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Cigna Group (NYSE:CI)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios 

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Cigna Group, short-term (operating) activity ratios

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 27.27 23.70 26.13 31.58 32.70
Receivables turnover 15.60 17.06 18.64 19.35 19.47
Payables turnover 6.41 6.75 7.31 7.68 7.75
Working capital turnover
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 13 15 14 12 11
Add: Average receivable collection period 23 21 20 19 19
Operating cycle 36 36 34 31 30
Less: Average payables payment period 57 54 50 48 47
Cash conversion cycle -21 -18 -16 -17 -17

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Cigna Group inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Cigna Group receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Cigna Group payables turnover ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 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. Cigna Group number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. Cigna Group number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period.
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. Cigna Group number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Cigna Group cash conversion cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Inventory Turnover

Cigna Group, inventory turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Pharmacy and other service costs 182,509 133,801 124,834 117,553 103,484
Inventories 6,692 5,645 4,777 3,722 3,165
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 27.27 23.70 26.13 31.58 32.70
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 3.02 2.74 3.10 3.59 2.99
CVS Health Corp. 17.75 16.83 14.05 13.52 11.88
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 1.83 1.96 2.27 2.98 2.49
Medtronic PLC 2.15 2.03 2.20 2.43 2.23
Inventory Turnover, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 24.63 22.70 21.14 21.50 18.93
Inventory Turnover, Industry
Health Care 10.67 10.01 10.11 10.19 9.16

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Pharmacy and other service costs ÷ Inventories
= 182,509 ÷ 6,692 = 27.27

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. Cigna Group inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Receivables Turnover

Cigna Group, receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Pharmacy revenues 185,362 137,243 128,566 121,413 107,769
Noninsurance customer receivables 11,879 8,044 6,899 6,274 5,534
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 15.60 17.06 18.64 19.35 19.47
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 6.06 6.11 7.02 6.64 5.40
CVS Health Corp. 10.16 10.12 11.79 11.91 12.32
Elevance Health Inc. 18.00 18.08 18.81 20.66 19.72
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 6.82 6.30 6.60 7.30 6.75
Medtronic PLC 5.28 5.21 5.71 5.51 6.22
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 17.66 17.27 18.22 20.07 19.86
Receivables Turnover, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 12.67 12.57 13.78 14.11 14.06
Receivables Turnover, Industry
Health Care 8.86 8.54 9.25 9.09 9.09

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Pharmacy revenues ÷ Noninsurance customer receivables
= 185,362 ÷ 11,879 = 15.60

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Cigna Group receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Payables Turnover

Cigna Group, payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Pharmacy and other service costs 182,509 133,801 124,834 117,553 103,484
Pharmacy and other service costs payable 28,465 19,815 17,070 15,309 13,347
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 6.41 6.75 7.31 7.68 7.75
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 4.46 4.19 4.15 4.21 3.80
CVS Health Corp. 20.22 20.36 18.07 19.14 19.72
Elevance Health Inc. 8.10 7.72 7.47 7.59 7.75
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 14.05 12.69 13.78 14.45 18.35
Medtronic PLC 4.65 4.03 4.46 4.98 4.72
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 7.72 7.47 7.26 7.63 7.29
Payables Turnover, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 9.18 9.23 8.99 9.35 9.36
Payables Turnover, Industry
Health Care 7.77 7.77 7.48 7.62 7.51

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Pharmacy and other service costs ÷ Pharmacy and other service costs payable
= 182,509 ÷ 28,465 = 6.41

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. Cigna Group payables turnover ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

Cigna Group, working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 48,870 37,351 30,120 36,134 27,799
Less: Current liabilities 57,979 48,716 41,229 43,572 36,022
Working capital (9,109) (11,365) (11,109) (7,438) (8,223)
 
Pharmacy revenues 185,362 137,243 128,566 121,413 107,769
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 4.42 4.54 4.48 3.87 4.06
CVS Health Corp.
Elevance Health Inc. 7.85 7.83 8.37 7.23 6.39
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 1.56 1.14 1.29 1.22 0.77
Medtronic PLC 2.90 2.47 2.97 2.15 2.48
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Working Capital Turnover, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 900.07 415.26 169.58 62.36 83.81
Working Capital Turnover, Industry
Health Care 25.24 20.96 19.09 14.05 14.19

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Pharmacy revenues ÷ Working capital
= 185,362 ÷ -9,109 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Average Inventory Processing Period

Cigna Group, average inventory processing period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 27.27 23.70 26.13 31.58 32.70
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 13 15 14 12 11
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 121 133 118 102 122
CVS Health Corp. 21 22 26 27 31
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 200 186 161 122 147
Medtronic PLC 170 180 166 150 164
Average Inventory Processing Period, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 15 16 17 17 19
Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry
Health Care 34 36 36 36 40

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 27.27 = 13

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. Cigna Group number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Cigna Group, average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 15.60 17.06 18.64 19.35 19.47
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 23 21 20 19 19
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 60 60 52 55 68
CVS Health Corp. 36 36 31 31 30
Elevance Health Inc. 20 20 19 18 19
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 54 58 55 50 54
Medtronic PLC 69 70 64 66 59
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 21 21 20 18 18
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 29 29 26 26 26
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
Health Care 41 43 39 40 40

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 15.60 = 23

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. Cigna Group number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Operating Cycle

Cigna Group, operating cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 13 15 14 12 11
Average receivable collection period 23 21 20 19 19
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 36 36 34 31 30
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 181 193 170 157 190
CVS Health Corp. 57 58 57 58 61
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 254 244 216 172 201
Medtronic PLC 239 250 230 216 223
Operating Cycle, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 44 45 43 43 45
Operating Cycle, Industry
Health Care 75 79 75 76 80

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 13 + 23 = 36

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.

Average Payables Payment Period

Cigna Group, average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 6.41 6.75 7.31 7.68 7.75
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 57 54 50 48 47
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 82 87 88 87 96
CVS Health Corp. 18 18 20 19 19
Elevance Health Inc. 45 47 49 48 47
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 26 29 26 25 20
Medtronic PLC 78 91 82 73 77
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 47 49 50 48 50
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 40 40 41 39 39
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
Health Care 47 47 49 48 49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.41 = 57

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. Cigna Group number of days of payables outstanding increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Cigna Group, cash conversion cycle calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 13 15 14 12 11
Average receivable collection period 23 21 20 19 19
Average payables payment period 57 54 50 48 47
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 -21 -18 -16 -17 -17
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 99 106 82 70 94
CVS Health Corp. 39 40 37 39 42
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 228 215 190 147 181
Medtronic PLC 161 159 148 143 146
Cash Conversion Cycle, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 4 5 2 4 6
Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry
Health Care 28 32 26 28 31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 13 + 2357 = -21

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Cigna Group cash conversion cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.