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)
Hershey Co., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Hershey Co. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Hershey Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 not reaching Q4 2022 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Hershey Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| 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. | Hershey Co. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Hershey Co. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 not reaching Q4 2022 level. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Hershey Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| 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. | |
| 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. | Hershey Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Inventory Turnover
Hershey Co., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,358,181) | 1,605,292) | 1,507,532) | 1,619,653) | 1,372,583) | 1,420,741) | 1,313,261) | 1,298,504) | 1,063,977) | 1,246,997) | 1,223,173) | 1,139,805) | 914,777) | 1,170,695) | 1,156,213) | 1,191,104) | 892,473) | 1,123,984) | 1,043,550) | 1,216,100) | 958,195) | 997,899) | |||||||
| Inventories | 1,385,424) | 1,180,367) | 1,173,119) | 1,184,385) | 1,208,239) | 1,031,503) | 988,511) | 1,026,541) | 1,060,422) | 909,802) | 964,207) | 958,483) | 999,380) | 832,193) | 815,251) | 969,071) | 957,953) | 791,289) | 784,879) | 880,673) | 916,440) | 782,460) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 4.40 | 5.17 | 5.05 | 4.83 | 4.47 | 4.94 | 4.98 | 4.71 | 4.41 | 4.97 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 4.44 | 5.30 | 5.35 | 4.39 | 4.46 | 5.49 | 5.37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 5.38 | 5.14 | 5.46 | 6.00 | 5.93 | 5.73 | 5.96 | 6.41 | 4.10 | 3.72 | 3.98 | 4.10 | 3.96 | 3.83 | 3.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 3.94 | 3.86 | 4.25 | 4.74 | 4.69 | 4.26 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.37 | 4.04 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 3.92 | 4.11 | 4.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 7.01 | 7.22 | 7.77 | 7.83 | 7.26 | 7.95 | 8.53 | 8.11 | 6.82 | 7.10 | 7.62 | 7.43 | 7.01 | 8.49 | 9.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.54 | 1.41 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ2 2023
+ Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022
+ Cost of salesQ3 2022)
÷ Inventories
= (1,358,181 + 1,605,292 + 1,507,532 + 1,619,653)
÷ 1,385,424 = 4.40
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. | Hershey Co. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Receivables Turnover
Hershey Co., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 2,490,280) | 2,987,614) | 2,652,338) | 2,728,153) | 2,372,582) | 2,666,221) | 2,326,128) | 2,359,839) | 1,989,422) | 2,295,948) | 2,185,244) | 2,219,829) | 1,707,329) | 2,037,317) | 2,068,125) | 2,134,422) | 1,767,217) | 2,016,488) | 1,987,902) | 2,079,593) | 1,751,615) | 1,971,959) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, trade, net | 764,269) | 856,841) | 711,203) | 929,482) | 654,399) | 868,426) | 671,464) | 841,227) | 532,401) | 634,830) | 615,233) | 829,513) | 540,398) | 705,639) | 568,509) | 849,218) | 538,746) | 694,136) | 594,145) | 814,923) | 501,863) | 614,295) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 14.21 | 12.54 | 14.65 | 10.86 | 14.86 | 10.76 | 13.36 | 10.50 | 16.32 | 13.25 | 13.25 | 9.68 | 14.71 | 11.35 | 14.05 | 9.31 | 14.57 | 11.29 | 13.11 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 395.05 | 429.71 | 522.83 | 485.38 | 592.47 | 562.37 | 553.47 | 723.94 | 199.99 | 181.90 | 190.90 | 171.23 | 182.78 | 175.79 | 165.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 11.12 | 9.46 | 12.33 | 10.60 | 9.19 | 8.65 | 11.01 | 9.72 | 9.02 | 8.89 | 10.50 | 8.75 | 8.92 | 8.39 | 9.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 7.87 | 8.41 | 8.50 | 7.79 | 7.80 | 8.58 | 9.16 | 8.03 | 7.67 | 8.03 | 8.37 | 7.38 | 7.71 | 8.04 | 8.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 8.07 | 8.80 | 8.25 | 8.21 | 8.32 | 8.65 | 10.06 | 9.10 | 8.50 | 8.82 | 9.88 | 9.40 | 8.72 | 10.85 | 9.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ2 2023
+ Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022)
÷ Accounts receivable, trade, net
= (2,490,280 + 2,987,614 + 2,652,338 + 2,728,153)
÷ 764,269 = 14.21
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. | Hershey Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 not reaching Q4 2022 level. |
Payables Turnover
Hershey Co., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,358,181) | 1,605,292) | 1,507,532) | 1,619,653) | 1,372,583) | 1,420,741) | 1,313,261) | 1,298,504) | 1,063,977) | 1,246,997) | 1,223,173) | 1,139,805) | 914,777) | 1,170,695) | 1,156,213) | 1,191,104) | 892,473) | 1,123,984) | 1,043,550) | 1,216,100) | 958,195) | 997,899) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,014,058) | 1,004,907) | 970,558) | 915,299) | 876,193) | 825,231) | 692,338) | 671,855) | 615,641) | 553,642) | 580,058) | 589,586) | 530,042) | 531,928) | 550,828) | 553,561) | 479,792) | 500,633) | 502,314) | 581,481) | 496,865) | 519,988) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 6.01 | 6.08 | 6.10 | 6.26 | 6.17 | 6.18 | 7.11 | 7.19 | 7.59 | 8.17 | 7.67 | 7.43 | 8.36 | 8.29 | 7.92 | 7.68 | 8.91 | 8.67 | 8.39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 14.10 | 15.61 | 11.67 | 15.92 | 17.13 | 18.36 | 15.86 | 27.28 | 28.31 | 26.76 | 20.57 | 21.92 | 27.77 | 27.63 | 21.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 3.28 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 3.29 | 3.25 | 3.24 | 3.01 | 3.49 | 3.66 | 3.72 | 3.44 | 4.54 | 5.00 | 5.04 | 4.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ2 2023
+ Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022
+ Cost of salesQ3 2022)
÷ Accounts payable
= (1,358,181 + 1,605,292 + 1,507,532 + 1,619,653)
÷ 1,014,058 = 6.01
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. | Hershey Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Working Capital Turnover
Hershey Co., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 2,880,905) | 2,726,100) | 2,620,406) | 2,692,734) | 2,428,465) | 2,457,438) | 2,246,206) | 2,741,944) | 2,219,181) | 2,860,024) | 2,977,905) | 3,207,096) | 2,902,944) | 2,854,753) | 2,117,102) | 2,375,055) | 2,093,558) | 2,216,929) | 2,239,181) | 2,794,046) | 2,365,105) | 2,270,496) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 2,726,057) | 3,281,348) | 3,257,154) | 3,388,614) | 3,300,910) | 2,565,637) | 2,493,313) | 1,906,495) | 1,587,002) | 1,774,632) | 1,891,745) | 2,228,193) | 2,214,818) | 2,892,799) | 2,008,793) | 2,982,374) | 2,387,427) | 2,398,185) | 2,418,566) | 2,758,826) | 2,514,257) | 3,705,507) | |||||||
| Working capital | 154,848) | (555,248) | (636,748) | (695,880) | (872,445) | (108,199) | (247,107) | 835,449) | 632,179) | 1,085,392) | 1,086,160) | 978,903) | 688,126) | (38,046) | 108,309) | (607,319) | (293,869) | (181,256) | (179,385) | 35,220) | (149,152) | (1,435,011) | |||||||
| Net sales | 2,490,280) | 2,987,614) | 2,652,338) | 2,728,153) | 2,372,582) | 2,666,221) | 2,326,128) | 2,359,839) | 1,989,422) | 2,295,948) | 2,185,244) | 2,219,829) | 1,707,329) | 2,037,317) | 2,068,125) | 2,134,422) | 1,767,217) | 2,016,488) | 1,987,902) | 2,079,593) | 1,751,615) | 1,971,959) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 70.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.57 | 13.75 | 7.75 | 7.50 | 8.21 | 11.55 | — | 73.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 12.70 | 12.35 | 15.00 | 15.68 | 15.83 | 11.91 | 14.90 | 4.58 | 5.07 | 6.14 | 7.12 | 9.51 | 13.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.52 | 10.81 | 15.29 | 15.02 | 14.70 | 109.05 | 17.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ2 2023
+ Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022)
÷ Working capital
= (2,490,280 + 2,987,614 + 2,652,338 + 2,728,153)
÷ 154,848 = 70.12
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Hershey Co., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 4.40 | 5.17 | 5.05 | 4.83 | 4.47 | 4.94 | 4.98 | 4.71 | 4.41 | 4.97 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 4.44 | 5.30 | 5.35 | 4.39 | 4.46 | 5.49 | 5.37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 83 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 69 | 68 | 83 | 82 | 67 | 68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 68 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 89 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 93 | 95 | 86 | 77 | 78 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 89 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 52 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 43 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 291 | 330 | 316 | 237 | 259 | 306 | 317 | 305 | 330 | 349 | 366 | 305 | 329 | 316 | 321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.40 = 83
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. | Hershey Co. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Hershey Co., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Receivables turnover | 14.21 | 12.54 | 14.65 | 10.86 | 14.86 | 10.76 | 13.36 | 10.50 | 16.32 | 13.25 | 13.25 | 9.68 | 14.71 | 11.35 | 14.05 | 9.31 | 14.57 | 11.29 | 13.11 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 33 | 39 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 45 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 14.21 = 26
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. | Hershey Co. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 not reaching Q4 2022 level. |
Operating Cycle
Hershey Co., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 83 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 69 | 68 | 83 | 82 | 67 | 68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 26 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 109 | 100 | 97 | 109 | 107 | 108 | 100 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 107 | 118 | 107 | 101 | 94 | 122 | 107 | 99 | 96 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 69 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 91 | 100 | 94 | 91 | 94 | 97 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 126 | 134 | 116 | 111 | 118 | 128 | 114 | 116 | 124 | 131 | 124 | 131 | 134 | 132 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 98 | 94 | 90 | 94 | 97 | 89 | 83 | 90 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 98 | 99 | 88 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 336 | 371 | 360 | 281 | 303 | 348 | 353 | 345 | 373 | 390 | 403 | 344 | 371 | 350 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 83 + 26 = 109
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. | Hershey Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Hershey Co., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 6.01 | 6.08 | 6.10 | 6.26 | 6.17 | 6.18 | 7.11 | 7.19 | 7.59 | 8.17 | 7.67 | 7.43 | 8.36 | 8.29 | 7.92 | 7.68 | 8.91 | 8.67 | 8.39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 43 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 26 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 111 | 122 | 130 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 121 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 106 | 80 | 73 | 72 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.01 = 61
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. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Hershey Co., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 83 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 69 | 68 | 83 | 82 | 67 | 68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 26 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 43 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 48 | 40 | 37 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 69 | 63 | 57 | 48 | 74 | 66 | 57 | 53 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 43 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 39 | 45 | 78 | 86 | 76 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 225 | 249 | 230 | 170 | 191 | 235 | 232 | 240 | 273 | 292 | 297 | 264 | 298 | 278 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 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).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 83 + 26 – 61 = 48
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. | Hershey Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |