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)
Cadence Design Systems Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
| 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Cadence Design Systems Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Cadence Design Systems Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Cadence Design Systems Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Inventory Turnover
Cadence Design Systems Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 219,991) | 163,044) | 139,270) | 125,197) | 104,130) | 109,581) | 96,858) | 124,472) | 93,515) | 87,600) | 92,665) | 97,843) | 69,693) | 76,587) | 76,759) | 83,967) | 73,536) | 82,284) | 75,215) | 74,463) | ||||||
| Inventories | 257,711) | 293,350) | 171,508) | 185,784) | 181,661) | 163,693) | 139,576) | 127,566) | 128,005) | 114,283) | 106,372) | 110,213) | 115,721) | 101,575) | 90,479) | 76,592) | 75,956) | 47,979) | 43,924) | 60,575) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 2.51 | 1.81 | 2.79 | 2.35 | 2.39 | 2.59 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 2.91 | 2.65 | 3.06 | 3.50 | 4.11 | 4.02 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 21.10 | 19.90 | 22.19 | 22.72 | 23.74 | 19.66 | 18.29 | 17.30 | 17.94 | 15.59 | 16.30 | 14.96 | 15.68 | 15.08 | 17.43 | 18.90 | 20.69 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 59.48 | 54.62 | 42.63 | 22.24 | 26.35 | 22.77 | 21.81 | 15.10 | 16.74 | 18.27 | 19.09 | 16.09 | 19.81 | 22.53 | 25.21 | 17.25 | 24.32 | 26.86 | 23.78 | 16.56 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 3.44 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 3.18 | 3.75 | 4.15 | 4.43 | 4.94 | 5.02 | 4.62 | 4.45 | 4.28 | 3.76 | 3.53 | 3.65 | 3.51 | 4.13 | 4.71 | 4.49 | 5.09 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ4 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ1 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (219,991 + 163,044 + 139,270 + 125,197)
÷ 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Receivables Turnover
Cadence Design Systems Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,355,981) | 1,215,499) | 1,060,681) | 1,009,103) | 1,068,623) | 1,023,094) | 976,579) | 1,021,690) | 899,877) | 902,554) | 857,521) | 901,766) | 773,036) | 750,895) | 728,285) | 736,028) | 759,909) | 666,607) | 638,418) | 617,957) | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 680,460) | 560,973) | 564,851) | 389,865) | 489,224) | 426,505) | 440,915) | 488,237) | 486,710) | 391,181) | 391,738) | 361,789) | 337,596) | 327,191) | 389,986) | 388,666) | 338,487) | 300,413) | 312,758) | 284,093) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 6.82 | 7.76 | 7.37 | 10.46 | 8.36 | 9.19 | 8.62 | 7.54 | 7.32 | 8.78 | 8.38 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 9.09 | 7.41 | 7.21 | 7.93 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 10.38 | 11.62 | 12.67 | 9.69 | 8.73 | 10.20 | 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 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 3.58 | 5.07 | 4.90 | 5.30 | 3.58 | 4.19 | 4.38 | 4.43 | 3.94 | 4.54 | 4.27 | 4.73 | 3.66 | 4.41 | 4.38 | 3.91 | 2.92 | — | — | — | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 9.22 | 11.61 | 10.81 | 10.27 | 8.57 | 11.48 | 10.67 | 10.52 | 9.25 | 10.95 | 10.17 | 9.79 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.57 | 10.72 | 10.32 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 35.63 | 20.02 | 16.27 | 39.65 | 35.48 | 19.62 | 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 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.31 | 5.37 | 5.31 | 5.91 | 4.35 | 5.55 | 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 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 6.73 | 7.20 | 7.59 | 7.82 | 7.22 | 7.72 | 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 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 4.98 | 3.96 | 3.76 | 4.79 | 6.10 | 4.94 | 5.44 | 7.81 | 7.38 | 5.33 | 6.56 | 6.42 | 8.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 3.07 | 4.54 | 3.97 | 5.10 | 2.80 | 4.50 | 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 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 3.05 | 7.00 | 6.12 | 6.95 | 2.92 | 7.09 | 6.18 | 7.07 | 2.72 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 7.04 | 2.73 | 6.12 | 5.63 | 5.93 | 2.77 | — | — | — | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 4.90 | 8.00 | 6.56 | 7.26 | 4.41 | 7.26 | 7.33 | 6.87 | 4.20 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 7.59 | 4.24 | 7.13 | 6.62 | 7.49 | 4.48 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 6.56 | 7.56 | 7.25 | 5.63 | 6.17 | 8.29 | 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 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 4.43 | 5.70 | 5.28 | 5.94 | 3.96 | 5.71 | 5.13 | 6.94 | 4.14 | 5.66 | 5.35 | 6.91 | 4.18 | 5.60 | 5.75 | 6.54 | 4.13 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Receivables, net
= (1,355,981 + 1,215,499 + 1,060,681 + 1,009,103)
÷ 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Cadence Design Systems Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 4,016,079) | 4,099,923) | 2,196,388) | 1,929,932) | 1,976,217) | 1,824,463) | 1,643,050) | 1,698,544) | 1,706,767) | 1,670,483) | 1,657,620) | 1,734,897) | 1,715,769) | 1,543,013) | 1,457,067) | 1,349,729) | 1,478,587) | 1,736,482) | 1,639,783) | 1,399,507) | ||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 1,370,105) | 1,674,994) | 1,533,722) | 1,465,743) | 1,590,867) | 1,264,167) | 1,196,300) | 1,181,381) | 1,347,696) | 1,256,994) | 1,042,491) | 960,826) | 971,225) | 907,196) | 926,716) | 792,341) | 796,808) | 1,117,889) | 1,151,887) | 1,012,429) | ||||||
| Working capital | 2,645,974) | 2,424,929) | 662,666) | 464,189) | 385,350) | 560,296) | 446,750) | 517,163) | 359,071) | 413,489) | 615,129) | 774,071) | 744,544) | 635,817) | 530,351) | 557,388) | 681,779) | 618,593) | 487,896) | 387,078) | ||||||
