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)
KLA Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | KLA Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | KLA Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | KLA Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 exceeding Q3 2024 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | KLA Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 level. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | KLA Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | KLA Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | |
| 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. |
Inventory Turnover
KLA Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenues | 1,147,431) | 1,010,551) | 993,885) | 976,746) | 946,891) | 962,949) | 1,005,346) | 1,208,786) | 1,041,226) | 978,564) | 892,091) | 908,162) | 813,624) | 772,241) | 709,629) | 669,733) | 620,562) | 621,544) | 590,158) | 633,618) | 604,241) | 592,785) | 486,945) | 408,260) | 381,387) | ||||||||
| Inventories | 3,109,837) | 3,034,781) | 3,007,053) | 3,038,628) | 3,007,705) | 2,876,784) | 2,749,743) | 2,535,375) | 2,408,325) | 2,146,889) | 1,982,297) | 1,829,412) | 1,715,339) | 1,575,380) | 1,450,588) | 1,420,618) | 1,394,225) | 1,310,985) | 1,264,130) | 1,251,400) | 1,254,240) | 1,262,500) | 1,317,260) | 1,005,990) | 993,527) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.67 | 1.48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 2.33 | 2.44 | 2.61 | 2.81 | 2.74 | 2.70 | 3.05 | 3.45 | 3.62 | 4.24 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.15 | 4.10 | 3.81 | 3.87 | 3.72 | 3.21 | 3.86 | 3.93 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 2.86 | 2.84 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.61 | 2.68 | 2.84 | 3.20 | 3.82 | 3.78 | 3.66 | 2.33 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.14 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 3.28 | 3.24 | 3.10 | 3.29 | 3.35 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | 2.54 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.80 | 2.65 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.50 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 8.92 | 8.09 | 6.67 | 5.86 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 5.98 | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.40 | 6.95 | 8.18 | 9.10 | 10.44 | 11.01 | 10.34 | 9.51 | 10.76 | 10.73 | 11.57 | 9.16 | 9.63 | 9.31 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 1.65 | 1.99 | 2.09 | 2.46 | 2.61 | 3.29 | 3.50 | 4.10 | 2.80 | 2.62 | 2.30 | 3.29 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 4.01 | 3.58 | 4.66 | 4.67 | 5.05 | 5.67 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 2.94 | 2.87 | 2.81 | 2.92 | 2.85 | 2.78 | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.90 | 3.02 | 2.97 | 3.27 | 3.50 | 3.91 | 4.15 | 4.06 | 3.66 | 3.71 | 3.32 | 3.41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.60 | 2.89 | 2.95 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.86 | 3.11 | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.44 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 2.53 | 3.06 | 3.14 | 3.60 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 3.36 | 3.15 | 2.83 | 2.68 | 2.45 | 2.25 | 2.70 | 3.02 | 3.25 | 3.62 | 3.87 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 3.44 | 3.69 | 3.47 | 3.81 | 4.24 | 3.88 | 3.50 | 3.04 | 2.89 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.47 | 2.54 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.94 | 3.27 | 3.58 | 3.90 | 4.42 | 4.18 | 4.41 | 4.17 | 3.56 | 3.67 | 5.08 | 6.00 | 6.14 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.92 | 2.27 | 2.56 | 2.74 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 3.18 | 3.12 | 2.88 | 2.66 | 2.42 | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.61 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Costs of revenuesQ1 2025
+ Costs of revenuesQ4 2024
+ Costs of revenuesQ3 2024
+ Costs of revenuesQ2 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (1,147,431 + 1,010,551 + 993,885 + 976,746)
÷ 3,109,837 = 1.33
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. | KLA Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
KLA Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | 2,841,541) | 2,568,735) | 2,359,830) | 2,486,726) | 2,396,956) | 2,355,137) | 2,432,608) | 2,983,887) | 2,724,424) | 2,486,739) | 2,288,676) | 2,352,630) | 2,083,838) | 1,925,471) | 1,803,773) | 1,650,870) | 1,538,620) | 1,459,593) | 1,423,964) | 1,509,453) | 1,413,414) | 1,258,435) | 1,097,311) | 1,119,898) | 1,093,260) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,953,156) | 1,833,041) | 1,625,257) | 1,843,878) | 1,630,746) | 1,753,361) | 1,940,067) | 2,282,925) | 1,857,320) | 1,811,877) | 1,618,867) | 1,728,376) | 1,463,974) | 1,305,479) | 1,201,991) | 1,219,189) | 1,028,883) | 1,107,413) | 1,119,263) | 1,191,035) | 1,066,188) | 990,113) | 958,021) | 658,080) | 602,210) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 5.25 | 5.35 | 5.91 | 5.25 | 6.24 | 5.99 | 5.48 | 4.59 | 5.30 | 5.08 | 5.34 | 4.72 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.37 | 4.98 | 5.77 | 5.24 | 5.01 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.61 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 3.36 | 4.05 | 4.53 | 4.22 | 4.37 | 5.07 | 5.71 | 5.72 | 5.26 | 5.33 | 5.13 | 6.07 | 6.68 | 6.60 | 5.24 | 4.73 | 4.05 | 4.27 | 4.28 | 3.62 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 8.61 | 10.42 | 9.67 | 8.37 | 7.94 | 7.96 | 7.72 | 6.67 | 6.37 | 6.07 | 5.16 | 5.02 | 7.90 | 7.62 | 7.08 | 7.60 | 8.10 | 9.42 | 9.85 | 9.43 | 8.91 | 9.09 | 8.72 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | 5.40 | 5.55 | 5.64 | 5.13 | 5.08 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.25 | 5.08 | 5.09 | 5.49 | 4.66 | 5.66 | 5.87 | 5.98 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.88 | 5.61 | 5.77 | 6.27 | 6.97 | 6.87 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 10.04 | 7.75 | 7.82 | 11.36 | 12.17 | 11.56 | 10.64 | 11.22 | 11.70 | 9.73 | 11.23 | 13.25 | 11.87 | 10.54 | 9.78 | 10.40 | 8.64 | 7.13 | 6.21 | 6.93 | 6.29 | 6.26 | 5.80 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 5.05 | 5.81 | 5.32 | 5.02 | 4.20 | 4.74 | 9.38 | 8.08 | 7.76 | 5.45 | 8.48 | 6.81 | 10.57 | 5.09 | 3.77 | 10.19 | 16.00 | 10.85 | 10.55 | 6.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 17.38 | 17.60 | 16.62 | 15.94 | 18.59 | 18.04 | 14.66 | 15.26 | 9.31 | 12.11 | 10.98 | 8.36 | 9.34 | 10.40 | 10.78 | 11.48 | 10.94 | 10.61 | 8.96 | 9.40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 5.31 | 5.92 | 6.46 | 5.29 | 5.63 | 6.17 | 5.78 | 4.68 | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.52 | 4.86 | 4.64 | 4.83 | 4.72 | 4.11 | 4.77 | 4.79 | 4.39 | 4.70 | 5.80 | 6.63 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 3.80 | 4.17 | 4.26 | 5.50 | 6.36 | 7.48 | 10.12 | 8.18 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 5.79 | 5.64 | 5.22 | 6.02 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 5.48 | 5.62 | 6.43 | 6.04 | 7.33 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.45 | 6.09 | 5.40 | 4.63 | 6.34 | 7.05 | 5.82 | 5.59 | 5.43 | 5.79 | 6.14 | 6.11 | 6.37 | 6.86 | 5.80 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.59 | 6.89 | 6.52 | 8.64 | 8.23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 8.44 | 9.41 | 10.05 | 9.80 | 9.17 | 9.62 | 10.39 | 10.57 | 9.90 | 8.95 | 10.56 | 10.78 | 10.64 | 10.54 | 9.74 | 10.23 | 9.87 | 11.64 | 10.73 | 13.39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (2,841,541 + 2,568,735 + 2,359,830 + 2,486,726)
÷ 1,953,156 = 5.25
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. | KLA Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Payables Turnover
KLA Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenues | 1,147,431) | 1,010,551) | 993,885) | 976,746) | 946,891) | 962,949) | 1,005,346) | 1,208,786) | 1,041,226) | 978,564) | 892,091) | 908,162) | 813,624) | 772,241) | 709,629) | 669,733) | 620,562) | 621,544) | 590,158) | 633,618) | 604,241) | 592,785) | 486,945) | 408,260) | 381,387) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 376,505) | 359,487) | 354,720) | 376,671) | 363,662) | 371,026) | 410,885) | 530,407) | 479,707) | 443,338) | 424,128) | 379,875) | 380,827) | 342,083) | 295,111) | 262,496) | 254,458) | 264,280) | 243,234) | 256,646) | 221,388) | 202,416) | 206,248) | 152,491) | 154,930) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 10.97 | 10.93 | 10.94 | 10.33 | 11.34 | 11.37 | 10.30 | 7.77 | 7.96 | 8.10 | 7.98 | 8.43 | 7.79 | 8.10 | 8.88 | 9.53 | 9.69 | 9.27 | 9.95 | 9.03 | 9.45 | 9.24 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 4.96 | 7.18 | 8.56 | 5.95 | 5.42 | 4.43 | 5.13 | 5.21 | 5.22 | 7.39 | 6.58 | 6.44 | 7.54 | 8.66 | 6.64 | 11.57 | 6.38 | 5.30 | 6.25 | 3.91 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 9.63 | 9.94 | 10.91 | 8.98 | 7.62 | 7.76 | 8.09 | 7.70 | 8.43 | 9.01 | 8.17 | 6.30 | 7.82 | 7.25 | 8.66 | 8.42 | 8.85 | 9.83 | 9.12 | 8.78 | 8.99 | 9.60 | 8.92 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 9.62 | 10.34 | 8.56 | 9.20 | 11.34 | 13.62 | 12.31 | 11.13 | 15.27 | 9.98 | 9.80 | 9.77 | 10.91 | 12.63 | 11.67 | 12.41 | 9.41 | 8.33 | 10.28 | 11.83 | 10.04 | 13.13 | 13.55 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 7.76 | 8.84 | 8.48 | 9.74 | 20.79 | 10.11 | 9.20 | 7.47 | 12.05 | 13.17 | 13.20 | 11.34 | 11.66 | 14.55 | 11.86 | 11.08 | 17.20 | 15.25 | 13.95 | 11.53 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 3.20 | 3.36 | 3.78 | 3.79 | 3.77 | 3.81 | 4.30 | 3.77 | 5.21 | 4.63 | 4.92 | 6.13 | 5.05 | 5.82 | 6.49 | 6.14 | 6.58 | 6.59 | 6.61 | 7.23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 11.63 | 12.79 | 14.24 | 15.69 | 16.55 | 20.50 | 17.34 | 11.33 | 8.52 | 9.25 | 8.99 | 9.31 | 10.12 | 9.43 | 9.33 | 8.82 | 8.94 | 9.18 | 10.43 | 11.56 | 12.52 | 14.06 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.26 | 6.16 | 5.68 | 5.99 | 9.91 | 9.74 | 8.08 | 4.86 | 5.13 | 5.29 | 5.19 | 5.38 | 5.94 | 5.23 | 5.03 | 5.44 | 5.65 | 6.04 | 6.87 | 9.66 | 11.77 | 8.89 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 6.60 | 6.37 | 6.95 | 7.52 | 8.30 | 9.67 | 12.50 | 7.17 | 4.91 | 4.72 | 4.37 | 4.28 | 5.19 | 4.83 | 4.62 | 4.38 | 4.12 | 4.21 | 4.19 | 4.96 | 6.29 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 8.19 | 7.62 | 11.89 | 8.10 | 9.03 | 6.87 | 6.63 | 7.35 | 7.89 | 8.46 | 9.27 | 9.14 | 9.93 | 9.86 | 9.60 | 12.51 | 12.20 | 12.17 | 14.12 | 13.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Costs of revenuesQ1 2025
+ Costs of revenuesQ4 2024
+ Costs of revenuesQ3 2024
+ Costs of revenuesQ2 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (1,147,431 + 1,010,551 + 993,885 + 976,746)
÷ 376,505 = 10.97
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. | KLA Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 exceeding Q3 2024 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
KLA Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 10,228,439) | 10,031,144) | 9,528,082) | 8,748,721) | 8,430,791) | 8,372,032) | 8,018,750) | 8,132,582) | 7,643,939) | 7,168,911) | 6,582,717) | 6,701,475) | 6,144,672) | 5,696,248) | 5,405,165) | 5,222,954) | 4,754,699) | 4,723,545) | 4,318,465) | 4,377,443) | 4,355,749) | 4,315,075) | 4,442,628) | 4,485,514) | 4,521,044) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 4,798,214) | 4,660,774) | 4,458,538) | 4,570,997) | 3,817,743) | 3,742,842) | 3,418,521) | 3,482,501) | 3,139,364) | 2,871,083) | 2,828,983) | 2,776,098) | 2,523,010) | 2,103,227) | 2,029,466) | 2,020,112) | 1,748,828) | 1,699,786) | 1,653,274) | 1,718,243) | 1,943,447) | 1,768,486) | 1,700,856) | 1,482,538) | 1,310,930) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 5,430,225) | 5,370,370) | 5,069,544) | 4,177,724) | 4,613,048) | 4,629,190) | 4,600,229) | 4,650,081) | 4,504,575) | 4,297,828) | 3,753,734) | 3,925,377) | 3,621,662) | 3,593,021) | 3,375,699) | 3,202,842) | 3,005,871) | 3,023,759) | 2,665,191) | 2,659,200) | 2,412,302) | 2,546,589) | 2,741,772) | 3,002,976) | 3,210,114) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 2,841,541) | 2,568,735) | 2,359,830) | 2,486,726) | 2,396,956) | 2,355,137) | 2,432,608) | 2,983,887) | 2,724,424) | 2,486,739) | 2,288,676) | 2,352,630) | 2,083,838) | 1,925,471) | 1,803,773) | 1,650,870) | 1,538,620) | 1,459,593) | 1,423,964) | 1,509,453) | 1,413,414) | 1,258,435) | 1,097,311) | 1,119,898) | 1,093,260) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 2.31 | 2.20 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.30 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 2.10 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 1.79 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 2.25 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.54 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 2.72 | 2.42 | 3.78 | 3.36 | 2.71 | 2.64 | 2.62 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 3.01 | 3.01 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 4.38 | 5.52 | 7.75 | 10.40 | 6.41 | 6.13 | 4.61 | 4.81 | 4.94 | 4.23 | 3.50 | 2.81 | 21.89 | 49.24 | 6.18 | 4.86 | 6.92 | 11.81 | 40.91 | 12.57 | 11.74 | 8.72 | 5.48 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | 2.00 | 2.14 | 2.19 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 2.69 | 2.77 | 3.02 | 2.93 | 2.89 | 2.56 | 2.36 | 2.14 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 1.94 | 2.42 | 2.54 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 2.58 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 64.48 | 8.31 | 5.70 | 2.66 | 3.23 | 3.38 | 3.03 | 2.90 | 3.58 | 3.80 | 3.15 | 2.66 | 2.90 | 3.27 | 3.25 | 4.32 | 3.32 | 3.00 | 5.19 | 7.49 | 8.51 | 10.03 | 9.45 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 1.89 | 1.73 | 1.44 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.69 | 1.57 | 1.52 | 1.34 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 4.94 | 2.93 | 3.59 | 3.56 | 3.48 | 3.34 | 2.70 | 3.45 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 2.34 | 2.61 | 2.47 | 3.16 | 3.59 | 3.46 | 5.32 | 3.60 | 4.30 | 8.06 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.91 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.63 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.51 | 1.41 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.49 | 1.56 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 1.66 | 1.30 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 1.09 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 2.16 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 1.89 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 2.10 | 2.31 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 2.07 | 1.81 | 1.90 | 1.77 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.50 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.06 | 0.67 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 1.27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 2.65 | 2.75 | 2.41 | 2.54 | 2.79 | 3.21 | 3.66 | 3.90 | 4.99 | 5.88 | 4.80 | 4.53 | 4.13 | 3.96 | 3.19 | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.62 | 4.47 | 3.50 | 3.10 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 1.29 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.61 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 2.16 | 2.38 | 2.17 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (2,841,541 + 2,568,735 + 2,359,830 + 2,486,726)
÷ 5,430,225 = 1.89
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. | KLA Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 level. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
KLA Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.67 | 1.48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 275 | 282 | 283 | 285 | 266 | 249 | 237 | 225 | 230 | 218 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 207 | 206 | 195 | 191 | 197 | 219 | 247 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 156 | 149 | 140 | 130 | 133 | 135 | 120 | 106 | 101 | 86 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 114 | 94 | 93 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 127 | 128 | 131 | 135 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 114 | 96 | 97 | 100 | 157 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 118 | 111 | 109 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | 144 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 130 | 138 | 143 | 150 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 154 | 155 | 153 | 146 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 41 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 222 | 184 | 175 | 148 | 140 | 111 | 104 | 89 | 130 | 140 | 159 | 111 | 119 | 102 | 91 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 64 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 124 | 127 | 130 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 123 | 112 | 104 | 93 | 88 | 90 | 100 | 98 | 110 | 107 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 188 | 196 | 208 | 206 | 198 | 182 | 171 | 169 | 163 | 155 | 140 | 126 | 124 | 126 | 131 | 135 | 132 | 128 | 117 | 107 | 104 | 106 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 166 | 164 | 168 | 163 | 181 | 182 | 177 | 192 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 101 | 95 | 98 | 106 | 133 | 138 | 137 | 139 | 137 | 147 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 109 | 116 | 129 | 136 | 149 | 162 | 135 | 121 | 112 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 106 | 99 | 105 | 96 | 86 | 94 | 104 | 120 | 126 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 137 | 133 | 138 | 141 | 148 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 124 | 112 | 102 | 93 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 88 | 102 | 99 | 72 | 61 | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 241 | 229 | 228 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 190 | 161 | 143 | 133 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 127 | 137 | 151 | 157 | 143 | 140 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.33 = 275
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. | KLA Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
KLA Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 5.25 | 5.35 | 5.91 | 5.25 | 6.24 | 5.99 | 5.48 | 4.59 | 5.30 | 5.08 | 5.34 | 4.72 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.37 | 4.98 | 5.77 | 5.24 | 5.01 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.61 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 79 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 79 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 109 | 90 | 81 | 87 | 83 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 70 | 77 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 101 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 42 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 71 | 73 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 42 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | 68 | 66 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 53 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 36 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 63 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 72 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 87 | 77 | 39 | 45 | 47 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 35 | 72 | 97 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 35 | 57 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 69 | 62 | 56 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 63 | 78 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 75 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 76 | 83 | 78 | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 96 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 45 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 50 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 57 | 60 | 68 | 79 | 58 | 52 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 43 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.25 = 70
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. | KLA Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Operating Cycle
KLA Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 275 | 282 | 283 | 285 | 266 | 249 | 237 | 225 | 230 | 218 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 207 | 206 | 195 | 191 | 197 | 219 | 247 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 70 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 79 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 79 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 345 | 350 | 345 | 355 | 325 | 310 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 282 | 285 | 283 | 276 | 270 | 280 | 269 | 265 | 264 | 279 | 299 | 326 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 265 | 239 | 221 | 217 | 216 | 207 | 184 | 170 | 170 | 155 | 162 | 144 | 143 | 144 | 166 | 171 | 188 | 199 | 179 | 194 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 169 | 163 | 169 | 179 | 186 | 182 | 176 | 169 | 153 | 157 | 171 | 230 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 152 | 148 | 152 | 159 | 151 | 151 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | 212 | 214 | 212 | 219 | 221 | 228 | 232 | 243 | 223 | 212 | 198 | 207 | 195 | 200 | 204 | 213 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 217 | 213 | 205 | 199 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 77 | 92 | 102 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 95 | 86 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 98 | 96 | 102 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 294 | 247 | 244 | 221 | 227 | 188 | 143 | 134 | 177 | 207 | 202 | 165 | 154 | 174 | 188 | 138 | 101 | 112 | 107 | 121 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 145 | 148 | 152 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 161 | 157 | 165 | 151 | 156 | 156 | 143 | 128 | 122 | 122 | 133 | 132 | 151 | 146 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 257 | 258 | 264 | 275 | 263 | 241 | 234 | 247 | 256 | 246 | 221 | 201 | 203 | 202 | 208 | 224 | 209 | 204 | 200 | 185 | 167 | 161 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 262 | 252 | 254 | 229 | 238 | 231 | 213 | 237 | 205 | 189 | 179 | 166 | 165 | 159 | 158 | 194 | 205 | 202 | 196 | 197 | 197 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 166 | 176 | 197 | 215 | 207 | 214 | 198 | 186 | 179 | 164 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 159 | 162 | 163 | 155 | 141 | 147 | 160 | 162 | 170 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 284 | 268 | 264 | 262 | 262 | 253 | 225 | 196 | 180 | 174 | 162 | 151 | 149 | 152 | 164 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 177 | 167 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 275 + 70 = 345
