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)
Qualcomm Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Qualcomm Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Qualcomm Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Qualcomm Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Qualcomm Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| 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. | Qualcomm Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
Qualcomm Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 23, 2024 | Mar 24, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 4,468) | 4,174) | 4,106) | 4,312) | 3,880) | 3,792) | 4,153) | 4,044) | 4,868) | 4,816) | 4,648) | 4,303) | 3,937) | 3,404) | 3,432) | 3,489) | 2,765) | 2,080) | 2,297) | 2,113) | 2,118) | 2,114) | 2,179) | 2,188) | |||||||
| Inventories | 6,423) | 6,020) | 6,087) | 6,247) | 6,422) | 6,628) | 6,858) | 6,932) | 6,341) | 5,418) | 4,555) | 3,861) | 3,228) | 3,133) | 2,668) | 2,552) | 2,598) | 2,343) | 1,700) | 1,420) | 1,400) | 1,774) | 1,725) | 1,698) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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. | 2.79 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 2.63 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 10.83 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | 2.15 | 1.98 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 1.99 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 2.01 | 2.33 | 2.61 | 2.38 | 2.41 | 2.36 | 2.03 | 2.22 | 2.21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of revenuesQ4 2024
+ Cost of revenuesQ3 2024
+ Cost of revenuesQ2 2024
+ Cost of revenuesQ1 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (4,468 + 4,174 + 4,106 + 4,312)
÷ 6,423 = 2.66
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. | Qualcomm Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Payables Turnover
Qualcomm Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 23, 2024 | Mar 24, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 4,468) | 4,174) | 4,106) | 4,312) | 3,880) | 3,792) | 4,153) | 4,044) | 4,868) | 4,816) | 4,648) | 4,303) | 3,937) | 3,404) | 3,432) | 3,489) | 2,765) | 2,080) | 2,297) | 2,113) | 2,118) | 2,114) | 2,179) | 2,188) | |||||||
| Trade accounts payable | 2,584) | 2,586) | 2,314) | 2,147) | 1,912) | 1,744) | 1,430) | 2,562) | 3,796) | 3,752) | 3,724) | 3,526) | 2,750) | 2,709) | 2,548) | 2,429) | 2,248) | 2,046) | 2,061) | 1,718) | 1,368) | 1,587) | 1,667) | 1,422) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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. | 8.30 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 11.47 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | 7.87 | 8.47 | 7.86 | 12.71 | 12.20 | 11.08 | 13.43 | 12.13 | 8.85 | 8.07 | 7.93 | 6.29 | 6.71 | 7.86 | 7.30 | 9.92 | 7.25 | 6.83 | 7.75 | 10.33 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenuesQ4 2024
+ Cost of revenuesQ3 2024
+ Cost of revenuesQ2 2024
+ Cost of revenuesQ1 2024)
÷ Trade accounts payable
= (4,468 + 4,174 + 4,106 + 4,312)
÷ 2,584 = 6.60
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. | Qualcomm Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Qualcomm Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 23, 2024 | Mar 24, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 25,231) | 23,332) | 24,232) | 23,439) | 22,464) | 20,476) | 19,073) | 21,098) | 20,724) | 18,999) | 21,610) | 20,222) | 20,075) | 19,693) | 18,299) | 19,792) | 18,519) | 15,558) | 15,313) | 16,205) | 16,765) | 19,204) | 16,324) | 16,294) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 10,504) | 9,747) | 9,143) | 9,169) | 9,628) | 8,463) | 7,866) | 10,081) | 11,866) | 11,829) | 13,432) | 12,273) | 11,951) | 11,460) | 9,070) | 9,223) | 8,672) | 7,914) | 9,774) | 9,194) | 8,935) | 10,853) | 10,517) | 10,556) | |||||||
| Working capital | 14,727) | 13,585) | 15,089) | 14,270) | 12,836) | 12,013) | 11,207) | 11,017) | 8,858) | 7,170) | 8,178) | 7,949) | 8,124) | 8,233) | 9,229) | 10,569) | 9,847) | 7,644) | 5,539) | 7,011) | 7,830) | 8,351) | 5,807) | 5,738) | |||||||
| Revenues | 10,245) | 9,393) | 9,389) | 9,935) | 8,631) | 8,451) | 9,275) | 9,463) | 11,395) | 10,936) | 11,164) | 10,705) | 9,336) | 8,060) | 7,935) | 8,235) | 8,345) | 4,893) | 5,216) | 5,077) | 4,814) | 9,635) | 4,982) | 4,842) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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. | 3.78 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 2.13 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 17.80 | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 1.62 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.13 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024
+ RevenuesQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (10,245 + 9,393 + 9,389 + 9,935)
÷ 14,727 = 2.65
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. | Qualcomm Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Qualcomm Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 23, 2024 | Mar 24, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 137 | 133 | 138 | 141 | 148 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 124 | 112 | 102 | 93 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 88 | 102 | 99 | 72 | 61 | 59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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. | 131 | 127 | 128 | 131 | 135 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 114 | 96 | 97 | 100 | 157 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 113 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 139 | 144 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 130 | 138 | 143 | 150 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 154 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 34 | 41 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 282 | 283 | 285 | 266 | 249 | 237 | 225 | 230 | 218 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 207 | 206 | 195 | 191 | 197 | 219 | 247 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | 170 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 184 | 199 | 202 | 219 | 208 | 209 | 200 | 181 | 157 | 140 | 153 | 151 | 155 | 180 | 164 | 165 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 116 | 129 | 136 | 149 | 162 | 135 | 121 | 112 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 106 | 99 | 105 | 96 | 86 | 94 | 104 | 120 | 126 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.66 = 137
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. | Qualcomm Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Qualcomm Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 51 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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. | 44 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 58 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 32 | 38 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | 46 | 43 | 46 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 37 | 50 | 53 | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 59 | 64 | 61 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 38 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.60 = 55
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. | Qualcomm Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |