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)
Corning Inc., short-term (operating) 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Corning Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Corning Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Corning Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Corning Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 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. | Corning Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Corning Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 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. | Corning Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 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. |
Inventory Turnover
Corning Inc., inventory 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,982) | 2,083) | 2,169) | 2,230) | 2,175) | 2,491) | 2,426) | 2,369) | 2,397) | 2,405) | 2,294) | 2,186) | 2,134) | 2,137) | 2,000) | 1,805) | 1,830) | 1,963) | 1,917) | 1,875) | 1,713) | |||||||
| Inventories | 2,713) | 2,666) | 2,655) | 2,757) | 2,863) | 2,904) | 2,951) | 2,835) | 2,618) | 2,481) | 2,463) | 2,387) | 2,361) | 2,438) | 2,581) | 2,235) | 2,347) | 2,320) | 2,337) | 2,291) | 2,190) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.12 | 3.25 | 3.41 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.25 | 3.34 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.54 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 2.94 | 3.36 | 3.23 | 3.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 32.57 | 33.82 | 29.54 | 29.24 | 32.36 | 45.20 | 40.43 | 40.07 | 36.69 | 32.37 | 39.55 | 37.48 | 36.21 | 41.75 | 42.55 | 49.75 | 40.54 | 39.40 | 47.95 | 32.79 | 32.41 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 2.49 | 3.19 | 3.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 6.30 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.45 | 7.41 | 7.52 | 8.52 | 9.19 | 10.06 | 11.50 | 11.15 | 11.98 | 13.25 | 13.74 | 14.85 | 13.73 | 14.14 | 13.91 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 2.97 | 4.04 | 3.49 | 3.84 | 2.88 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 3.59 | 3.30 | 3.19 | 3.91 | 4.12 | 4.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023
+ Cost of salesQ3 2023
+ Cost of salesQ2 2023)
÷ Inventories
= (1,982 + 2,083 + 2,169 + 2,230)
÷ 2,713 = 3.12
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. | Corning Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Corning Inc., receivables 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 | ||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts | 1,621) | 1,572) | 1,725) | 1,674) | 1,688) | 1,721) | 1,620) | 1,786) | 1,910) | 2,004) | 2,114) | 2,057) | 1,900) | 2,133) | 2,099) | 1,712) | 1,708) | 1,836) | 2,024) | 2,103) | 1,974) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 7.64 | 8.01 | 7.54 | 7.95 | 8.11 | 8.24 | 8.93 | 8.17 | 7.58 | 7.03 | 6.51 | 6.39 | 6.42 | 5.30 | 5.13 | 6.25 | 6.49 | 6.27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 16.63 | 12.99 | 19.64 | 21.47 | 16.32 | 13.99 | 17.77 | 18.55 | 12.52 | 13.92 | 19.87 | 17.59 | 10.85 | 17.03 | 15.31 | 17.04 | 12.77 | 11.35 | 18.31 | 17.14 | 14.47 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 5.58 | 5.72 | 6.71 | 6.75 | 5.63 | 4.75 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 4.87 | 5.71 | 7.01 | 7.22 | 6.47 | 5.95 | 7.40 | 5.92 | 6.64 | 6.15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 12.01 | 9.74 | 10.76 | 10.15 | 9.61 | 7.79 | 8.92 | 8.59 | 9.57 | 8.64 | 11.04 | 11.15 | 12.08 | 9.01 | 11.07 | 11.91 | 10.66 | 9.45 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 8.74 | 6.20 | 9.78 | 8.65 | 8.17 | 6.23 | 6.81 | 8.38 | 8.36 | 7.67 | 8.31 | 10.10 | 10.23 | 8.27 | 9.90 | 9.07 | 9.35 | 8.89 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts
= (2,975 + 2,994 + 3,173 + 3,243)
÷ 1,621 = 7.64
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. | Corning Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Payables Turnover
Corning Inc., payables 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,982) | 2,083) | 2,169) | 2,230) | 2,175) | 2,491) | 2,426) | 2,369) | 2,397) | 2,405) | 2,294) | 2,186) | 2,134) | 2,137) | 2,000) | 1,805) | 1,830) | 1,963) | 1,917) | 1,875) | 1,713) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,476) | 1,466) | 1,459) | 1,519) | 1,662) | 1,804) | 1,808) | 1,934) | 1,849) | 1,612) | 1,396) | 1,312) | 1,272) | 1,174) | 1,176) | 1,109) | 1,250) | 1,587) | 1,447) | 1,297) | 1,278) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 5.73 | 5.91 | 6.21 | 6.14 | 5.69 | 5.37 | 5.31 | 4.89 | 5.02 | 5.59 | 6.27 | 6.45 | 6.35 | 6.62 | 6.46 | 6.78 | 6.07 | 4.71 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 3.65 | 3.42 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 3.81 | 3.49 | 4.54 | 4.15 | 2.90 | 3.89 | 5.07 | 4.88 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 4.79 | 5.12 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 5.53 | 5.26 | 3.65 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 10.09 | 5.13 | 8.16 | 5.95 | 5.84 | 7.33 | 5.39 | 4.74 | 5.61 | 5.27 | 7.39 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.23 | 4.89 | 6.63 | 9.86 | 9.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 10.11 | 9.19 | 8.55 | 8.69 | 8.53 | 8.47 | 8.31 | 9.00 | 8.15 | 7.59 | 7.22 | 9.22 | 7.53 | 7.94 | 7.52 | 9.60 | 9.43 | 9.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 5.63 | 7.52 | 8.38 | 9.76 | 6.38 | 6.71 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.18 | 6.91 | 8.33 | 6.74 | 5.97 | 7.02 | 8.51 | 8.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023
+ Cost of salesQ3 2023
+ Cost of salesQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (1,982 + 2,083 + 2,169 + 2,230)
÷ 1,476 = 5.73
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. | Corning Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Corning Inc., working capital 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 6,971) | 7,212) | 7,298) | 7,293) | 6,877) | 7,453) | 7,804) | 7,883) | 7,861) | 7,659) | 7,679) | 7,648) | 8,103) | 8,004) | 8,058) | 6,846) | 6,946) | 7,463) | 6,156) | 6,311) | 6,349) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 4,175) | 4,319) | 4,285) | 4,411) | 4,773) | 5,175) | 5,167) | 5,530) | 5,061) | 4,806) | 4,337) | 4,624) | 3,513) | 3,767) | 3,849) | 3,020) | 3,191) | 3,521) | 3,600) | 3,416) | 3,059) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,796) | 2,893) | 3,013) | 2,882) | 2,104) | 2,278) | 2,637) | 2,353) | 2,800) | 2,853) | 3,342) | 3,024) | 4,590) | 4,237) | 4,209) | 3,826) | 3,755) | 3,942) | 2,556) | 2,895) | 3,290) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 4.43 | 4.35 | 4.31 | 4.62 | 6.51 | 6.23 | 5.48 | 6.20 | 5.17 | 4.94 | 4.12 | 4.35 | 2.66 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 2.80 | 2.95 | 2.92 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 39.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.80 | 39.10 | 52.06 | 21.58 | 13.62 | 7.16 | 6.12 | 5.62 | 4.38 | 4.56 | 5.72 | 8.74 | 8.04 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.84 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 4.60 | 4.73 | 4.89 | 4.72 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.36 | 4.74 | 3.54 | 3.88 | 3.82 | 2.89 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.29 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 3.24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 3.76 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 4.09 | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.74 | 3.71 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.29 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023
+ Net salesQ3 2023
+ Net salesQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (2,975 + 2,994 + 3,173 + 3,243)
÷ 2,796 = 4.43
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. | Corning Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Corning Inc., average inventory processing period 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.12 | 3.25 | 3.41 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.25 | 3.34 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.54 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 2.94 | 3.36 | 3.23 | 3.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 117 | 112 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 109 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 107 | 114 | 124 | 109 | 113 | 113 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 328 | 318 | 315 | 325 | 318 | 276 | 268 | 239 | 221 | 222 | 210 | 209 | 197 | 210 | 200 | 147 | 114 | 103 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 123 | 90 | 105 | 95 | 127 | 128 | 146 | 141 | 132 | 126 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 81 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.12 = 117
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. | Corning Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Corning Inc., average receivable collection period 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 7.64 | 8.01 | 7.54 | 7.95 | 8.11 | 8.24 | 8.93 | 8.17 | 7.58 | 7.03 | 6.51 | 6.39 | 6.42 | 5.30 | 5.13 | 6.25 | 6.49 | 6.27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 71 | 58 | 56 | 58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 22 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 25 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 65 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 62 | 55 | 59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 30 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 42 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.64 = 48
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. |
Operating Cycle
Corning Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 117 | 112 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 109 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 107 | 114 | 124 | 109 | 113 | 113 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 48 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 71 | 58 | 56 | 58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 165 | 158 | 155 | 154 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 151 | 152 | 159 | 160 | 164 | 183 | 195 | 167 | 169 | 171 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 33 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 36 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 393 | 382 | 369 | 379 | 383 | 353 | 329 | 300 | 296 | 286 | 262 | 260 | 253 | 271 | 249 | 209 | 169 | 162 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 88 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 165 | 149 | 142 | 137 | 172 | 187 | 200 | 185 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 144 | 138 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 128 | 122 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 117 + 48 = 165
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. | Corning Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Corning Inc., average payables payment period 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 5.73 | 5.91 | 6.21 | 6.14 | 5.69 | 5.37 | 5.31 | 4.89 | 5.02 | 5.59 | 6.27 | 6.45 | 6.35 | 6.62 | 6.46 | 6.78 | 6.07 | 4.71 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 60 | 78 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 100 | 107 | 79 | 72 | 96 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 126 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 129 | 91 | 76 | 71 | 99 | 104 | 66 | 69 | 100 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 36 | 71 | 45 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 68 | 77 | 65 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 75 | 55 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 36 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 65 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 74 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.73 = 64
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. | Corning Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Corning Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 117 | 112 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 109 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 107 | 114 | 124 | 109 | 113 | 113 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 48 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 71 | 58 | 56 | 58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 64 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 60 | 78 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 87 | 101 | 103 | 107 | 128 | 139 | 113 | 109 | 93 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | -67 | -68 | -48 | -43 | -63 | -71 | -50 | -59 | -87 | -57 | -45 | -44 | -85 | -61 | -43 | -43 | -61 | -63 | -38 | -37 | -64 | |||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 357 | 311 | 324 | 318 | 321 | 303 | 261 | 223 | 231 | 217 | 213 | 204 | 197 | 212 | 174 | 154 | 132 | 123 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 52 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 115 | 133 | 128 | 115 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 94 | 100 | 90 | 81 | 85 | 78 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 117 + 48 – 64 = 101
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. |