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. |
Average Payables Payment Period
KLA Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 10.97 | 10.93 | 10.94 | 10.33 | 11.34 | 11.37 | 10.30 | 7.77 | 7.96 | 8.10 | 7.98 | 8.43 | 7.79 | 8.10 | 8.88 | 9.53 | 9.69 | 9.27 | 9.95 | 9.03 | 9.45 | 9.24 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 74 | 51 | 43 | 61 | 67 | 82 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 42 | 55 | 32 | 57 | 69 | 58 | 93 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 38 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 58 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 41 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 38 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 27 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 47 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 18 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 114 | 109 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 85 | 97 | 70 | 79 | 74 | 60 | 72 | 63 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 50 | 59 | 64 | 61 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 38 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 55 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 51 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 58 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 45 | 48 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.97 = 33
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. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
KLA Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 275 | 282 | 283 | 285 | 266 | 249 | 237 | 225 | 230 | 218 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 207 | 206 | 195 | 191 | 197 | 219 | 247 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 70 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 79 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 79 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 312 | 317 | 312 | 320 | 293 | 278 | 269 | 257 | 253 | 245 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 231 | 229 | 242 | 231 | 226 | 227 | 239 | 260 | 286 | — | — | — | ||||||||
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| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 191 | 188 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 125 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 106 | 107 | 87 | 95 | 102 | 111 | 139 | 131 | 130 | 121 | 101 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | 131 | 126 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 122 | 110 | 116 | 126 | 172 | 114 | 114 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 115 | 108 | 110 | 118 | 113 | 110 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 39 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 75 | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 247 | 206 | 201 | 184 | 209 | 152 | 103 | 85 | 147 | 179 | 174 | 133 | 123 | 149 | 157 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 81 | 89 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 31 | 39 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 76 | 60 | 95 | 72 | 82 | 96 | 71 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 78 | 77 | 96 | 95 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 226 | 229 | 238 | 252 | 241 | 223 | 213 | 215 | 213 | 207 | 180 | 162 | 167 | 163 | 169 | 183 | 168 | 164 | 165 | 153 | 138 | 135 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 116 | 117 | 133 | 154 | 170 | 177 | 153 | 111 | 108 | 95 | 83 | 89 | 96 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 94 | 122 | 131 | 129 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 239 | 220 | 233 | 217 | 222 | 200 | 170 | 146 | 134 | 131 | 123 | 111 | 112 | 115 | 126 | 144 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 140 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 275 + 70 – 33 = 312
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. |