| Revenue | 1,355,981) | 1,215,499) | 1,060,681) | 1,009,103) | 1,068,623) | 1,023,094) | 976,579) | 1,021,690) | 899,877) | 902,554) | 857,521) | 901,766) | 773,036) | 750,895) | 728,285) | 736,028) | 759,909) | 666,607) | 638,418) | 617,957) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 6.28 | 8.78 | 10.61 | 7.00 | 8.51 | 7.12 | 9.92 | 8.31 | 5.34 | 4.07 | 4.01 | 4.68 | 5.45 | 5.03 | 3.94 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 34.49 | 22.48 | 15.40 | 11.18 | 11.93 | 10.11 | 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 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 30.25 | 19.54 | 13.19 | 42.33 | 6.85 | 9.10 | 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 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.71 | — | — | — | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 46.83 | 37.03 | 17.08 | 14.55 | — | — | 31.12 | 12.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 7.45 | 5.15 | 13.92 | 11.94 | 8.13 | 6.30 | 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 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 7.12 | 8.26 | 8.63 | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.52 | — | 2.15 | 1.40 | 4.81 | 1.80 | 1.89 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 14.27 | 42.02 | 99.31 | 90.67 | 62.21 | 30.85 | 25.15 | 54.57 | 24.95 | 27.10 | — | 4.36 | 5.11 | 7.48 | 10.29 | 9.75 | 15.29 | — | — | — | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 13.25 | 11.50 | 11.73 | 27.96 | 21.77 | 19.04 | 9.59 | 7.83 | 11.16 | 6.63 | 11.21 | 10.61 | 21.76 | 11.15 | 16.31 | 5.62 | 5.76 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 1.60 | 2.35 | 2.82 | 7.85 | 13.12 | 10.27 | 12.83 | 17.05 | 21.34 | 14.02 | 7.78 | 9.47 | 10.65 | 9.50 | 9.18 | 16.88 | 9.00 | 27.06 | — | — | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.49 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.69 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 35.15 | 11.69 | 24.99 | — | 8.31 | 12.50 | 3.44 | 5.62 | 28.97 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (1,355,981 + 1,215,499 + 1,060,681 + 1,009,103)
÷ 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 deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Cadence Design Systems Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 2.51 | 1.81 | 2.79 | 2.35 | 2.39 | 2.59 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 2.91 | 2.65 | 3.06 | 3.50 | 4.11 | 4.02 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 145 | 201 | 131 | 156 | 152 | 141 | 127 | 117 | 126 | 120 | 115 | 125 | 138 | 119 | 104 | 89 | 91 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 106 | 117 | 113 | 115 | 97 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 81 | 72 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q4 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Cadence Design Systems Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 6.82 | 7.76 | 7.37 | 10.46 | 8.36 | 9.19 | 8.62 | 7.54 | 7.32 | 8.78 | 8.38 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 9.09 | 7.41 | 7.21 | 7.93 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 54 | 47 | 50 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 35 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 102 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 102 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 93 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 100 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 125 | — | — | — | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 40 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 10 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 85 | 68 | 69 | 62 | 84 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 81 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 83 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 60 | 64 | 54 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 54 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 35 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 73 | 92 | 97 | 76 | 60 | 74 | 67 | 47 | 49 | 68 | 56 | 57 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 119 | 80 | 92 | 72 | 130 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 142 | 88 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 111 | 75 | 63 | 60 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 120 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 125 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 134 | 59 | 63 | 52 | 134 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 132 | — | — | — | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 74 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 86 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 82 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 56 | 48 | 50 | 65 | 59 | 44 | 54 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 86 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 82 | 64 | 69 | 61 | 92 | 64 | 71 | 53 | 88 | 65 | 68 | 53 | 87 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 88 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q4 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Operating Cycle
Cadence Design Systems Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | |||||||
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| Average inventory processing period | 145 | 201 | 131 | 156 | 152 | 141 | 127 | 117 | 126 | 120 | 115 | 125 | 138 | 119 | 104 | 89 | 91 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 54 | 47 | 50 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 199 | 248 | 181 | 191 | 196 | 181 | 169 | 165 | 176 | 162 | 159 | 167 | 179 | 159 | 153 | 140 | 137 | — | — | — | ||||||
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| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 57 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 53 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 91 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 98 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 103 | 82 | 85 | 80 | 101 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 97 | 74 | 79 | 76 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 162 | 165 | 163 | 180 | 156 | 132 | 136 | 147 | 130 | 129 | 137 | 169 | 146 | 155 | 156 | 179 | 165 | 143 | 149 | 158 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q4 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 Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |