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)
Yahoo! Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Yahoo! Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 but then improved from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 exceeding Q3 2016 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Yahoo! Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 and from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Yahoo! Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 but then improved from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 exceeding Q3 2016 level. |
| 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. | Yahoo! Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 but then improved from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 exceeding Q3 2016 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. | Yahoo! Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 and from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017. |
Receivables Turnover
Yahoo! Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,327,270) | 1,469,140) | 1,305,206) | 1,307,637) | 1,087,152) | 1,273,393) | 1,225,673) | 1,243,265) | 1,225,970) | 1,253,072) | 1,148,140) | 1,084,191) | 1,132,730) | 1,265,795) | 1,138,973) | 1,135,244) | 1,140,368) | 1,345,807) | 1,201,732) | 1,217,794) | 1,221,233) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 940,311) | 1,084,267) | 945,659) | 991,185) | 878,135) | 1,047,504) | 980,301) | 985,105) | 924,411) | 1,032,704) | 831,393) | 824,472) | 879,992) | 979,559) | 844,118) | 941,811) | 943,658) | 1,008,448) | 953,671) | 1,040,893) | 941,590) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 5.75 | 4.77 | 5.26 | 4.94 | 5.50 | 4.74 | 5.05 | 4.94 | 5.10 | 4.47 | 5.57 | 5.61 | 5.31 | 4.78 | 5.64 | 5.12 | 5.20 | 4.94 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
1 Q1 2017 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2017
+ RevenueQ4 2016
+ RevenueQ3 2016
+ RevenueQ2 2016)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (1,327,270 + 1,469,140 + 1,305,206 + 1,307,637)
÷ 940,311 = 5.75
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. | Yahoo! Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 but then improved from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 exceeding Q3 2016 level. |
Payables Turnover
Yahoo! Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 750,276) | 770,617) | 702,958) | 734,969) | 510,350) | 587,109) | 526,075) | 496,162) | 468,402) | 335,587) | 321,000) | 314,974) | 326,753) | 339,500) | 330,227) | 335,578) | 344,075) | 412,107) | 394,910) | 415,478) | 398,071) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 180,368) | 171,520) | 168,148) | 171,621) | 187,862) | 208,691) | 262,588) | 301,433) | 269,160) | 238,018) | 165,890) | 121,933) | 156,782) | 138,031) | 123,042) | 120,028) | 110,162) | 184,831) | 147,943) | 132,105) | 129,042) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 16.40 | 15.85 | 15.08 | 13.74 | 11.28 | 9.96 | 6.95 | 5.38 | 5.35 | 5.45 | 7.85 | 10.76 | 8.50 | 9.78 | 11.56 | 12.39 | 14.22 | 8.77 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
1 Q1 2017 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ1 2017
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2016
+ Cost of revenueQ3 2016
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2016)
÷ Accounts payable
= (750,276 + 770,617 + 702,958 + 734,969)
÷ 180,368 = 16.40
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. | Yahoo! Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 and from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017. |
Working Capital Turnover
Yahoo! Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 8,027,724) | 8,126,160) | 7,790,956) | 7,597,001) | 7,224,224) | 7,507,319) | 7,596,073) | 7,580,932) | 7,022,647) | 9,699,107) | 12,579,507) | 4,157,749) | 4,481,874) | 5,025,857) | 3,566,223) | 4,458,302) | 4,601,022) | 5,652,713) | 9,685,779) | 3,270,298) | 3,482,797) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 1,167,911) | 1,287,424) | 1,268,440) | 1,276,507) | 1,158,010) | 1,277,380) | 1,348,833) | 1,406,684) | 1,398,399) | 4,528,581) | 4,377,961) | 1,193,786) | 1,194,875) | 1,340,312) | 1,193,123) | 1,178,113) | 1,139,085) | 1,290,232) | 3,506,282) | 1,077,145) | 1,070,357) | |||||||
| Working capital | 6,859,813) | 6,838,736) | 6,522,516) | 6,320,494) | 6,066,214) | 6,229,939) | 6,247,240) | 6,174,248) | 5,624,248) | 5,170,526) | 8,201,546) | 2,963,963) | 3,286,999) | 3,685,545) | 2,373,100) | 3,280,189) | 3,461,937) | 4,362,481) | 6,179,497) | 2,193,153) | 2,412,440) | |||||||
| Revenue | 1,327,270) | 1,469,140) | 1,305,206) | 1,307,637) | 1,087,152) | 1,273,393) | 1,225,673) | 1,243,265) | 1,225,970) | 1,253,072) | 1,148,140) | 1,084,191) | 1,132,730) | 1,265,795) | 1,138,973) | 1,135,244) | 1,140,368) | 1,345,807) | 1,201,732) | 1,217,794) | 1,221,233) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.56 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.27 | 2.01 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
1 Q1 2017 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2017
+ RevenueQ4 2016
+ RevenueQ3 2016
+ RevenueQ2 2016)
÷ Working capital
= (1,327,270 + 1,469,140 + 1,305,206 + 1,307,637)
÷ 6,859,813 = 0.79
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. | Yahoo! Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 but then improved from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 exceeding Q3 2016 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Yahoo! Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 5.75 | 4.77 | 5.26 | 4.94 | 5.50 | 4.74 | 5.05 | 4.94 | 5.10 | 4.47 | 5.57 | 5.61 | 5.31 | 4.78 | 5.64 | 5.12 | 5.20 | 4.94 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 63 | 77 | 69 | 74 | 66 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 74 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
1 Q1 2017 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.75 = 63
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. | Yahoo! Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 but then improved from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 exceeding Q3 2016 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Yahoo! Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 16.40 | 15.85 | 15.08 | 13.74 | 11.28 | 9.96 | 6.95 | 5.38 | 5.35 | 5.45 | 7.85 | 10.76 | 8.50 | 9.78 | 11.56 | 12.39 | 14.22 | 8.77 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 46 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
1 Q1 2017 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 16.40 = 22
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. | Yahoo! Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 and from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017. |