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Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Cadence Design Systems Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 2.51 2.39 2.90 2.65 4.02
Receivables turnover 6.82 8.36 7.32 8.85 7.93
Payables turnover 116.56 4.77 7.89
Working capital turnover 1.75 10.61 9.92 4.01 3.94
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 145 152 126 138 91
Add: Average receivable collection period 54 44 50 41 46
Operating cycle 199 196 176 179 137
Less: Average payables payment period 3 77 46
Cash conversion cycle 196 119 130

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Cadence Design Systems Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Cadence Design Systems Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Cadence Design Systems Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Cadence Design Systems Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. Cadence Design Systems Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Cadence Design Systems Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Inventory Turnover

Cadence Design Systems Inc., inventory turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of revenue 647,502 435,041 371,623 307,006 305,498
Inventories 257,711 181,661 128,005 115,721 75,956
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 2.51 2.39 2.90 2.65 4.02
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
International Business Machines Corp. 21.10 23.74 17.94 15.68 20.69
Microsoft Corp. 59.48 26.35 16.74 19.81 24.32
Oracle Corp. 45.34 45.52 28.27 55.32 37.62
Synopsys Inc. 3.44 3.75 5.02 3.76 4.13
Inventory Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 52.71 38.61 26.87 28.22 31.90
Inventory Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 7.86 8.01 8.61 10.44 11.17

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Cost of revenue ÷ Inventories
= 647,502 ÷ 257,711 = 2.51

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Cadence Design Systems Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Revenue 4,641,264 4,089,986 3,561,718 2,988,244 2,682,891
Receivables, net 680,460 489,224 486,710 337,596 338,487
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 6.82 8.36 7.32 8.85 7.93
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 5.47 6.00 5.87 5.74 6.16
Adobe Inc. 10.38 8.73 8.53 8.41 9.20
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 3.58 3.58 3.94 3.66 2.92
International Business Machines Corp. 9.22 8.57 9.25 8.49 10.32
Intuit Inc. 35.63 35.48 28.53 24.64 51.54
Microsoft Corp. 4.31 4.35 4.48 4.42 4.47
Oracle Corp. 6.73 7.22 7.13 7.48 7.04
Palantir Technologies Inc. 4.98 6.10 7.38 8.08 6.96
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 3.07 2.80 2.57 3.43 3.29
Salesforce Inc. 3.05 2.92 2.72 2.73 2.77
ServiceNow Inc. 4.90 4.41 4.20 4.24 4.48
Synopsys Inc. 6.56 6.17 6.38 7.40 4.72
Workday Inc. 4.43 3.96 4.14 4.18 4.13
Receivables Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 5.06 5.13 5.20 5.23 5.58
Receivables Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 6.98 7.46 7.43 7.53 7.92

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenue ÷ Receivables, net
= 4,641,264 ÷ 680,460 = 6.82

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Payables Turnover

Cadence Design Systems Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of revenue 647,502 435,041 371,623 307,006 305,498
Trade accounts payable 5,555 91,194 47,113
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 116.56 4.77 7.89
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 15.94 17.41 16.37 15.03 22.48
Adobe Inc. 6.53 7.50 5.71 5.98 5.63
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 26.82 13.25 8.05 19.03 105.30
International Business Machines Corp. 6.75 6.67 6.87 6.54 7.75
Intuit Inc. 4.81 4.93 3.26 2.70 4.52
Microsoft Corp. 3.37 3.64 3.30 3.44 3.68
Oracle Corp. 6.42 11.27 6.74 10.54 12.46
Palantir Technologies Inc. 5,495.05 35.56 9.12 4.53 21.55
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 17.71 14.43 13.43 22.41 15.72
Salesforce Inc.
ServiceNow Inc. 33.63 15.25 5.74 15.20 28.83
Synopsys Inc. 6.01 7.84 28.30 31.44 26.49
Workday Inc. 22.71 11.16 25.74 15.85 18.51
Payables Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 5.62 6.25 5.57 5.75 6.64
Payables Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 4.27 4.79 4.25 4.63 4.91

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenue ÷ Trade accounts payable
= 647,502 ÷ 5,555 = 116.56

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Cadence Design Systems Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current assets 4,016,079 1,976,217 1,706,767 1,715,769 1,478,587
Less: Current liabilities 1,370,105 1,590,867 1,347,696 971,225 796,808
Working capital 2,645,974 385,350 359,071 744,544 681,779
 
Revenue 4,641,264 4,089,986 3,561,718 2,988,244 2,682,891
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 1.75 10.61 9.92 4.01 3.94
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 34.49 11.93 15.07 12.77 8.71
Adobe Inc. 30.25 6.85 20.28 9.09 4.89
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 1.48 1.46 1.25 0.61 0.71
International Business Machines Corp. 46.83
Intuit Inc. 7.45 8.13 8.98 3.85 1.73
Microsoft Corp. 7.12 2.65 2.66 1.76 1.30
Oracle Corp. 3.50 1.29 1.12
Palantir Technologies Inc. 0.58 0.66 0.78 0.70 0.66
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 1.40
Salesforce Inc. 14.27 62.21 24.95 5.11 15.29
ServiceNow Inc. 13.25 21.77 11.16 21.76 5.76
Synopsys Inc. 1.60 13.12 21.34 10.65 9.00
Workday Inc. 1.49 1.79 35.15 8.31 28.97
Working Capital Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 10.34 5.14 4.74 2.76 2.18
Working Capital Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 8.94 5.77 6.47 4.33 3.30

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenue ÷ Working capital
= 4,641,264 ÷ 2,645,974 = 1.75

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Cadence Design Systems Inc., average inventory processing period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 2.51 2.39 2.90 2.65 4.02
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 145 152 126 138 91
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
International Business Machines Corp. 17 15 20 23 18
Microsoft Corp. 6 14 22 18 15
Oracle Corp. 8 8 13 7 10
Synopsys Inc. 106 97 73 97 88
Average Inventory Processing Period, Sector
Software & Services 7 9 14 13 11
Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry
Information Technology 46 46 42 35 33

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.51 = 145

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Cadence Design Systems Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 6.82 8.36 7.32 8.85 7.93
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 54 44 50 41 46
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 67 61 62 64 59
Adobe Inc. 35 42 43 43 40
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 102 102 93 100 125
International Business Machines Corp. 40 43 39 43 35
Intuit Inc. 10 10 13 15 7
Microsoft Corp. 85 84 81 83 82
Oracle Corp. 54 51 51 49 52
Palantir Technologies Inc. 73 60 49 45 52
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 119 130 142 106 111
Salesforce Inc. 120 125 134 134 132
ServiceNow Inc. 74 83 87 86 82
Synopsys Inc. 56 59 57 49 77
Workday Inc. 82 92 88 87 88
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector
Software & Services 72 71 70 70 65
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
Information Technology 52 49 49 48 46

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.82 = 54

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Operating Cycle

Cadence Design Systems Inc., operating cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 145 152 126 138 91
Average receivable collection period 54 44 50 41 46
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 199 196 176 179 137
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
International Business Machines Corp. 57 58 59 66 53
Microsoft Corp. 91 98 103 101 97
Oracle Corp. 62 59 64 56 62
Synopsys Inc. 162 156 130 146 165
Operating Cycle, Sector
Software & Services 79 80 84 83 76
Operating Cycle, Industry
Information Technology 98 95 91 83 79

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 145 + 54 = 199

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Cadence Design Systems Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 116.56 4.77 7.89
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 3 77 46
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 23 21 22 24 16
Adobe Inc. 56 49 64 61 65
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 14 28 45 19 3
International Business Machines Corp. 54 55 53 56 47
Intuit Inc. 76 74 112 135 81
Microsoft Corp. 108 100 111 106 99
Oracle Corp. 57 32 54 35 29
Palantir Technologies Inc. 0 10 40 81 17
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 21 25 27 16 23
Salesforce Inc.
ServiceNow Inc. 11 24 64 24 13
Synopsys Inc. 61 47 13 12 14
Workday Inc. 16 33 14 23 20
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector
Software & Services 65 58 66 63 55
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
Information Technology 85 76 86 79 74

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 116.56 = 3

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Cadence Design Systems Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 145 152 126 138 91
Average receivable collection period 54 44 50 41 46
Average payables payment period 3 77 46
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 196 119 130
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
International Business Machines Corp. 3 3 6 10 6
Microsoft Corp. -17 -2 -8 -5 -2
Oracle Corp. 5 27 10 21 33
Synopsys Inc. 101 109 117 134 151
Cash Conversion Cycle, Sector
Software & Services 14 22 18 20 21
Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry
Information Technology 13 19 5 4 5

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 145 + 543 = 196

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. Cadence Design Systems Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.