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)
Fortinet Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Fortinet Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Fortinet Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Fortinet Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Fortinet Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| 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. | Fortinet Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Fortinet Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Fortinet Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| 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. | Fortinet Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| 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. | Fortinet Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Inventory Turnover
Fortinet Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 307,800) | 297,300) | 283,000) | 250,800) | 253,800) | 228,300) | 211,200) | 186,900) | 156,600) | 167,000) | 139,200) | 135,100) | 128,700) | 140,500) | 124,100) | 128,300) | 113,000) | 128,500) | 111,600) | 113,100) | 97,200) | |||||||
| Inventory | 302,700) | 264,600) | 215,800) | 195,200) | 184,600) | 175,800) | 177,900) | 149,800) | 149,600) | 139,800) | 134,500) | 126,000) | 105,000) | 117,900) | 99,200) | 85,700) | 88,400) | 90,000) | 80,800) | 78,200) | 80,000) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.76 | 4.10 | 4.71 | 4.84 | 4.77 | 4.45 | 4.06 | 4.34 | 4.00 | 4.08 | 4.04 | 4.19 | 4.97 | 4.29 | 4.98 | 5.62 | 5.27 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 3.12 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 2.91 | 2.65 | 3.06 | 3.50 | 4.11 | 4.02 | 6.36 | 6.47 | 4.46 | 4.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 17.30 | 17.94 | 15.59 | 16.30 | 14.96 | 15.68 | 15.08 | 17.43 | 18.90 | 20.69 | 19.95 | 21.10 | 22.49 | 25.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 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 | 20.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 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 | 5.32 | 4.90 | 4.57 | 5.44 | 6.01 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ1 2023
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2022
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2022
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2022)
÷ Inventory
= (307,800 + 297,300 + 283,000 + 250,800)
÷ 302,700 = 3.76
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. | Fortinet Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Receivables Turnover
Fortinet Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,262,300) | 1,283,000) | 1,149,500) | 1,030,100) | 954,800) | 963,600) | 867,200) | 801,100) | 710,300) | 748,000) | 651,100) | 617,600) | 577,700) | 614,400) | 547,500) | 521,700) | 472,600) | 507,000) | 453,900) | 441,300) | 399,000) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,087,200) | 1,261,700) | 963,200) | 919,500) | 790,400) | 807,700) | 604,900) | 584,600) | 637,300) | 720,000) | 546,600) | 498,700) | 474,700) | 544,300) | 384,100) | 403,100) | 381,000) | 444,500) | 324,400) | 333,600) | 313,100) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 4.35 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 4.15 | 4.54 | 4.14 | 5.17 | 4.98 | 4.28 | 3.60 | 4.50 | 4.73 | 4.76 | 3.96 | 5.33 | 4.85 | 4.92 | 4.05 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 9.99 | 8.53 | 9.98 | 10.51 | 9.58 | 8.41 | 9.77 | 9.74 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.44 | 8.82 | 8.40 | 7.28 | 7.76 | 7.94 | 7.12 | 6.86 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | 11.89 | 6.13 | 7.26 | 11.29 | 11.94 | 5.89 | 6.76 | 7.22 | 9.61 | 5.02 | 5.98 | 8.44 | 10.24 | 5.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 7.54 | 7.32 | 8.78 | 8.38 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 9.09 | 7.41 | 7.21 | 7.93 | 8.40 | 7.79 | 8.37 | 7.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 4.43 | 3.94 | 4.54 | 4.27 | 4.73 | 3.66 | 4.41 | 4.38 | 3.91 | 2.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 10.52 | 9.25 | 10.95 | 10.17 | 9.79 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.57 | 10.72 | 10.32 | 12.30 | 11.54 | 11.05 | 9.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 34.68 | 28.53 | 17.44 | 12.84 | 25.10 | 24.64 | 16.04 | 16.60 | 79.16 | 51.54 | 31.31 | 11.82 | 66.66 | 77.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.49 | 4.48 | 5.90 | 5.52 | 6.44 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 4.47 | 6.11 | 5.71 | 6.80 | 4.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 7.44 | 7.13 | 9.12 | 9.28 | 9.11 | 7.48 | 8.56 | 8.91 | 8.57 | 7.04 | 9.55 | 9.77 | 10.35 | 7.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 4.70 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 5.10 | 5.61 | 3.43 | 5.20 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 3.29 | 4.88 | 5.78 | 6.04 | 4.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 7.07 | 2.72 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 7.04 | 2.73 | 6.12 | 5.63 | 5.93 | 2.77 | 6.16 | 6.32 | 6.51 | 2.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 6.87 | 4.20 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 7.59 | 4.24 | 7.13 | 6.62 | 7.49 | 4.48 | 6.69 | 6.26 | 6.04 | 4.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 5.00 | 6.38 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 4.34 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 6.51 | 4.84 | 4.72 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 4.22 | 6.07 | 7.23 | 6.14 | 4.16 | 5.63 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2023
+ RevenueQ4 2022
+ RevenueQ3 2022
+ RevenueQ2 2022)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (1,262,300 + 1,283,000 + 1,149,500 + 1,030,100)
÷ 1,087,200 = 4.35
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. | Fortinet Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Payables Turnover
Fortinet Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 307,800) | 297,300) | 283,000) | 250,800) | 253,800) | 228,300) | 211,200) | 186,900) | 156,600) | 167,000) | 139,200) | 135,100) | 128,700) | 140,500) | 124,100) | 128,300) | 113,000) | 128,500) | 111,600) | 113,100) | 97,200) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 238,400) | 243,400) | 215,100) | 193,100) | 174,700) | 148,400) | 142,300) | 132,000) | 129,500) | 141,600) | 95,900) | 107,200) | 87,800) | 96,400) | 85,900) | 72,400) | 69,200) | 86,400) | 66,600) | 63,700) | 55,700) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 4.78 | 4.46 | 4.72 | 4.89 | 5.04 | 5.28 | 5.07 | 4.92 | 4.62 | 4.03 | 5.67 | 4.93 | 5.94 | 5.25 | 5.75 | 6.65 | 6.74 | 5.21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 17.54 | 16.37 | 16.93 | 17.22 | 16.45 | 15.03 | 16.92 | 17.94 | 20.16 | 22.48 | 21.75 | 20.11 | 19.17 | 18.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 7.21 | 5.71 | 6.66 | 5.53 | 6.54 | 5.98 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 6.76 | 5.63 | 7.62 | 6.00 | 6.52 | 7.98 | 8.45 | 8.63 | 9.18 | 6.42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | 3.28 | 3.46 | 2.96 | 3.44 | 2.81 | 2.75 | 2.72 | 3.28 | 3.80 | 3.88 | 3.00 | 3.35 | 3.08 | 2.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 39.15 | 8.05 | 47.07 | 15.13 | 75.30 | 19.03 | 27.52 | 17.99 | 24.39 | 105.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 7.44 | 6.87 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.69 | 6.54 | 6.71 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 7.75 | 9.76 | 8.36 | 9.63 | 8.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 3.98 | 3.26 | 2.52 | 2.31 | 3.47 | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.82 | 5.25 | 4.52 | 3.48 | 2.78 | 4.45 | 4.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.88 | 3.30 | 3.74 | 3.76 | 3.70 | 3.44 | 3.77 | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.68 | 4.78 | 4.92 | 5.06 | 4.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 6.72 | 6.74 | 7.65 | 8.03 | 10.79 | 10.54 | 9.49 | 10.71 | 14.72 | 12.46 | 15.07 | 15.07 | 16.46 | 13.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 14.30 | 13.43 | 14.68 | 12.25 | 14.46 | 22.41 | 16.80 | 25.37 | 21.85 | 15.72 | 17.72 | 15.76 | 11.28 | 11.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 7.20 | 5.74 | 7.86 | 5.60 | 8.57 | 15.20 | 19.64 | 11.82 | 9.75 | 28.83 | 17.87 | 10.13 | 11.28 | 15.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ1 2023
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2022
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2022
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2022)
÷ Accounts payable
= (307,800 + 297,300 + 283,000 + 250,800)
÷ 238,400 = 4.78
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. | Fortinet Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
Fortinet Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 4,358,700) | 3,810,400) | 2,982,200) | 2,952,900) | 3,208,300) | 3,600,600) | 3,963,500) | 3,908,200) | 3,781,200) | 2,740,400) | 2,384,600) | 2,208,700) | 2,035,300) | 2,769,000) | 2,466,200) | 2,360,700) | 2,313,300) | 2,220,900) | 2,078,100) | 1,884,800) | 1,735,800) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 3,261,800) | 3,078,400) | 2,779,600) | 2,634,900) | 2,510,500) | 2,318,100) | 2,198,000) | 1,998,500) | 1,879,700) | 1,829,500) | 1,645,600) | 1,611,900) | 1,543,000) | 1,473,600) | 1,341,900) | 1,293,700) | 1,254,300) | 1,256,400) | 1,111,900) | 1,085,200) | 1,029,700) | |||||||
| Working capital | 1,096,900) | 732,000) | 202,600) | 318,000) | 697,800) | 1,282,500) | 1,765,500) | 1,909,700) | 1,901,500) | 910,900) | 739,000) | 596,800) | 492,300) | 1,295,400) | 1,124,300) | 1,067,000) | 1,059,000) | 964,500) | 966,200) | 799,600) | 706,100) | |||||||
| Revenue | 1,262,300) | 1,283,000) | 1,149,500) | 1,030,100) | 954,800) | 963,600) | 867,200) | 801,100) | 710,300) | 748,000) | 651,100) | 617,600) | 577,700) | 614,400) | 547,500) | 521,700) | 472,600) | 507,000) | 453,900) | 441,300) | 399,000) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 4.31 | 6.03 | 20.23 | 12.00 | 5.14 | 2.61 | 1.77 | 1.52 | 1.43 | 2.85 | 3.33 | 3.95 | 4.59 | 1.66 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 1.87 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 14.81 | 15.07 | 13.41 | 15.55 | 15.85 | 12.77 | 7.71 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 8.71 | 10.32 | 10.56 | 9.98 | 9.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 19.89 | 20.28 | 16.36 | 31.92 | 57.86 | 9.09 | 6.22 | 7.44 | 8.67 | 4.89 | 5.51 | 8.11 | 9.50 | — | — | — | — | 16.24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 7.12 | 9.92 | 8.31 | 5.34 | 4.07 | 4.01 | 4.68 | 5.45 | 5.03 | 3.94 | 4.08 | 4.99 | 6.14 | 4.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 12.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.51 | 49.97 | — | 107.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 10.83 | 8.98 | 5.68 | 21.87 | 4.39 | 3.85 | 3.40 | 5.45 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 3.19 | 4.80 | 4.93 | 4.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 3.50 | 3.86 | 3.39 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 1.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.52 | — | 2.15 | 1.40 | 4.81 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 54.57 | 24.95 | 27.10 | — | 4.36 | 5.11 | 7.48 | 10.29 | 9.75 | 15.29 | 28.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 7.83 | 11.16 | 6.63 | 11.21 | 10.61 | 21.76 | 11.15 | 16.31 | 5.62 | 5.76 | 3.73 | 8.10 | 43.84 | 46.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 17.05 | 21.34 | 14.02 | 7.78 | 9.47 | 10.65 | 9.50 | 9.18 | 16.88 | 9.00 | 27.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2023
+ RevenueQ4 2022
+ RevenueQ3 2022
+ RevenueQ2 2022)
÷ Working capital
= (1,262,300 + 1,283,000 + 1,149,500 + 1,030,100)
÷ 1,096,900 = 4.31
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. | Fortinet Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Fortinet Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.76 | 4.10 | 4.71 | 4.84 | 4.77 | 4.45 | 4.06 | 4.34 | 4.00 | 4.08 | 4.04 | 4.19 | 4.97 | 4.29 | 4.98 | 5.62 | 5.27 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 97 | 89 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 73 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 73 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 117 | 126 | 120 | 115 | 125 | 138 | 119 | 104 | 89 | 91 | 57 | 56 | 82 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 74 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 81 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 67 | 61 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.76 = 97
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. | Fortinet Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Fortinet Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 4.35 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 4.15 | 4.54 | 4.14 | 5.17 | 4.98 | 4.28 | 3.60 | 4.50 | 4.73 | 4.76 | 3.96 | 5.33 | 4.85 | 4.92 | 4.05 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 84 | 104 | 86 | 88 | 80 | 88 | 71 | 73 | 85 | 101 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 90 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 37 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | 31 | 60 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 73 | 61 | 43 | 36 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 48 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 82 | 93 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 100 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 11 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 56 | 81 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 83 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 60 | 64 | 54 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 49 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 78 | 142 | 88 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 111 | 75 | 63 | 60 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 52 | 134 | 59 | 63 | 52 | 134 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 132 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 53 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 86 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 82 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 73 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 60 | 51 | 59 | 88 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.35 = 84
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. | Fortinet Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Operating Cycle
Fortinet Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 97 | 89 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 73 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 73 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 84 | 104 | 86 | 88 | 80 | 88 | 71 | 73 | 85 | 101 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 90 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 181 | 193 | 164 | 163 | 157 | 170 | 161 | 157 | 176 | 191 | 171 | 164 | 150 | 177 | 141 | 140 | 143 | 163 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 165 | 176 | 162 | 159 | 167 | 179 | 159 | 153 | 140 | 137 | 100 | 103 | 126 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 56 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 80 | 103 | 82 | 85 | 80 | 101 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 97 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 147 | 130 | 129 | 137 | 169 | 146 | 155 | 156 | 179 | 165 | 143 | 149 | 158 | 129 | 125 | 139 | 155 | 126 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 97 + 84 = 181
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. | Fortinet Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Fortinet Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 4.78 | 4.46 | 4.72 | 4.89 | 5.04 | 5.28 | 5.07 | 4.92 | 4.62 | 4.03 | 5.67 | 4.93 | 5.94 | 5.25 | 5.75 | 6.65 | 6.74 | 5.21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 76 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 91 | 64 | 74 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 51 | 64 | 55 | 66 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 65 | 48 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 57 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | 111 | 105 | 123 | 106 | 130 | 133 | 134 | 111 | 96 | 94 | 122 | 109 | 119 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 9 | 45 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 49 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 92 | 112 | 145 | 158 | 105 | 135 | 142 | 129 | 70 | 81 | 105 | 131 | 82 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 94 | 111 | 98 | 97 | 99 | 106 | 97 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 54 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 26 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 51 | 64 | 46 | 65 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.78 = 76
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. | Fortinet Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Fortinet Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 97 | 89 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 73 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 73 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 84 | 104 | 86 | 88 | 80 | 88 | 71 | 73 | 85 | 101 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 90 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 76 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 91 | 64 | 74 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 105 | 111 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 101 | 89 | 83 | 97 | 100 | 107 | 90 | 89 | 107 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 93 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | -14 | -8 | -16 | -12 | -19 | -5 | -21 | -17 | -20 | -2 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 97 + 84 – 76 = 105
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. | Fortinet Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |