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)
Accenture PLC, short-term (operating) activity ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Accenture PLC receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Accenture PLC payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Accenture PLC 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 receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Accenture PLC number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly 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. | Accenture PLC number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Receivables Turnover
Accenture PLC, receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Revenues | 64,896,464) | 64,111,745) | 61,594,305) | 50,533,389) | 44,327,039) | 43,215,013) | |
| Receivables | 11,873,442) | 10,690,713) | 10,484,211) | 8,796,992) | 7,192,110) | 7,467,338) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 5.47 | 6.00 | 5.87 | 5.74 | 6.16 | 5.79 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Receivables
= 64,896,464 ÷ 11,873,442 = 5.47
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. | Accenture PLC receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Accenture PLC, payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Cost of services | 43,734,147) | 43,380,138) | 41,892,766) | 34,169,261) | 30,350,881) | 29,900,325) | |
| Accounts payable | 2,743,807) | 2,491,173) | 2,559,485) | 2,274,057) | 1,349,874) | 1,646,641) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 15.94 | 17.41 | 16.37 | 15.03 | 22.48 | 18.16 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of services ÷ Accounts payable
= 43,734,147 ÷ 2,743,807 = 15.94
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. | Accenture PLC payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Accenture PLC, working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current assets | 20,857,781) | 23,381,931) | 21,610,871) | 19,666,511) | 17,749,756) | 15,450,601) | |
| Less: Current liabilities | 18,976,127) | 18,009,038) | 17,523,496) | 15,708,867) | 12,662,590) | 11,061,896) | |
| Working capital | 1,881,654) | 5,372,893) | 4,087,375) | 3,957,644) | 5,087,166) | 4,388,705) | |
| Revenues | 64,896,464) | 64,111,745) | 61,594,305) | 50,533,389) | 44,327,039) | 43,215,013) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 34.49 | 11.93 | 15.07 | 12.77 | 8.71 | 9.85 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= 64,896,464 ÷ 1,881,654 = 34.49
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. | Accenture PLC working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Accenture PLC, average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Receivables turnover | 5.47 | 6.00 | 5.87 | 5.74 | 6.16 | 5.79 | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 67 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 63 | |
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.47 = 67
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. | Accenture PLC number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Accenture PLC, average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Payables turnover | 15.94 | 17.41 | 16.37 | 15.03 | 22.48 | 18.16 | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 20 | |
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 15.94 = 23
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. | Accenture PLC number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |