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)
Synopsys Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Synopsys Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Synopsys Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Synopsys Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| 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. | Synopsys Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly 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. | Synopsys Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Synopsys Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Inventory Turnover
Synopsys Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 269,975) | 375,023) | 290,676) | 300,397) | 279,193) | 332,343) | 307,482) | 298,014) | 284,354) | 282,721) | 271,181) | 252,811) | 256,984) | 234,726) | 205,066) | 213,986) | 207,999) | 224,549) | 193,008) | 184,265) | 192,868) | 182,743) | 186,632) | 190,679) | 192,892) | ||||||||
| Inventories | 415,199) | 361,849) | 386,009) | 377,875) | 382,727) | 325,590) | 282,791) | 256,426) | 220,881) | 211,927) | 219,736) | 213,532) | 212,919) | 229,023) | 241,103) | 230,068) | 230,907) | 192,333) | 159,813) | 166,437) | 148,057) | 141,518) | 155,108) | 166,329) | 137,559) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 2.98 | 3.44 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 3.18 | 3.75 | 4.15 | 4.43 | 4.94 | 5.02 | 4.62 | 4.45 | 4.28 | 3.76 | 3.53 | 3.65 | 3.51 | 4.13 | 4.71 | 4.49 | 5.09 | 5.32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 2.51 | 1.81 | 2.79 | 2.35 | 2.39 | 2.59 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 2.91 | 2.65 | 3.06 | 3.50 | 4.11 | 4.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 21.10 | 19.90 | 22.19 | 22.72 | 23.74 | 19.66 | 18.29 | 17.30 | 17.94 | 15.59 | 16.30 | 14.96 | 15.68 | 15.08 | 17.43 | 18.90 | 20.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 47.92 | 59.48 | 54.62 | 42.63 | 22.24 | 26.35 | 22.77 | 21.81 | 15.10 | 16.74 | 18.27 | 19.09 | 16.09 | 19.81 | 22.53 | 25.21 | 17.25 | 24.32 | 26.86 | 23.78 | 16.56 | 20.80 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ1 2025
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (269,975 + 375,023 + 290,676 + 300,397)
÷ 415,199 = 2.98
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. | Synopsys Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
Synopsys Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,455,315) | 1,635,986) | 1,525,749) | 1,454,712) | 1,510,989) | 1,599,128) | 1,487,288) | 1,394,863) | 1,361,340) | 1,284,292) | 1,247,766) | 1,279,229) | 1,270,255) | 1,152,419) | 1,057,130) | 1,024,323) | 970,321) | 1,025,439) | 964,134) | 861,327) | 834,381) | 851,081) | 852,970) | 836,242) | 820,401) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 892,647) | 934,470) | 805,198) | 834,918) | 1,064,135) | 946,967) | 666,577) | 779,892) | 1,035,323) | 796,091) | 682,647) | 722,992) | 1,038,749) | 568,501) | 577,845) | 612,285) | 789,320) | 780,709) | 638,489) | 634,807) | 799,078) | 553,895) | 457,390) | 526,691) | 762,292) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 6.80 | 6.56 | 7.56 | 7.25 | 5.63 | 6.17 | 8.29 | 6.78 | 5.00 | 6.38 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 4.34 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 6.51 | 4.84 | 4.72 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 4.22 | 6.07 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 11.17 | 10.38 | 11.62 | 12.67 | 9.69 | 8.73 | 10.20 | 10.94 | 9.99 | 8.53 | 9.98 | 10.51 | 9.58 | 8.41 | 9.77 | 9.74 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.44 | 8.82 | 8.40 | 7.28 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 6.82 | 7.76 | 7.37 | 10.46 | 8.36 | 9.19 | 8.62 | 7.54 | 7.32 | 8.78 | 8.38 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 9.09 | 7.41 | 7.21 | 7.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 4.67 | 3.58 | 5.07 | 4.90 | 5.30 | 3.58 | 4.19 | 4.38 | 4.43 | 3.94 | 4.54 | 4.27 | 4.73 | 3.66 | 4.41 | 4.38 | 3.91 | 2.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 9.22 | 11.61 | 10.81 | 10.27 | 8.57 | 11.48 | 10.67 | 10.52 | 9.25 | 10.95 | 10.17 | 9.79 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.57 | 10.72 | 10.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 38.94 | 35.63 | 20.02 | 16.27 | 39.65 | 35.48 | 19.62 | 15.15 | 34.68 | 28.53 | 17.44 | 12.84 | 25.10 | 24.64 | 16.04 | 16.60 | 79.16 | 51.54 | 31.31 | 11.82 | 66.66 | 77.98 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.76 | 4.31 | 5.37 | 5.31 | 5.91 | 4.35 | 5.55 | 5.70 | 6.49 | 4.48 | 5.90 | 5.52 | 6.44 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 4.47 | 6.11 | 5.71 | 6.80 | 4.26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 6.71 | 6.73 | 7.20 | 7.59 | 7.82 | 7.22 | 7.72 | 7.43 | 7.44 | 7.13 | 9.12 | 9.28 | 9.11 | 7.48 | 8.56 | 8.91 | 8.57 | 7.04 | 9.55 | 9.77 | 10.35 | 7.69 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 4.98 | 3.96 | 3.76 | 4.79 | 6.10 | 4.94 | 5.44 | 7.81 | 7.38 | 5.33 | 6.56 | 6.42 | 8.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 7.32 | 3.07 | 4.54 | 3.97 | 5.10 | 2.80 | 4.50 | 4.82 | 4.70 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 5.10 | 5.61 | 3.43 | 5.20 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 3.29 | 4.88 | 5.78 | 6.04 | 4.98 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 8.36 | 3.05 | 7.00 | 6.12 | 6.95 | 2.92 | 7.09 | 6.18 | 7.07 | 2.72 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 7.04 | 2.73 | 6.12 | 5.63 | 5.93 | 2.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 4.90 | 8.00 | 6.56 | 7.26 | 4.41 | 7.26 | 7.33 | 6.87 | 4.20 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 7.59 | 4.24 | 7.13 | 6.62 | 7.49 | 4.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Workday Inc. | 6.68 | 4.43 | 5.70 | 5.28 | 5.94 | 3.96 | 5.71 | 5.13 | 6.94 | 4.14 | 5.66 | 5.35 | 6.91 | 4.18 | 5.60 | 5.75 | 6.54 | 4.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2025
+ RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (1,455,315 + 1,635,986 + 1,525,749 + 1,454,712)
÷ 892,647 = 6.80
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. | Synopsys Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
Synopsys Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 6,323,616) | 6,469,666) | 5,127,753) | 4,653,120) | 3,407,928) | 3,430,624) | 3,268,312) | 3,160,935) | 3,028,399) | 3,012,669) | 2,899,028) | 3,074,246) | 2,947,497) | 2,808,341) | 2,763,976) | 2,689,800) | 2,397,724) | 2,549,217) | 2,186,015) | 1,960,755) | 1,951,429) | 1,738,917) | 1,617,645) | 1,643,883) | 1,797,630) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 2,358,594) | 2,650,120) | 2,534,950) | 2,508,350) | 2,644,507) | 2,985,451) | 2,729,982) | 2,748,680) | 2,724,997) | 2,774,499) | 2,545,863) | 2,462,658) | 2,471,656) | 2,413,484) | 2,334,636) | 2,255,700) | 2,171,383) | 2,139,922) | 2,056,277) | 2,054,197) | 2,055,738) | 1,752,453) | 1,630,450) | 1,732,927) | 2,025,638) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 3,965,022) | 3,819,546) | 2,592,803) | 2,144,770) | 763,421) | 445,173) | 538,330) | 412,255) | 303,402) | 238,170) | 353,165) | 611,588) | 475,841) | 394,857) | 429,340) | 434,100) | 226,341) | 409,295) | 129,738) | (93,442) | (104,309) | (13,536) | (12,805) | (89,044) | (228,008) | ||||||||
| Revenue | 1,455,315) | 1,635,986) | 1,525,749) | 1,454,712) | 1,510,989) | 1,599,128) | 1,487,288) | 1,394,863) | 1,361,340) | 1,284,292) | 1,247,766) | 1,279,229) | 1,270,255) | 1,152,419) | 1,057,130) | 1,024,323) | 970,321) | 1,025,439) | 964,134) | 861,327) | 834,381) | 851,081) | 852,970) | 836,242) | 820,401) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 2.35 | 2.82 | 7.85 | 13.12 | 10.27 | 12.83 | 17.05 | 21.34 | 14.02 | 7.78 | 9.47 | 10.65 | 9.50 | 9.18 | 16.88 | 9.00 | 27.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 8.28 | 34.49 | 22.48 | 15.40 | 11.18 | 11.93 | 10.11 | 13.40 | 14.81 | 15.07 | 13.41 | 15.55 | 15.85 | 12.77 | 7.71 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 8.71 | 10.32 | 10.56 | 9.98 | 9.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 13.02 | 30.25 | 19.54 | 13.19 | 42.33 | 6.85 | 9.10 | 14.68 | 19.89 | 20.28 | 16.36 | 31.92 | 57.86 | 9.09 | 6.22 | 7.44 | 8.67 | 4.89 | 5.51 | 8.11 | 9.50 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 1.75 | 1.80 | 6.28 | 8.78 | 10.61 | 7.00 | 8.51 | 7.12 | 9.92 | 8.31 | 5.34 | 4.07 | 4.01 | 4.68 | 5.45 | 5.03 | 3.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 46.83 | 37.03 | 17.08 | 14.55 | — | — | 31.12 | 12.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 7.87 | 7.45 | 5.15 | 13.92 | 11.94 | 8.13 | 6.30 | 15.31 | 10.83 | 8.98 | 5.68 | 21.87 | 4.39 | 3.85 | 3.40 | 5.45 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 3.19 | 4.80 | 4.93 | 4.17 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 7.32 | 7.12 | 8.26 | 8.63 | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.68 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.19 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.50 | 3.86 | 3.39 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 1.42 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.52 | — | 2.15 | 1.40 | 4.81 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.80 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 14.56 | 14.27 | 42.02 | 99.31 | 90.67 | 62.21 | 30.85 | 25.15 | 54.57 | 24.95 | 27.10 | — | 4.36 | 5.11 | 7.48 | 10.29 | 9.75 | 15.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 13.25 | 11.50 | 11.73 | 27.96 | 21.77 | 19.04 | 9.59 | 7.83 | 11.16 | 6.63 | 11.21 | 10.61 | 21.76 | 11.15 | 16.31 | 5.62 | 5.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.70 | 1.49 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.69 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 35.15 | 11.69 | 24.99 | — | 8.31 | 12.50 | 3.44 | 5.62 | 28.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2025
+ RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (1,455,315 + 1,635,986 + 1,525,749 + 1,454,712)
÷ 3,965,022 = 1.53
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. | Synopsys Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Synopsys Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 2.98 | 3.44 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 3.18 | 3.75 | 4.15 | 4.43 | 4.94 | 5.02 | 4.62 | 4.45 | 4.28 | 3.76 | 3.53 | 3.65 | 3.51 | 4.13 | 4.71 | 4.49 | 5.09 | 5.32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 123 | 106 | 117 | 113 | 115 | 97 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 81 | 72 | 69 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 145 | 201 | 131 | 156 | 152 | 141 | 127 | 117 | 126 | 120 | 115 | 125 | 138 | 119 | 104 | 89 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.98 = 123
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. | Synopsys Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Synopsys Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Receivables turnover | 6.80 | 6.56 | 7.56 | 7.25 | 5.63 | 6.17 | 8.29 | 6.78 | 5.00 | 6.38 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 4.34 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 6.51 | 4.84 | 4.72 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 4.22 | 6.07 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 65 | 59 | 44 | 54 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 33 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 50 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 54 | 47 | 50 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 78 | 102 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 102 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 93 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 100 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 40 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 9 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 63 | 85 | 68 | 69 | 62 | 84 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 81 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 83 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 60 | 64 | 54 | 86 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 54 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 47 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 73 | 92 | 97 | 76 | 60 | 74 | 67 | 47 | 49 | 68 | 56 | 57 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 50 | 119 | 80 | 92 | 72 | 130 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 142 | 88 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 111 | 75 | 63 | 60 | 73 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 44 | 120 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 125 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 134 | 59 | 63 | 52 | 134 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 74 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 86 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Workday Inc. | 55 | 82 | 64 | 69 | 61 | 92 | 64 | 71 | 53 | 88 | 65 | 68 | 53 | 87 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.80 = 54
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. | Synopsys Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Operating Cycle
Synopsys Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 123 | 106 | 117 | 113 | 115 | 97 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 81 | 72 | 69 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 54 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 65 | 59 | 44 | 54 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 177 | 162 | 165 | 163 | 180 | 156 | 132 | 136 | 147 | 130 | 129 | 137 | 169 | 146 | 155 | 156 | 179 | 165 | 143 | 149 | 158 | 129 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 199 | 248 | 181 | 191 | 196 | 181 | 169 | 165 | 176 | 162 | 159 | 167 | 179 | 159 | 153 | 140 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 57 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 71 | 91 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 98 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 103 | 82 | 85 | 80 | 101 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 97 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 104 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 123 + 54 = 177
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. | Synopsys Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |