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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

Microsoft Excel

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Microsoft Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 59.48 26.35 16.74 19.81 24.32 20.80
Receivables turnover 4.31 4.35 4.48 4.42 4.47 4.26
Payables turnover 3.37 3.64 3.30 3.44 3.68 4.57
Working capital turnover 7.12 2.65 2.66 1.76 1.30 1.19
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 6 14 22 18 15 18
Add: Average receivable collection period 85 84 81 83 82 86
Operating cycle 91 98 103 101 97 104
Less: Average payables payment period 108 100 111 106 99 80
Cash conversion cycle -17 -2 -8 -5 -2 24

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Microsoft Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Microsoft Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Microsoft Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Microsoft Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 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. Microsoft Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. Microsoft Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Microsoft Corp. operating cycle improved 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. Microsoft Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 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. Microsoft Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Inventory Turnover

Microsoft Corp., inventory turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of revenue 74,114 65,863 62,650 52,232 46,078 42,910
Inventories 1,246 2,500 3,742 2,636 1,895 2,063
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 59.48 26.35 16.74 19.81 24.32 20.80
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 2.39 2.90 2.65 4.02 4.77
International Business Machines Corp. 23.74 17.94 15.68 20.69 25.11
Oracle Corp. 45.34 45.52 28.27 55.32 37.62 24.98
Synopsys Inc. 3.75 5.02 3.76 4.13 5.32
Inventory Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 38.24 26.63 27.97 31.64 31.12
Inventory Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 7.40 8.17 9.78 10.43 10.62

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Cost of revenue ÷ Inventories
= 74,114 ÷ 1,246 = 59.48

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. Microsoft Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Microsoft Corp., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenue 245,122 211,915 198,270 168,088 143,015 125,843
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 56,924 48,688 44,261 38,043 32,011 29,524
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 4.31 4.35 4.48 4.42 4.47 4.26
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 5.47 6.00 5.87 5.74 6.16 5.79
Adobe Inc. 8.73 8.53 8.41 9.20 7.28
Autodesk Inc. 6.28 5.21 6.13 5.89 5.02 5.42
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 8.36 7.32 8.85 7.93 7.67
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 3.58 3.58 3.94 3.66 2.92
International Business Machines Corp. 8.57 9.25 8.49 10.32 9.80
Intuit Inc. 35.63 35.48 28.53 24.64 51.54 77.98
Oracle Corp. 6.73 7.22 7.13 7.48 7.04 7.69
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 3.07 2.80 2.57 3.43 3.29 4.98
Salesforce Inc. 3.05 2.92 2.72 2.73 2.77 2.70
ServiceNow Inc. 4.41 4.20 4.24 4.48 4.14
Synopsys Inc. 6.17 6.38 7.40 4.72 6.07
Receivables Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 5.15 5.21 5.24 5.59 5.59
Receivables Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 7.37 7.42 7.55 8.00 7.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenue ÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
= 245,122 ÷ 56,924 = 4.31

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. Microsoft Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Payables Turnover

Microsoft Corp., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of revenue 74,114 65,863 62,650 52,232 46,078 42,910
Accounts payable 21,996 18,095 19,000 15,163 12,530 9,382
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 3.37 3.64 3.30 3.44 3.68 4.57
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 15.94 17.41 16.37 15.03 22.48 18.16
Adobe Inc. 7.50 5.71 5.98 5.63 7.98
Autodesk Inc. 5.11 4.71 3.46 2.75 3.88 2.81
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 4.77 7.89
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 26.82 13.25 8.05 19.03 105.30
International Business Machines Corp. 6.67 6.87 6.54 7.75 8.30
Intuit Inc. 4.81 4.93 3.26 2.70 4.52 4.26
Oracle Corp. 6.42 11.27 6.74 10.54 12.46 13.78
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 17.71 14.43 13.43 22.41 15.72 11.03
Salesforce Inc.
ServiceNow Inc. 15.25 5.74 15.20 28.83 15.04
Synopsys Inc. 7.84 28.30 31.44 26.49 38.00
Payables Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 6.20 5.52 5.71 6.58 7.58
Payables Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 4.87 4.54 4.99 5.35 5.27

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenue ÷ Accounts payable
= 74,114 ÷ 21,996 = 3.37

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. Microsoft Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Microsoft Corp., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 159,734 184,257 169,684 184,406 181,915 175,552
Less: Current liabilities 125,286 104,149 95,082 88,657 72,310 69,420
Working capital 34,448 80,108 74,602 95,749 109,605 106,132
 
Revenue 245,122 211,915 198,270 168,088 143,015 125,843
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 7.12 2.65 2.66 1.76 1.30 1.19
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 34.49 11.93 15.07 12.77 8.71 9.85
Adobe Inc. 6.85 20.28 9.09 4.89
Autodesk Inc.
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 10.61 9.92 4.01 3.94 4.70
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 1.48 1.46 1.25 0.61 0.71
International Business Machines Corp. 107.30
Intuit Inc. 7.45 8.13 8.98 3.85 1.73 4.17
Oracle Corp. 3.50 1.29 1.12 1.42
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 1.40 1.80
Salesforce Inc. 14.27 62.21 24.95 5.11 15.29
ServiceNow Inc. 21.77 11.16 21.76 5.76 46.69
Synopsys Inc. 13.12 21.34 10.65 9.00
Working Capital Turnover, Sector
Software & Services 5.54 4.91 2.81 2.20 2.37
Working Capital Turnover, Industry
Information Technology 5.24 5.71 3.86 2.86 3.06

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenue ÷ Working capital
= 245,122 ÷ 34,448 = 7.12

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. Microsoft Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Microsoft Corp., average inventory processing period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 59.48 26.35 16.74 19.81 24.32 20.80
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 6 14 22 18 15 18
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 152 126 138 91 76
International Business Machines Corp. 15 20 23 18 15
Oracle Corp. 8 8 13 7 10 15
Synopsys Inc. 97 73 97 88 69
Average Inventory Processing Period, Sector
Software & Services 10 14 13 12 12
Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry
Information Technology 49 45 37 35 34

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 59.48 = 6

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. Microsoft Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Microsoft Corp., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 4.31 4.35 4.48 4.42 4.47 4.26
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 85 84 81 83 82 86
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 67 61 62 64 59 63
Adobe Inc. 42 43 43 40 50
Autodesk Inc. 58 70 60 62 73 67
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 44 50 41 46 48
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 102 102 93 100 125
International Business Machines Corp. 43 39 43 35 37
Intuit Inc. 10 10 13 15 7 5
Oracle Corp. 54 51 51 49 52 47
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 119 130 142 106 111 73
Salesforce Inc. 120 125 134 134 132 135
ServiceNow Inc. 83 87 86 82 88
Synopsys Inc. 59 57 49 77 60
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector
Software & Services 71 70 70 65 65
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
Information Technology 50 49 48 46 48

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.31 = 85

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. Microsoft Corp. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Operating Cycle

Microsoft Corp., operating cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 6 14 22 18 15 18
Average receivable collection period 85 84 81 83 82 86
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 91 98 103 101 97 104
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 196 176 179 137 124
International Business Machines Corp. 58 59 66 53 52
Oracle Corp. 62 59 64 56 62 62
Synopsys Inc. 156 130 146 165 129
Operating Cycle, Sector
Software & Services 81 84 83 77 77
Operating Cycle, Industry
Information Technology 99 94 85 81 82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 6 + 85 = 91

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. Microsoft Corp. operating cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Microsoft Corp., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 3.37 3.64 3.30 3.44 3.68 4.57
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 108 100 111 106 99 80
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 23 21 22 24 16 20
Adobe Inc. 49 64 61 65 46
Autodesk Inc. 71 78 105 133 94 130
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 77 46
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 14 28 45 19 3
International Business Machines Corp. 55 53 56 47 44
Intuit Inc. 76 74 112 135 81 86
Oracle Corp. 57 32 54 35 29 26
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 21 25 27 16 23 33
Salesforce Inc.
ServiceNow Inc. 24 64 24 13 24
Synopsys Inc. 47 13 12 14 10
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector
Software & Services 59 66 64 55 48
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
Information Technology 75 80 73 68 69

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.37 = 108

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. Microsoft Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Microsoft Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 6 14 22 18 15 18
Average receivable collection period 85 84 81 83 82 86
Average payables payment period 108 100 111 106 99 80
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 -17 -2 -8 -5 -2 24
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 119 130
International Business Machines Corp. 3 6 10 6 8
Oracle Corp. 5 27 10 21 33 36
Synopsys Inc. 109 117 134 151 119
Cash Conversion Cycle, Sector
Software & Services 22 18 19 22 29
Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry
Information Technology 24 14 12 13 13

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 6 + 85108 = -17

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. Microsoft Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.