65 4.52 4.57 4.77 4.74 4.45 4.82 5.04 4.78 4.89 4.89 4.78 4.83 5.14 4.87 4.90
RTX Corp. 6.91 6.36 6.67 7.13 6.81 7.36 7.15 6.28 7.15 6.66 6.69 6.99 6.03 6.11 5.90 6.79 5.35 5.70

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Net salesQ1 2024 + Net salesQ4 2023 + Net salesQ3 2023 + Net salesQ2 2023) ÷ Receivables, net
= (17,195 + 18,874 + 16,878 + 16,693) ÷ 2,257 = 30.86

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Lockheed Martin Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Payables Turnover

Lockheed Martin Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Mar 26, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Jun 26, 2022 Mar 27, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of sales 15,202 16,579 14,830 14,603 13,080 16,689 14,463 13,490 13,055 15,307 13,726 14,878 14,072 14,818 14,359 14,007 13,560 13,755 13,108 12,434 12,148
Accounts payable 3,523 2,312 3,817 3,466 3,271 2,117 2,622 2,309 2,599 780 1,520 1,608 1,889 880 1,491 1,453 3,166 1,281 2,904 2,611 3,097
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 17.38 25.56 15.51 16.97 17.65 27.25 21.48 24.07 21.92 74.34 37.83 36.15 30.31 64.48 37.34 37.46 16.70 40.16
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 5.92 5.86 6.18 6.28 6.37 6.18 6.36 6.17 6.73 6.40 6.20 5.45 4.90 4.94 4.25 4.77 4.69 4.63
Caterpillar Inc. 5.44 5.41 5.54 5.09 4.68 4.76 4.81 4.72 4.43 4.36 4.61 4.57 4.46 4.75 5.86 6.31 6.05 6.15
Eaton Corp. plc 4.38 4.39 4.48 4.52 4.55 4.51 4.61 4.43 4.67 4.75 5.11 5.22 5.66 6.24 7.15 8.18 7.88 6.78
General Electric Co. 3.38 3.27 3.26 3.41 3.57 2.98 3.14 3.14 3.32 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.56 3.67 4.67 4.99 4.57 4.40
Honeywell International Inc. 3.57 3.36 3.51 3.49 3.50 3.53 3.68 3.63 3.66 3.61 3.83 3.76 3.86 3.86 4.27 4.32 4.23 4.25
RTX Corp. 5.60 5.31 5.37 5.54 5.42 5.40 5.82 5.36 6.28 5.93 6.06 6.52 5.67 5.56 5.96 6.92 4.73 5.28

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of salesQ1 2024 + Cost of salesQ4 2023 + Cost of salesQ3 2023 + Cost of salesQ2 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (15,202 + 16,579 + 14,830 + 14,603) ÷ 3,523 = 17.38

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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. Lockheed Martin Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Lockheed Martin Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 22,958 20,521 23,322 24,087 22,144 20,991 20,960 20,973 20,390 19,815 21,357 20,674 20,252 19,378 20,290 19,570 19,222 17,095 19,803 18,100 18,031
Less: Current liabilities 17,699 16,937 17,193 17,704 16,982 15,887 16,347 16,479 16,047 13,997 15,026 15,242 14,717 13,933 15,201 14,888 15,652 13,972 15,515 15,132 15,403
Working capital 5,259 3,584 6,129 6,383 5,162 5,104 4,613 4,494 4,343 5,818 6,331 5,432 5,535 5,445 5,089 4,682 3,570 3,123 4,288 2,968 2,628
 
Net sales 17,195 18,874 16,878 16,693 15,126 18,991 16,583 15,446 14,964 17,729 16,028 17,029 16,258 17,032 16,495 16,220 15,651 15,878 15,171 14,427 14,336
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 13.24 18.85 11.04 10.56 12.81 12.93 14.03 14.28 15.14 11.52 10.48 12.30 11.93 12.01 12.62 13.44 17.12 19.15
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 5.76 5.78 5.46 4.80 4.61 3.42 3.13 2.87 2.51 2.34 2.02 2.00 1.88 1.69 1.57 1.76 4.27 15.57
Caterpillar Inc. 5.64 5.23 4.27 5.29 4.25 4.62 4.35 3.93 3.83 3.54 2.87 2.80 2.52 2.84 3.01 3.45 4.33 4.04
Eaton Corp. plc 5.58 5.91 6.61 6.16 7.01 8.70 10.69 65.65 12.41 21.65 5.34 5.42 6.42 7.05 5.60 5.95
General Electric Co. 7.77 7.24 8.11 5.70 5.87 7.93 13.29 10.55 7.14 4.94 1.57 1.57 1.27 2.26 5.06 6.05 8.72
Honeywell International Inc. 3.37 7.39 5.98 5.16 7.79 7.03 7.91 8.84 8.07 5.86 5.94 4.52 4.27 3.64 3.02 3.14 6.93 5.92
RTX Corp. 23.64 41.62 44.25 16.99 12.76 20.15 19.15 17.77 11.41 9.75 8.11 10.24 9.77 7.52 7.51 9.23 9.50 26.47

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Net salesQ1 2024 + Net salesQ4 2023 + Net salesQ3 2023 + Net salesQ2 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (17,195 + 18,874 + 16,878 + 16,693) ÷ 5,259 = 13.24

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Lockheed Martin Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Lockheed Martin Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 18.67 18.87 17.88 16.82 16.63 18.68 18.09 16.20 18.12 19.45 19.81 18.64 17.58 16.01 16.91 15.46 14.94 14.22
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 20 19 20 22 22 20 20 23 20 19 18 20 21 23 22 24 24 26
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 443 415 419 416 438 452 468 494 493 486 475 478 496 467 516 468 416 388
Caterpillar Inc. 146 141 148 151 154 144 155 152 148 144 150 146 149 143 137 129 123 112
Eaton Corp. plc 95 92 93 93 93 90 92 94 90 82 77 75 71 62 60 59 61 71
General Electric Co. 125 120 121 116 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
Honeywell International Inc. 100 98 97 96 94 90 89 90 87 80 77 75 75 74 76 75 70 66
RTX Corp. 77 76 79 78 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 18.67 = 20

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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.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Lockheed Martin Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Mar 26, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Jun 26, 2022 Mar 27, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 30.86 31.69 28.14 19.67 25.61 26.34 26.06 18.87 26.02 34.15 29.27 25.59 29.81 33.06 25.90 22.19 21.14 25.59
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 12 12 13 19 14 14 14 19 14 11 12 14 12 11 14 16 17 14
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 14 12 15 15 15 14 16 18 14 15 13 15 15 12 17 15 17 16
Caterpillar Inc. 53 53 53 56 57 57 55 60 67 64 61 66 72 68 62 60 60 62
Eaton Corp. plc 72 70 72 73 72 72 69 71 68 61 63 64 63 59 57 50 52 59
General Electric Co. 83 87 79 78 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
Honeywell International Inc. 74 75 79 81 80 77 77 82 76 72 76 75 75 76 76 71 75 75
RTX Corp. 53 57 55 51 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 30.86 = 12

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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

Lockheed Martin Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 20 19 20 22 22 20 20 23 20 19 18 20 21 23 22 24 24 26
Average receivable collection period 12 12 13 19 14 14 14 19 14 11 12 14 12 11 14 16 17 14
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 32 31 33 41 36 34 34 42 34 30 30 34 33 34 36 40 41 40
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 457 427 434 431 453 466 484 512 507 501 488 493 511 479 533 483 433 404
Caterpillar Inc. 199 194 201 207 211 201 210 212 215 208 211 212 221 211 199 189 183 174
Eaton Corp. plc 167 162 165 166 165 162 161 165 158 143 140 139 134 121 117 109 113 130
General Electric Co. 208 207 200 194 183 203 205 203 194 187 190 188 185 179 166 156 153 144
Honeywell International Inc. 174 173 176 177 174 167 166 172 163 152 153 150 150 150 152 146 145 141
RTX Corp. 130 133 134 129 130 123 124 129 120 120 120 118 128 131 136 129 149 134

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 20 + 12 = 32

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

Average Payables Payment Period

Lockheed Martin Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Mar 26, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Jun 26, 2022 Mar 27, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 17.38 25.56 15.51 16.97 17.65 27.25 21.48 24.07 21.92 74.34 37.83 36.15 30.31 64.48 37.34 37.46 16.70 40.16
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 21 14 24 22 21 13 17 15 17 5 10 10 12 6 10 10 22 9
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 62 62 59 58 57 59 57 59 54 57 59 67 74 74 86 77 78 79
Caterpillar Inc. 67 67 66 72 78 77 76 77 82 84 79 80 82 77 62 58 60 59
Eaton Corp. plc 83 83 82 81 80 81 79 82 78 77 71 70 65 58 51 45 46 54
General Electric Co. 108 112 112 107 102 123 116 116 110 110 109 109 103 100 78 73 80 83
Honeywell International Inc. 102 109 104 105 104 103 99 101 100 101 95 97 95 95 85 85 86 86
RTX Corp. 65 69 68 66 67 68 63 68 58 62 60 56 64 66 61 53 77 69

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 17.38 = 21

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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. Lockheed Martin Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Lockheed Martin Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Mar 26, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Jun 26, 2022 Mar 27, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 20 19 20 22 22 20 20 23 20 19 18 20 21 23 22 24 24 26
Average receivable collection period 12 12 13 19 14 14 14 19 14 11 12 14 12 11 14 16 17 14
Average payables payment period 21 14 24 22 21 13 17 15 17 5 10 10 12 6 10 10 22 9
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 11 17 9 19 15 21 17 27 17 25 20 24 21 28 26 30 19 31
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 395 365 375 373 396 407 427 453 453 444 429 426 437 405 447 406 355 325
Caterpillar Inc. 132 127 135 135 133 124 134 135 133 124 132 132 139 134 137 131 123 115
Eaton Corp. plc 84 79 83 85 85 81 82 83 80 66 69 69 69 63 66 64 67 76
General Electric Co. 100 95 88 87 81 80 89 87 84 77 81 79 82 79 88 83 73 61
Honeywell International Inc. 72 64 72 72 70 64 67 71 63 51 58 53 55 55 67 61 59 55
RTX Corp. 65 64 66 63 63 55 61 61 62 58 60 62 64 65 75 76 72 65

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 20 + 1221 = 11

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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. Lockheed Martin Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.