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)
Corning Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Corning Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Corning Inc. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Corning Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Corning Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 2,975) | 2,994) | 3,173) | 3,243) | 3,178) | 3,406) | 3,488) | 3,615) | 3,680) | 3,676) | 3,615) | 3,501) | 3,290) | 3,350) | 3,001) | 2,561) | 2,391) | 2,817) | 2,934) | 2,940) | 2,812) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 14,199) | 14,630) | 14,407) | 14,681) | 15,137) | 15,371) | 14,645) | 15,350) | 15,780) | 15,804) | 15,383) | 15,455) | 15,364) | 15,742) | 15,449) | 14,691) | 14,932) | 15,337) | 15,083) | 15,137) | 14,878) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 8.83 | 8.77 | 8.82 | 8.87 | 9.02 | 9.36 | 9.61 | 9.82 | 9.64 | 9.28 | 8.99 | 8.61 | 7.75 | 7.47 | 7.67 | 7.47 | 7.23 | 6.96 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 62.08 | 57.69 | 54.54 | 51.74 | 49.98 | 46.11 | 40.75 | 38.14 | 36.13 | 37.49 | 36.78 | 81.23 | 75.84 | 71.90 | 68.00 | 64.39 | 61.85 | 61.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 28.96 | 27.34 | 26.82 | 27.07 | 26.52 | 25.82 | 25.21 | 24.09 | 22.69 | 21.31 | 20.64 | 20.13 | 19.93 | 20.10 | 19.95 | 19.67 | 19.48 | 18.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 25.34 | 24.54 | 22.67 | 22.98 | 20.69 | 18.17 | 16.40 | 14.88 | 13.47 | 12.95 | 12.74 | 12.77 | 13.65 | 14.28 | 14.31 | 14.82 | 15.67 | 16.88 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
= (2,975 + 2,994 + 3,173 + 3,243)
÷ 14,199 = 0.87
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. | Corning Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Total Asset Turnover
Corning Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 2,975) | 2,994) | 3,173) | 3,243) | 3,178) | 3,406) | 3,488) | 3,615) | 3,680) | 3,676) | 3,615) | 3,501) | 3,290) | 3,350) | 3,001) | 2,561) | 2,391) | 2,817) | 2,934) | 2,940) | 2,812) | |||||||
| Total assets | 27,618) | 28,500) | 28,278) | 28,645) | 28,822) | 29,499) | 28,735) | 29,718) | 30,257) | 30,154) | 29,706) | 29,806) | 30,143) | 30,775) | 30,267) | 27,546) | 27,859) | 28,898) | 27,329) | 27,575) | 27,321) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.77 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 1.80 | 1.94 | 2.06 | 2.16 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 2.08 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (2,975 + 2,994 + 3,173 + 3,243)
÷ 27,618 = 0.45
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. | Corning Inc. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Equity Turnover
Corning Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 2,975) | 2,994) | 3,173) | 3,243) | 3,178) | 3,406) | 3,488) | 3,615) | 3,680) | 3,676) | 3,615) | 3,501) | 3,290) | 3,350) | 3,001) | 2,561) | 2,391) | 2,817) | 2,934) | 2,940) | 2,812) | |||||||
| Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | 11,226) | 11,551) | 11,430) | 11,412) | 11,925) | 12,008) | 11,284) | 11,734) | 12,395) | 12,333) | 12,145) | 11,960) | 13,369) | 13,257) | 12,660) | 12,049) | 12,198) | 12,907) | 13,034) | 13,425) | 13,607) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 1.24 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.89 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 5.21 | 6.17 | 6.37 | 6.20 | 6.83 | 7.78 | 6.67 | 5.73 | 5.26 | 5.80 | 5.40 | 4.70 | 4.44 | 4.20 | 3.79 | 3.42 | 2.99 | 2.88 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.83 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 3.41 | 3.61 | 3.72 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.64 | 3.63 | 3.51 | 3.38 | 3.25 | 3.21 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.13 | 3.18 | 3.26 | 3.43 | 3.72 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity
= (2,975 + 2,994 + 3,173 + 3,243)
÷ 11,226 = 1.10
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. | Corning Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |