Stock Analysis on Net

Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

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

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Intuitive Surgical Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 1.75 1.81 1.89 1.96 1.99 2.21 2.25 2.27 2.36 2.62 2.82 2.98 2.90 2.84 2.64 2.49 2.18 2.22 2.30 2.30
Receivables turnover 6.82 6.83 6.49 6.30 7.12 7.37 6.95 6.60 7.20 7.11 6.52 7.30 7.90 7.38 6.96 6.75 7.32 8.56 8.73 6.94
Payables turnover 11.88 12.91 12.64 12.69 11.66 11.10 12.99 13.78 12.01 12.68 14.36 14.45 14.13 13.71 14.80 18.35 12.46 13.18 10.69 11.08
Working capital turnover 1.42 1.23 1.17 1.14 0.95 1.03 1.15 1.29 1.21 1.17 1.26 1.22 1.17 1.03 0.88 0.77 0.80 0.88 1.23 1.23
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 208 201 193 186 183 166 162 161 155 139 130 122 126 129 138 147 167 164 159 159
Add: Average receivable collection period 53 53 56 58 51 50 53 55 51 51 56 50 46 49 52 54 50 43 42 53
Operating cycle 261 254 249 244 234 216 215 216 206 190 186 172 172 178 190 201 217 207 201 212
Less: Average payables payment period 31 28 29 29 31 33 28 26 30 29 25 25 26 27 25 20 29 28 34 33
Cash conversion cycle 230 226 220 215 203 183 187 190 176 161 161 147 146 151 165 181 188 179 167 179

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Intuitive Surgical Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Intuitive Surgical Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Intuitive Surgical Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Intuitive Surgical Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Inventory Turnover

Intuitive Surgical Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of revenue 664,200 637,200 645,200 650,900 576,500 584,000 583,200 544,100 505,300 498,800 478,000 489,900 431,900 440,300 389,500 433,300 353,400 349,200 361,300 381,700 342,600 339,900 304,100
Inventory 1,481,700 1,383,900 1,299,300 1,220,600 1,147,500 1,005,200 946,600 893,200 837,100 724,000 653,000 587,100 584,900 569,700 576,800 601,500 662,900 645,500 620,300 595,500 579,600 512,800 468,300
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 1.75 1.81 1.89 1.96 1.99 2.21 2.25 2.27 2.36 2.62 2.82 2.98 2.90 2.84 2.64 2.49 2.18 2.22 2.30 2.30
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 2.69 2.67 2.65 2.74 2.71 2.62 2.77 3.10 3.37 3.24 3.36 3.59 3.47 3.27 2.99 2.99 2.71 2.56 2.92 3.07
Cigna Group 33.20 29.93 31.05 23.70 29.58 28.53 30.04 26.13 30.87 32.34 34.32 31.58 37.54 36.13 36.50 32.70 37.84 36.30 38.13 36.70
CVS Health Corp. 17.93 19.28 18.80 16.83 16.34 16.48 15.15 14.05 14.46 14.64 13.60 13.52 13.49 13.48 12.57 11.88 12.43 13.03 12.68 12.06
Medtronic PLC 1.95 1.92 1.91 2.03 1.92 2.00 2.09 2.20 2.26 2.38 2.47 2.43 2.24 2.20 2.10 2.23 2.34 2.35 2.37 2.44

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of revenueQ3 2024 + Cost of revenueQ2 2024 + Cost of revenueQ1 2024 + Cost of revenueQ4 2023) ÷ Inventory
= (664,200 + 637,200 + 645,200 + 650,900) ÷ 1,481,700 = 1.75

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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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Intuitive Surgical Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Revenue 2,038,100 2,009,900 1,890,600 1,928,300 1,743,700 1,755,900 1,696,200 1,655,000 1,557,400 1,522,100 1,487,700 1,550,700 1,403,300 1,464,000 1,292,100 1,329,100 1,077,700 852,100 1,099,500 1,277,700 1,128,200 1,098,900 973,700
Accounts receivable, net 1,153,000 1,109,100 1,127,900 1,130,200 962,700 904,200 925,300 942,100 849,600 838,500 906,100 782,700 695,000 699,900 654,300 645,500 588,600 508,800 527,600 645,200 639,000 633,400 547,600
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 6.82 6.83 6.49 6.30 7.12 7.37 6.95 6.60 7.20 7.11 6.52 7.30 7.90 7.38 6.96 6.75 7.32 8.56 8.73 6.94
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 5.85 5.94 6.11 6.11 6.15 6.52 6.89 7.02 7.03 6.33 6.20 6.64 6.61 6.58 6.13 5.40 5.70 6.12 6.06 5.88
CVS Health Corp. 10.15 11.17 11.16 10.12 10.53 11.44 11.65 11.79 11.94 11.27 11.30 11.91 11.23 11.48 11.32 12.32 11.14 11.68 11.33 13.04
Elevance Health Inc. 19.84 17.60 15.98 18.08 17.93 18.82 16.53 18.81 19.51 18.80 16.67 20.66 18.93 18.81 17.39 19.72 18.91 18.04 16.74 18.20
Medtronic PLC 5.42 5.39 5.44 5.21 5.23 5.48 5.85 5.71 5.84 5.79 5.82 5.51 5.35 5.21 5.73 6.22 4.97 5.05 5.20 4.91
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 19.43 16.49 13.80 17.27 17.23 19.23 14.88 18.22 18.37 16.27 15.65 20.07 19.60 18.53 16.35 19.86 20.63 19.62 16.73 20.32

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (RevenueQ3 2024 + RevenueQ2 2024 + RevenueQ1 2024 + RevenueQ4 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (2,038,100 + 2,009,900 + 1,890,600 + 1,928,300) ÷ 1,153,000 = 6.82

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Intuitive Surgical Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Payables Turnover

Intuitive Surgical Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of revenue 664,200 637,200 645,200 650,900 576,500 584,000 583,200 544,100 505,300 498,800 478,000 489,900 431,900 440,300 389,500 433,300 353,400 349,200 361,300 381,700 342,600 339,900 304,100
Accounts payable 218,700 194,400 194,400 188,700 196,200 199,700 164,100 147,000 164,200 149,700 128,100 121,200 120,000 117,900 103,100 81,600 116,000 108,900 133,400 123,500 132,400 129,600 130,600
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 11.88 12.91 12.64 12.69 11.66 11.10 12.99 13.78 12.01 12.68 14.36 14.45 14.13 13.71 14.80 18.35 12.46 13.18 10.69 11.08
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 4.54 4.42 4.33 4.19 4.55 4.28 4.44 4.15 4.67 4.25 4.02 4.21 4.55 4.43 3.97 3.80 4.37 4.00 4.20 4.07
Cigna Group 5.86 5.63 5.92 6.75 6.76 6.92 7.18 7.31 7.44 7.44 7.89 7.68 7.71 7.60 7.74 7.75 8.02 8.30 9.06 9.34
CVS Health Corp. 20.14 21.49 22.40 20.36 19.73 21.32 22.08 18.07 18.75 19.22 19.38 19.14 18.49 20.72 20.50 19.72 18.61 21.70 21.06 20.13
Elevance Health Inc. 8.17 8.09 7.54 7.72 7.61 7.54 7.57 7.47 7.48 7.35 7.28 7.59 7.31 7.30 7.31 7.75 8.32 8.42 8.48 9.25
Medtronic PLC 5.60 5.09 4.84 4.03 4.68 4.60 4.62 4.46 5.14 5.41 5.67 4.98 5.56 5.19 5.56 4.72 4.96 4.84 4.89 4.69
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 7.64 7.77 7.28 7.47 7.11 7.08 6.86 7.26 7.07 6.90 6.78 7.63 6.98 6.97 6.58 7.29 7.40 8.02 6.96 7.21

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of revenueQ3 2024 + Cost of revenueQ2 2024 + Cost of revenueQ1 2024 + Cost of revenueQ4 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (664,200 + 637,200 + 645,200 + 650,900) ÷ 218,700 = 11.88

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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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

Intuitive Surgical Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current assets 7,215,600 7,654,300 7,632,700 7,888,000 8,902,900 8,031,800 6,877,000 6,253,000 6,293,100 6,292,500 5,803,200 5,844,900 5,728,000 6,016,600 6,066,400 6,625,900 6,300,300 5,899,000 4,691,500 4,662,600 4,317,000 4,071,600 4,025,000
Less: Current liabilities 1,676,800 1,487,500 1,375,100 1,658,700 1,676,400 1,538,400 1,307,400 1,422,100 1,233,400 1,175,000 1,112,200 1,149,800 1,027,300 1,004,600 904,600 965,200 894,700 924,800 945,900 1,030,200 930,900 807,500 740,200
Working capital 5,538,800 6,166,800 6,257,600 6,229,300 7,226,500 6,493,400 5,569,600 4,830,900 5,059,700 5,117,500 4,691,000 4,695,100 4,700,700 5,012,000 5,161,800 5,660,700 5,405,600 4,974,200 3,745,600 3,632,400 3,386,100 3,264,100 3,284,800
 
Revenue 2,038,100 2,009,900 1,890,600 1,928,300 1,743,700 1,755,900 1,696,200 1,655,000 1,557,400 1,522,100 1,487,700 1,550,700 1,403,300 1,464,000 1,292,100 1,329,100 1,077,700 852,100 1,099,500 1,277,700 1,128,200 1,098,900 973,700
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 1.42 1.23 1.17 1.14 0.95 1.03 1.15 1.29 1.21 1.17 1.26 1.22 1.17 1.03 0.88 0.77 0.80 0.88 1.23 1.23
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 4.63 4.35 4.83 4.54 4.15 4.39 4.21 4.48 3.92 3.63 4.13 3.87 3.98 4.02 3.99 4.06 4.52 5.02 6.84 6.64
Cigna Group
CVS Health Corp.
Elevance Health Inc. 6.87 6.92 8.59 7.83 7.92 7.69 7.60 8.37 9.11 8.85 8.65 7.23 6.79 6.67 5.38 6.39 5.98 5.40 6.81 6.11
Medtronic PLC 2.54 2.57 2.46 2.47 2.81 2.82 3.84 2.97 2.21 2.13 2.15 2.15 2.02 2.00 2.44 2.48 2.03 2.13 2.16 2.26
UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (RevenueQ3 2024 + RevenueQ2 2024 + RevenueQ1 2024 + RevenueQ4 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (2,038,100 + 2,009,900 + 1,890,600 + 1,928,300) ÷ 5,538,800 = 1.42

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Intuitive Surgical Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Intuitive Surgical Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 1.75 1.81 1.89 1.96 1.99 2.21 2.25 2.27 2.36 2.62 2.82 2.98 2.90 2.84 2.64 2.49 2.18 2.22 2.30 2.30
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 208 201 193 186 183 166 162 161 155 139 130 122 126 129 138 147 167 164 159 159
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 136 136 138 133 135 139 132 118 108 113 109 102 105 111 122 122 135 142 125 119
Cigna Group 11 12 12 15 12 13 12 14 12 11 11 12 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10
CVS Health Corp. 20 19 19 22 22 22 24 26 25 25 27 27 27 27 29 31 29 28 29 30
Medtronic PLC 187 190 191 180 190 183 174 166 161 153 148 150 163 166 174 164 156 155 154 150

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.75 = 208

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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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Intuitive Surgical Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 6.82 6.83 6.49 6.30 7.12 7.37 6.95 6.60 7.20 7.11 6.52 7.30 7.90 7.38 6.96 6.75 7.32 8.56 8.73 6.94
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 53 53 56 58 51 50 53 55 51 51 56 50 46 49 52 54 50 43 42 53
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 62 61 60 60 59 56 53 52 52 58 59 55 55 55 60 68 64 60 60 62
CVS Health Corp. 36 33 33 36 35 32 31 31 31 32 32 31 32 32 32 30 33 31 32 28
Elevance Health Inc. 18 21 23 20 20 19 22 19 19 19 22 18 19 19 21 19 19 20 22 20
Medtronic PLC 67 68 67 70 70 67 62 64 63 63 63 66 68 70 64 59 73 72 70 74
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 19 22 26 21 21 19 25 20 20 22 23 18 19 20 22 18 18 19 22 18

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.82 = 53

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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

Intuitive Surgical Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 208 201 193 186 183 166 162 161 155 139 130 122 126 129 138 147 167 164 159 159
Average receivable collection period 53 53 56 58 51 50 53 55 51 51 56 50 46 49 52 54 50 43 42 53
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 261 254 249 244 234 216 215 216 206 190 186 172 172 178 190 201 217 207 201 212
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 198 197 198 193 194 195 185 170 160 171 168 157 160 166 182 190 199 202 185 181
CVS Health Corp. 56 52 52 58 57 54 55 57 56 57 59 58 59 59 61 61 62 59 61 58
Medtronic PLC 254 258 258 250 260 250 236 230 224 216 211 216 231 236 238 223 229 227 224 224

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 208 + 53 = 261

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Intuitive Surgical Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Intuitive Surgical Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 11.88 12.91 12.64 12.69 11.66 11.10 12.99 13.78 12.01 12.68 14.36 14.45 14.13 13.71 14.80 18.35 12.46 13.18 10.69 11.08
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 31 28 29 29 31 33 28 26 30 29 25 25 26 27 25 20 29 28 34 33
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 80 83 84 87 80 85 82 88 78 86 91 87 80 82 92 96 83 91 87 90
Cigna Group 62 65 62 54 54 53 51 50 49 49 46 48 47 48 47 47 46 44 40 39
CVS Health Corp. 18 17 16 18 19 17 17 20 19 19 19 19 20 18 18 19 20 17 17 18
Elevance Health Inc. 45 45 48 47 48 48 48 49 49 50 50 48 50 50 50 47 44 43 43 39
Medtronic PLC 65 72 75 91 78 79 79 82 71 67 64 73 66 70 66 77 74 75 75 78
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 48 47 50 49 51 52 53 50 52 53 54 48 52 52 56 50 49 46 52 51

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 11.88 = 31

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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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Intuitive Surgical Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 208 201 193 186 183 166 162 161 155 139 130 122 126 129 138 147 167 164 159 159
Average receivable collection period 53 53 56 58 51 50 53 55 51 51 56 50 46 49 52 54 50 43 42 53
Average payables payment period 31 28 29 29 31 33 28 26 30 29 25 25 26 27 25 20 29 28 34 33
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 230 226 220 215 203 183 187 190 176 161 161 147 146 151 165 181 188 179 167 179
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 118 114 114 106 114 110 103 82 82 85 77 70 80 84 90 94 116 111 98 91
CVS Health Corp. 38 35 36 40 38 37 38 37 37 38 40 39 39 41 43 42 42 42 44 40
Medtronic PLC 189 186 183 159 182 171 157 148 153 149 147 143 165 166 172 146 155 152 149 146

Based on: 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: 2022-09-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 208 + 5331 = 230

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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. Intuitive Surgical Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.