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)
General Dynamics Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | General Dynamics Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | General Dynamics Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | General Dynamics Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly decreased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 not reaching Q1 2020 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | General Dynamics Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| 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. | General Dynamics Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| 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. | |
| 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. | General Dynamics Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then increased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 not reaching Q1 2020 level. |
| 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. | General Dynamics Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Inventory Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 7,836) | 7,849) | 7,261) | 8,816) | 7,973) | 7,869) | 7,633) | 8,572) | 7,407) | 7,509) | 5,990) | 6,729) | 6,018) | 6,114) | 5,925) | 6,593) | 6,191) | 6,109) | 6,211) | 6,267) | 6,484) | 6,334) | 6,254) | |||||||
| Inventories | 6,402) | 6,666) | 6,852) | 6,306) | 6,573) | 6,480) | 6,185) | 5,977) | 6,247) | 5,890) | 5,543) | 5,303) | 5,781) | 5,839) | 5,822) | 3,523) | 3,657) | 3,520) | 3,504) | 3,366) | 3,239) | 3,359) | 3,397) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 4.96 | 4.79 | 4.66 | 5.12 | 4.88 | 4.86 | 5.03 | 4.93 | 4.42 | 4.46 | 4.48 | 4.67 | 4.26 | 4.25 | 4.26 | 7.13 | 6.78 | 7.12 | 7.22 | 7.53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 2.66 | 2.82 | 2.97 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.00 | 5.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 4.36 | 4.41 | 4.50 | 4.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 4.79 | 4.88 | 5.23 | 5.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 16.91 | 15.46 | 14.94 | 14.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 4.93 | 4.85 | 4.51 | 5.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ3 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ1 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2019)
÷ Inventories
= (7,836 + 7,849 + 7,261 + 8,816)
÷ 6,402 = 4.96
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. | General Dynamics Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Receivables Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 9,431) | 9,264) | 8,749) | 10,773) | 9,761) | 9,555) | 9,261) | 10,378) | 9,094) | 9,186) | 7,535) | 8,277) | 7,580) | 7,675) | 7,441) | 8,233) | 7,731) | 7,665) | 7,724) | 7,809) | 7,994) | 7,882) | 7,784) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | 3,863) | 3,515) | 3,547) | 3,544) | 3,489) | 3,673) | 3,718) | 3,759) | 3,736) | 3,874) | 3,769) | 3,617) | 3,391) | 3,690) | 3,483) | 3,611) | 3,502) | 3,539) | 3,654) | 3,446) | 3,796) | 3,595) | 3,661) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 9.89 | 10.97 | 10.95 | 11.10 | 11.17 | 10.42 | 10.20 | 9.63 | 9.13 | 8.41 | 8.24 | 8.56 | 9.12 | 8.42 | 8.92 | 8.68 | 8.83 | 8.81 | 8.60 | 9.13 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 22.00 | 23.85 | 21.97 | 23.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 5.86 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 5.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.40 | 7.25 | 7.07 | 6.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 4.46 | 5.03 | 5.08 | 5.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 4.83 | 5.14 | 4.87 | 4.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 25.90 | 22.19 | 21.14 | 25.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 5.90 | 6.79 | 5.35 | 5.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020
+ RevenueQ4 2019)
÷ Accounts receivable
= (9,431 + 9,264 + 8,749 + 10,773)
÷ 3,863 = 9.89
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. | General Dynamics Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Payables Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 7,836) | 7,849) | 7,261) | 8,816) | 7,973) | 7,869) | 7,633) | 8,572) | 7,407) | 7,509) | 5,990) | 6,729) | 6,018) | 6,114) | 5,925) | 6,593) | 6,191) | 6,109) | 6,211) | 6,267) | 6,484) | 6,334) | 6,254) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,613) | 2,383) | 2,788) | 3,162) | 2,999) | 2,860) | 3,008) | 3,179) | 3,033) | 3,032) | 2,851) | 3,207) | 2,718) | 2,620) | 2,466) | 2,538) | 2,276) | 2,128) | 2,150) | 1,964) | 2,387) | 2,275) | 2,266) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 12.16 | 13.39 | 11.45 | 10.21 | 10.69 | 11.01 | 10.35 | 9.27 | 9.11 | 8.66 | 8.72 | 7.73 | 9.07 | 9.47 | 10.06 | 9.89 | 10.89 | 11.78 | 11.77 | 12.90 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 4.25 | 4.77 | 4.69 | 4.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 5.86 | 6.31 | 6.05 | 6.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 7.15 | 8.18 | 7.88 | 6.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 4.67 | 4.99 | 4.57 | 4.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 4.27 | 4.32 | 4.23 | 4.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 37.34 | 37.46 | 16.70 | 40.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 5.96 | 6.92 | 4.73 | 5.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ3 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ1 2020
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2019)
÷ Accounts payable
= (7,836 + 7,849 + 7,261 + 8,816)
÷ 2,613 = 12.16
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. | General Dynamics Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly decreased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 not reaching Q1 2020 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
General Dynamics Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 20,865) | 21,135) | 24,741) | 19,780) | 20,151) | 19,557) | 18,867) | 18,189) | 19,958) | 19,827) | 20,464) | 18,328) | 18,080) | 17,126) | 16,614) | 15,447) | 15,297) | 14,386) | 14,188) | 14,571) | 15,288) | 15,773) | 16,352) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 16,120) | 16,606) | 18,440) | 16,801) | 18,227) | 18,014) | 15,382) | 14,739) | 15,689) | 16,573) | 15,242) | 13,099) | 13,209) | 13,503) | 13,165) | 12,846) | 11,893) | 12,135) | 12,423) | 12,445) | 13,178) | 12,708) | 13,112) | |||||||
| Working capital | 4,745) | 4,529) | 6,301) | 2,979) | 1,924) | 1,543) | 3,485) | 3,450) | 4,269) | 3,254) | 5,222) | 5,229) | 4,871) | 3,623) | 3,449) | 2,601) | 3,404) | 2,251) | 1,765) | 2,126) | 2,110) | 3,065) | 3,240) | |||||||
| Revenue | 9,431) | 9,264) | 8,749) | 10,773) | 9,761) | 9,555) | 9,261) | 10,378) | 9,094) | 9,186) | 7,535) | 8,277) | 7,580) | 7,675) | 7,441) | 8,233) | 7,731) | 7,665) | 7,724) | 7,809) | 7,994) | 7,882) | 7,784) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 8.05 | 8.51 | 6.16 | 13.21 | 20.25 | 24.81 | 10.88 | 10.49 | 7.99 | 10.01 | 5.95 | 5.92 | 6.35 | 8.58 | 9.01 | 12.05 | 9.09 | 13.86 | 17.80 | 14.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.57 | 1.76 | 4.27 | 15.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 3.01 | 3.45 | 4.33 | 4.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.42 | 7.05 | 5.60 | 5.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 5.06 | 6.05 | 8.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 3.02 | 3.14 | 6.93 | 5.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 12.62 | 13.44 | 17.12 | 19.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 7.51 | 9.23 | 9.50 | 26.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2020
+ RevenueQ2 2020
+ RevenueQ1 2020
+ RevenueQ4 2019)
÷ Working capital
= (9,431 + 9,264 + 8,749 + 10,773)
÷ 4,745 = 8.05
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. | General Dynamics Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
General Dynamics Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 4.96 | 4.79 | 4.66 | 5.12 | 4.88 | 4.86 | 5.03 | 4.93 | 4.42 | 4.46 | 4.48 | 4.67 | 4.26 | 4.25 | 4.26 | 7.13 | 6.78 | 7.12 | 7.22 | 7.53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 516 | 468 | 416 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 137 | 129 | 123 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 60 | 59 | 61 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 84 | 83 | 81 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 76 | 75 | 70 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 74 | 75 | 81 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.96 = 74
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. | General Dynamics Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
General Dynamics Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 9.89 | 10.97 | 10.95 | 11.10 | 11.17 | 10.42 | 10.20 | 9.63 | 9.13 | 8.41 | 8.24 | 8.56 | 9.12 | 8.42 | 8.92 | 8.68 | 8.83 | 8.81 | 8.60 | 9.13 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 62 | 60 | 60 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 57 | 50 | 52 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 82 | 73 | 72 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 76 | 71 | 75 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 62 | 54 | 68 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.89 = 37
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
General Dynamics Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 74 | 76 | 78 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 111 | 109 | 111 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 109 | 112 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 126 | 129 | 127 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 93 | 88 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 533 | 483 | 433 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 199 | 189 | 183 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 117 | 109 | 113 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 166 | 156 | 153 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 152 | 146 | 145 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 136 | 129 | 149 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 74 + 37 = 111
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
General Dynamics Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 12.16 | 13.39 | 11.45 | 10.21 | 10.69 | 11.01 | 10.35 | 9.27 | 9.11 | 8.66 | 8.72 | 7.73 | 9.07 | 9.47 | 10.06 | 9.89 | 10.89 | 11.78 | 11.77 | 12.90 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 86 | 77 | 78 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 62 | 58 | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 51 | 45 | 46 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 78 | 73 | 80 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 61 | 53 | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 12.16 = 30
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. | General Dynamics Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then increased from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020 not reaching Q1 2020 level. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
General Dynamics Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 74 | 76 | 78 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 30 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 60 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 447 | 406 | 355 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 137 | 131 | 123 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 66 | 64 | 67 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 88 | 83 | 73 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 67 | 61 | 59 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 26 | 30 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 75 | 76 | 72 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 74 + 37 – 30 = 81
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. | General Dynamics Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |