Analysis of Long-term (Investment) 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.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Boston Scientific Corp., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Boston Scientific Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Boston Scientific Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Boston Scientific Corp. equity turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Boston Scientific Corp., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 3,389) | 3,242) | 3,170) | 3,244) | 3,026) | 3,127) | 2,932) | 3,077) | 2,752) | 2,708) | 2,659) | 2,003) | 2,543) | 2,904) | 2,707) | 2,631) | 2,493) | 2,561) | 2,393) | 2,490) | 2,379) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,478) | 2,446) | 2,273) | 2,246) | 2,265) | 2,252) | 2,109) | 2,082) | 2,053) | 2,084) | 2,064) | 2,079) | 2,098) | 2,079) | 1,942) | 1,820) | 1,782) | 1,782) | 1,730) | 1,715) | 1,700) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 5.26 | 5.18 | 5.53 | 5.49 | 5.37 | 5.28 | 5.44 | 5.38 | 4.93 | 4.76 | 4.90 | 4.89 | 5.14 | 5.16 | 5.35 | 5.54 | 5.58 | 5.51 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.47 | 4.76 | 5.18 | 5.17 | 5.00 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 4.56 | 4.23 | 3.83 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 4.06 | 3.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cigna Group | 47.44 | 47.53 | 47.84 | 48.61 | 47.95 | 46.73 | 41.42 | 40.56 | 39.29 | 37.85 | 37.05 | 36.02 | 35.37 | 34.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 25.63 | 24.98 | 24.90 | 24.05 | 23.26 | 22.56 | 22.24 | 21.90 | 21.42 | 21.25 | 21.48 | 21.52 | 21.49 | 21.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 36.14 | 36.07 | 36.22 | 36.17 | 35.81 | 34.94 | 34.54 | 34.17 | 34.94 | 34.69 | 34.61 | 32.74 | 32.30 | 32.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Humana Inc. | 29.40 | 28.71 | 28.37 | 28.64 | 27.05 | 26.97 | 27.83 | 29.47 | 31.04 | 32.05 | 32.90 | 33.07 | 33.20 | 32.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 2.49 | 2.62 | 2.73 | 2.83 | 3.00 | 3.04 | 3.16 | 3.13 | 2.86 | 2.76 | 2.85 | 3.00 | 3.36 | 3.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 5.88 | 5.85 | 6.05 | 6.13 | 6.12 | 5.77 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 5.72 | 5.99 | 6.52 | 6.50 | 6.51 | 6.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 31.35 | 31.81 | 33.07 | 32.33 | 32.16 | 31.81 | 31.77 | 30.94 | 30.76 | 29.64 | 30.80 | 30.30 | 29.91 | 27.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (3,389 + 3,242 + 3,170 + 3,244)
÷ 2,478 = 5.26
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Boston Scientific Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Total Asset Turnover
Boston Scientific Corp., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 3,389) | 3,242) | 3,170) | 3,244) | 3,026) | 3,127) | 2,932) | 3,077) | 2,752) | 2,708) | 2,659) | 2,003) | 2,543) | 2,904) | 2,707) | 2,631) | 2,493) | 2,561) | 2,393) | 2,490) | 2,379) | |||||||
| Total assets | 32,892) | 32,469) | 31,947) | 32,189) | 32,337) | 32,229) | 31,877) | 31,168) | 30,900) | 30,777) | 30,845) | 30,823) | 30,113) | 30,565) | 26,756) | 24,309) | 23,802) | 20,999) | 20,379) | 19,615) | 19,202) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cigna Group | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.74 | 2.15 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.78 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.17 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.94 | 2.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
÷ Total assets
= (3,389 + 3,242 + 3,170 + 3,244)
÷ 32,892 = 0.40
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Boston Scientific Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Equity Turnover
Boston Scientific Corp., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 3,389) | 3,242) | 3,170) | 3,244) | 3,026) | 3,127) | 2,932) | 3,077) | 2,752) | 2,708) | 2,659) | 2,003) | 2,543) | 2,904) | 2,707) | 2,631) | 2,493) | 2,561) | 2,393) | 2,490) | 2,379) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 17,850) | 17,573) | 17,640) | 17,251) | 16,735) | 16,622) | 16,461) | 15,942) | 15,719) | 15,326) | 15,564) | 15,616) | 13,804) | 13,877) | 9,699) | 9,425) | 9,233) | 8,726) | 8,289) | 7,744) | 7,030) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.13 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cigna Group | 4.09 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 3.88 | 3.81 | 3.66 | 3.56 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 3.16 | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.39 | 3.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 4.62 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.08 | 4.05 | 3.87 | 3.82 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.87 | 4.01 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 4.27 | 4.29 | 4.22 | 4.13 | 3.97 | 3.80 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.43 | 3.26 | 3.41 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Humana Inc. | 5.74 | 6.04 | 5.62 | 5.77 | 5.63 | 5.15 | 4.96 | 5.34 | 5.48 | 5.54 | 4.65 | 4.86 | 5.44 | 5.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 4.10 | 4.14 | 4.19 | 4.18 | 4.06 | 3.98 | 3.95 | 3.92 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 3.85 | 3.87 | 4.29 | 4.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= (3,389 + 3,242 + 3,170 + 3,244)
÷ 17,850 = 0.73
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Boston Scientific Corp. equity turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |