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Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Micron Technology Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios

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Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 2.20 2.02 2.53 3.85 2.65 2.48
Receivables turnover 4.63 7.59 6.45 5.63 6.13 8.43
Payables turnover 7.15 9.83 7.87 9.91 6.79 7.58
Working capital turnover 1.66 0.94 2.16 2.05 1.89 2.31
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 166 181 144 95 138 147
Add: Average receivable collection period 79 48 57 65 59 43
Operating cycle 245 229 201 160 197 190
Less: Average payables payment period 51 37 46 37 54 48
Cash conversion cycle 194 192 155 123 143 142

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Micron Technology Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Micron Technology Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Micron Technology Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Micron Technology Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 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. Micron Technology Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. Micron Technology Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Micron Technology Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Average payables payment period An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. Micron Technology Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 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. Micron Technology Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Inventory Turnover

Micron Technology Inc., inventory turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of goods sold 19,498 16,956 16,860 17,282 14,883 12,704
Inventories 8,875 8,387 6,663 4,487 5,607 5,118
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 2.20 2.02 2.53 3.85 2.65 2.48
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.81 3.45 4.35 3.87 3.93
Analog Devices Inc. 2.70 3.20 2.33 3.14 3.24
Applied Materials Inc. 2.47 2.33 2.82 2.44 2.37
Broadcom Inc. 5.86 5.77 8.18 10.34 11.57
First Solar Inc. 2.46 4.10 3.29 3.58 5.67
Intel Corp. 2.92 2.74 3.27 4.06 3.41
KLA Corp. 1.29 1.47 1.67 1.76 1.87 1.48
Lam Research Corp. 1.86 2.00 2.36 2.91 2.86 3.44
NVIDIA Corp. 3.15 2.25 3.62 3.44 4.24 2.89
Qualcomm Inc. 2.66 2.47 2.94 4.42 3.56 6.14
Texas Instruments Inc. 1.63 2.27 3.12 2.66 2.61
Inventory Turnover, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.47 2.83 3.50 3.47 3.38
Inventory Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 7.40 8.17 9.78 10.43 10.62

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold ÷ Inventories
= 19,498 ÷ 8,875 = 2.20

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. Micron Technology Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Micron Technology Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenue 25,111 15,540 30,758 27,705 21,435 23,406
Trade receivables 5,419 2,048 4,765 4,920 3,494 2,778
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 4.63 7.59 6.45 5.63 6.13 8.43
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 4.22 5.72 6.07 4.73 3.62
Analog Devices Inc. 8.37 6.67 5.02 7.60 9.43
Applied Materials Inc. 5.13 4.25 4.66 5.81 5.77
Broadcom Inc. 11.36 11.22 13.25 10.40 6.93
First Solar Inc. 5.02 8.08 6.81 10.19 6.45
Intel Corp. 15.94 15.26 8.36 11.48 9.40
KLA Corp. 5.35 5.99 5.08 5.30 5.24 4.61
Lam Research Corp. 5.92 6.17 3.99 4.83 4.79 6.63
NVIDIA Corp. 6.09 7.05 5.79 6.86 6.59 8.23
Qualcomm Inc. 16.60 18.63 10.59 15.16 8.76 23.21
Texas Instruments Inc. 9.80 10.57 10.78 10.23 13.39
Receivables Turnover, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 8.35 7.52 7.47 8.10 8.45
Receivables Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 7.37 7.42 7.55 8.00 7.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenue ÷ Trade receivables
= 25,111 ÷ 5,419 = 4.63

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. Micron Technology Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Payables Turnover

Micron Technology Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of goods sold 19,498 16,956 16,860 17,282 14,883 12,704
Accounts payable 2,726 1,725 2,142 1,744 2,191 1,677
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 7.15 9.83 7.87 9.91 6.79 7.58
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 5.95 5.21 6.44 11.57 3.91
Analog Devices Inc. 8.98 7.70 6.30 8.42 8.78
Applied Materials Inc. 9.56 7.86 8.25 8.46 8.58
Broadcom Inc. 9.20 11.13 9.77 12.41 11.83
First Solar Inc. 9.74 7.47 11.34 11.08 11.53
Intel Corp. 3.79 3.77 6.13 6.14 7.23
KLA Corp. 10.93 11.37 8.10 8.10 9.27 9.24
Lam Research Corp. 12.79 20.50 9.25 9.43 9.18 14.06
NVIDIA Corp. 6.16 9.74 5.29 5.23 6.04 8.89
Qualcomm Inc. 6.60 8.30 4.91 5.19 4.12 6.29
Texas Instruments Inc. 8.10 7.35 10.45 12.51 13.45
Payables Turnover, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.89 5.63 7.11 7.08 7.97
Payables Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 4.87 4.54 4.99 5.35 5.27

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of goods sold ÷ Accounts payable
= 19,498 ÷ 2,726 = 7.15

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. Micron Technology Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

Micron Technology Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 24,372 21,244 21,781 19,907 17,965 16,503
Less: Current liabilities 9,248 4,765 7,539 6,424 6,635 6,390
Working capital 15,124 16,479 14,242 13,483 11,330 10,113
 
Revenue 25,111 15,540 30,758 27,705 21,435 23,406
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 1.66 0.94 2.16 2.05 1.89 2.31
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.25 2.73 3.78 2.62 3.01
Analog Devices Inc. 10.40 4.81 2.81 4.86 12.57
Applied Materials Inc. 2.25 3.02 2.36 1.93 2.54
Broadcom Inc. 2.66 2.90 2.66 4.32 7.49
First Solar Inc. 1.00 0.95 1.19 1.25 1.34
Intel Corp. 3.56 3.45 2.61 3.46 8.06
KLA Corp. 1.83 2.27 2.14 1.93 1.92 1.79
Lam Research Corp. 1.74 1.93 2.23 1.80 1.31 1.56
NVIDIA Corp. 1.81 1.63 1.10 1.37 0.92 1.27
Qualcomm Inc. 2.65 2.79 4.99 4.13 2.39 3.10
Texas Instruments Inc. 1.48 1.81 1.65 1.84 2.17
Working Capital Turnover, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.21 2.51 2.36 2.33 3.26
Working Capital Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 5.24 5.71 3.86 2.86 3.06

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenue ÷ Working capital
= 25,111 ÷ 15,124 = 1.66

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. Micron Technology Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Micron Technology Inc., average inventory processing period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 2.20 2.02 2.53 3.85 2.65 2.48
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 166 181 144 95 138 147
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 130 106 84 94 93
Analog Devices Inc. 135 114 157 116 113
Applied Materials Inc. 148 157 129 150 154
Broadcom Inc. 62 63 45 35 32
First Solar Inc. 148 89 111 102 64
Intel Corp. 125 133 112 90 107
KLA Corp. 282 249 218 207 195 247
Lam Research Corp. 196 182 155 126 128 106
NVIDIA Corp. 116 162 101 106 86 126
Qualcomm Inc. 137 148 124 83 102 59
Texas Instruments Inc. 225 161 117 137 140
Average Inventory Processing Period, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 148 129 104 105 108
Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry
Information Technology 49 45 37 35 34

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.20 = 166

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. Micron Technology Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Micron Technology Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 4.63 7.59 6.45 5.63 6.13 8.43
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 79 48 57 65 59 43
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 87 64 60 77 101
Analog Devices Inc. 44 55 73 48 39
Applied Materials Inc. 71 86 78 63 63
Broadcom Inc. 32 33 28 35 53
First Solar Inc. 73 45 54 36 57
Intel Corp. 23 24 44 32 39
KLA Corp. 68 61 72 69 70 79
Lam Research Corp. 62 59 91 76 76 55
NVIDIA Corp. 60 52 63 53 55 44
Qualcomm Inc. 22 20 34 24 42 16
Texas Instruments Inc. 37 35 34 36 27
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 44 49 49 45 43
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
Information Technology 50 49 48 46 48

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.63 = 79

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. Micron Technology Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Operating Cycle

Micron Technology Inc., operating cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 166 181 144 95 138 147
Average receivable collection period 79 48 57 65 59 43
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 245 229 201 160 197 190
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 217 170 144 171 194
Analog Devices Inc. 179 169 230 164 152
Applied Materials Inc. 219 243 207 213 217
Broadcom Inc. 94 96 73 70 85
First Solar Inc. 221 134 165 138 121
Intel Corp. 148 157 156 122 146
KLA Corp. 350 310 290 276 265 326
Lam Research Corp. 258 241 246 202 204 161
NVIDIA Corp. 176 214 164 159 141 170
Qualcomm Inc. 159 168 158 107 144 75
Texas Instruments Inc. 262 196 151 173 167
Operating Cycle, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 192 178 153 150 151
Operating Cycle, Industry
Information Technology 99 94 85 81 82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 166 + 79 = 245

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Micron Technology Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Micron Technology Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 7.15 9.83 7.87 9.91 6.79 7.58
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 51 37 46 37 54 48
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 61 70 57 32 93
Analog Devices Inc. 41 47 58 43 42
Applied Materials Inc. 38 46 44 43 43
Broadcom Inc. 40 33 37 29 31
First Solar Inc. 37 49 32 33 32
Intel Corp. 96 97 60 59 51
KLA Corp. 33 32 45 45 39 40
Lam Research Corp. 29 18 39 39 40 26
NVIDIA Corp. 59 37 69 70 60 41
Qualcomm Inc. 55 44 74 70 89 58
Texas Instruments Inc. 45 50 35 29 27
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 53 65 51 52 46
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
Information Technology 75 80 73 68 69

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.15 = 51

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. Micron Technology Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Micron Technology Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

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Aug 29, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 1, 2022 Sep 2, 2021 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 166 181 144 95 138 147
Average receivable collection period 79 48 57 65 59 43
Average payables payment period 51 37 46 37 54 48
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 194 192 155 123 143 142
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 156 100 87 139 101
Analog Devices Inc. 138 122 172 121 110
Applied Materials Inc. 181 197 163 170 174
Broadcom Inc. 54 63 36 41 54
First Solar Inc. 184 85 133 105 89
Intel Corp. 52 60 96 63 95
KLA Corp. 317 278 245 231 226 286
Lam Research Corp. 229 223 207 163 164 135
NVIDIA Corp. 117 177 95 89 81 129
Qualcomm Inc. 104 124 84 37 55 17
Texas Instruments Inc. 217 146 116 144 140
Cash Conversion Cycle, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 139 113 102 98 105
Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry
Information Technology 24 14 12 13 13

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-29).

1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 166 + 7951 = 194

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. Micron Technology Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.