Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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)
Palo Alto Networks Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
| 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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding 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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Palo Alto Networks Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Revenue | 8,027,500) | 6,892,700) | 5,501,500) | 4,256,100) | 3,408,400) | 2,899,600) | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | 2,618,600) | 2,463,200) | 2,142,500) | 1,240,400) | 1,037,100) | 582,400) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 3.07 | 2.80 | 2.57 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 4.98 | |
| 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 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.48 | 4.42 | 4.47 | 4.26 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 6.73 | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.04 | 7.69 | |
| 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: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenue ÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
= 8,027,500 ÷ 2,618,600 = 3.07
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Palo Alto Networks Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Cost of revenue | 2,059,200) | 1,909,700) | 1,718,700) | 1,274,900) | 999,500) | 808,400) | |
| Accounts payable | 116,300) | 132,300) | 128,000) | 56,900) | 63,600) | 73,300) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 17.71 | 14.43 | 13.43 | 22.41 | 15.72 | 11.03 | |
| 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 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.37 | 3.64 | 3.30 | 3.44 | 3.68 | 4.57 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 6.42 | 11.27 | 6.74 | 10.54 | 12.46 | 13.78 | |
| 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: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenue ÷ Accounts payable
= 2,059,200 ÷ 116,300 = 17.71
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Palo Alto Networks Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current assets | 6,849,700) | 6,048,000) | 6,414,900) | 4,647,300) | 5,129,200) | 3,664,800) | |
| Less: Current liabilities | 7,682,700) | 7,737,500) | 8,306,300) | 5,116,700) | 2,691,700) | 2,053,300) | |
| Working capital | (833,000) | (1,689,500) | (1,891,400) | (469,400) | 2,437,500) | 1,611,500) | |
| Revenue | 8,027,500) | 6,892,700) | 5,501,500) | 4,256,100) | 3,408,400) | 2,899,600) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | 1.40 | 1.80 | |
| 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 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 7.12 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 1.76 | 1.30 | 1.19 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | 3.50 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 1.42 | |
| 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: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenue ÷ Working capital
= 8,027,500 ÷ -833,000 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Receivable Collection Period
Palo Alto Networks Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Receivables turnover | 3.07 | 2.80 | 2.57 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 4.98 | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 119 | 130 | 142 | 106 | 111 | 73 | |
| 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 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 85 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 86 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 54 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 47 | |
| 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: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.07 = 119
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Palo Alto Networks Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Payables turnover | 17.71 | 14.43 | 13.43 | 22.41 | 15.72 | 11.03 | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 33 | |
| 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 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 108 | 100 | 111 | 106 | 99 | 80 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 57 | 32 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 26 | |
| 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: 2024-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 17.71 = 21
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. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |