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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE:HPE)

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Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios 
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 2.51 2.98 4.10 4.27 4.50 4.20 3.68 3.36 3.50 3.47 4.08 4.69 6.00 6.59 6.92 5.28 5.28 7.46 8.23 9.16 9.59 9.25 8.81
Receivables turnover 7.37 7.43 8.37 8.60 7.98 6.99 6.95 8.31 8.94 8.13 6.98 8.38 9.39 9.16 7.97 9.45 10.49 9.96 9.85 10.07 9.68 9.65 9.46
Payables turnover 1.82 2.22 2.65 3.46 3.53 2.99 2.18 2.72 3.28 2.82 2.63 2.83 3.38 3.54 3.44 3.05 3.35 3.58 3.51 3.90 3.82 3.68 3.54
Working capital turnover 416.92
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 145 122 89 86 81 87 99 109 104 105 89 78 61 55 53 69 69 49 44 40 38 39 41
Add: Average receivable collection period 50 49 44 42 46 52 53 44 41 45 52 44 39 40 46 39 35 37 37 36 38 38 39
Operating cycle 195 171 133 128 127 139 152 153 145 150 141 122 100 95 99 108 104 86 81 76 76 77 80
Less: Average payables payment period 201 164 138 106 103 122 168 134 111 129 139 129 108 103 106 119 109 102 104 94 96 99 103
Cash conversion cycle -6 7 -5 22 24 17 -16 19 34 21 2 -7 -8 -8 -7 -11 -5 -16 -23 -18 -20 -22 -23

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.

Inventory Turnover

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of revenue 4,828 4,298 4,792 4,492 4,461 5,151 5,278 4,555 4,540 4,617 4,935 4,515 4,413 4,545 5,002 4,749 4,095 4,667 4,822 4,768 4,845 5,207 5,489 5,384 5,196 5,491
Inventory 7,326 6,049 4,607 4,541 4,317 4,644 5,161 5,554 5,322 5,321 4,511 3,942 3,117 2,791 2,674 3,469 3,476 2,560 2,387 2,216 2,182 2,300 2,447 2,771 2,848 2,431
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 2.51 2.98 4.10 4.27 4.50 4.20 3.68 3.36 3.50 3.47 4.08 4.69 6.00 6.59 6.92 5.28 5.28 7.46 8.23 9.16 9.59 9.25 8.81
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 33.32 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
Arista Networks Inc. 1.23 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. 6.38 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. 3.14 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: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of revenueQ2 2024 + Cost of revenueQ1 2024 + Cost of revenueQ4 2023 + Cost of revenueQ3 2023) ÷ Inventory
= (4,828 + 4,298 + 4,792 + 4,492) ÷ 7,326 = 2.51

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net revenue 7,204 6,755 7,351 7,002 6,973 7,809 7,871 6,951 6,713 6,961 7,354 6,897 6,700 6,833 7,208 6,816 6,009 6,949 7,215 7,217 7,150 7,553 7,946 7,764 7,468 7,674
Accounts receivable, net of allowances 3,840 3,781 3,481 3,448 3,711 4,201 4,101 3,367 3,122 3,432 3,979 3,297 2,936 2,933 3,386 2,856 2,610 2,864 2,957 2,965 3,143 3,183 3,263 2,906 3,099 3,098
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 7.37 7.43 8.37 8.60 7.98 6.99 6.95 8.31 8.94 8.13 6.98 8.38 9.39 9.16 7.97 9.45 10.49 9.96 9.85 10.07 9.68 9.65 9.46
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 17.48 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
Arista Networks Inc. 5.14 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. 11.72 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. 6.16 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: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024 + Net revenueQ4 2023 + Net revenueQ3 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowances
= (7,204 + 6,755 + 7,351 + 7,002) ÷ 3,840 = 7.37

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Payables Turnover

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of revenue 4,828 4,298 4,792 4,492 4,461 5,151 5,278 4,555 4,540 4,617 4,935 4,515 4,413 4,545 5,002 4,749 4,095 4,667 4,822 4,768 4,845 5,207 5,489 5,384 5,196 5,491
Accounts payable 10,119 8,125 7,136 5,604 5,501 6,535 8,717 6,861 5,671 6,549 7,004 6,526 5,533 5,196 5,383 6,001 5,482 5,332 5,595 5,203 5,483 5,789 6,092 6,143 6,242 5,948
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 1.82 2.22 2.65 3.46 3.53 2.99 2.18 2.72 3.28 2.82 2.63 2.83 3.38 3.54 3.44 3.05 3.35 3.58 3.51 3.90 3.82 3.68 3.54
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 4.54 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
Arista Networks Inc. 7.63 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. 11.08 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. 6.13 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: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of revenueQ2 2024 + Cost of revenueQ1 2024 + Cost of revenueQ4 2023 + Cost of revenueQ3 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (4,828 + 4,298 + 4,792 + 4,492) ÷ 10,119 = 1.82

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 21,427 20,244 18,948 17,655 17,560 18,234 20,506 19,521 18,172 19,342 18,878 18,745 16,703 16,072 16,556 21,383 17,983 14,751 15,143 15,117 15,000 15,432 17,272 17,467 19,792 20,499
Less: Current liabilities 23,750 22,635 21,882 20,170 20,251 21,476 23,174 21,299 20,190 20,473 20,687 19,641 17,980 17,931 18,738 21,610 20,197 18,754 19,159 17,158 16,077 16,459 17,198 17,407 19,084 19,343
Working capital (2,323) (2,391) (2,934) (2,515) (2,691) (3,242) (2,668) (1,778) (2,018) (1,131) (1,809) (896) (1,277) (1,859) (2,182) (227) (2,214) (4,003) (4,016) (2,041) (1,077) (1,027) 74 60 708 1,156
 
Net revenue 7,204 6,755 7,351 7,002 6,973 7,809 7,871 6,951 6,713 6,961 7,354 6,897 6,700 6,833 7,208 6,816 6,009 6,949 7,215 7,217 7,150 7,553 7,946 7,764 7,468 7,674
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 416.92
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 83.07 39.69 67.80 39.10 52.06 21.58 13.62 7.16 6.12 5.62 4.38 4.56
Arista Networks Inc. 0.82 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. 5.08 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. 3.25 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: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024 + Net revenueQ4 2023 + Net revenueQ3 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (7,204 + 6,755 + 7,351 + 7,002) ÷ -2,323 =

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Average Inventory Processing Period

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 2.51 2.98 4.10 4.27 4.50 4.20 3.68 3.36 3.50 3.47 4.08 4.69 6.00 6.59 6.92 5.28 5.28 7.46 8.23 9.16 9.59 9.25 8.81
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 145 122 89 86 81 87 99 109 104 105 89 78 61 55 53 69 69 49 44 40 38 39 41
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 11 11 11 12 12 11 8 9 9 10 11 9 10 10 9 9 7 9 9
Arista Networks Inc. 298 328 318 315 325 318 276 268 239 221 222 210 209 197 210 200 147 114 103
Cisco Systems Inc. 57 58 63 61 57 49 49 43 40 36 32 33 30 28 27 25 27 26 26
Super Micro Computer Inc. 116 123 90 105 95 127 128 146 141 132 126 115 108 102 110 114 93 89 81

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.51 = 145

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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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 7.37 7.43 8.37 8.60 7.98 6.99 6.95 8.31 8.94 8.13 6.98 8.38 9.39 9.16 7.97 9.45 10.49 9.96 9.85 10.07 9.68 9.65 9.46
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 50 49 44 42 46 52 53 44 41 45 52 44 39 40 46 39 35 37 37 36 38 38 39
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 21 22 28 19 17 22 26 21 20 29 26 18 21 34 21 24 21 29 32
Arista Networks Inc. 71 65 64 54 54 65 77 61 61 75 64 52 51 56 61 49 62 55 59
Cisco Systems Inc. 31 30 37 34 36 38 47 41 43 38 42 33 33 30 41 33 31 34 39
Super Micro Computer Inc. 59 42 59 37 42 45 59 54 44 44 48 44 36 36 44 37 40 39 41

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.37 = 50

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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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Operating Cycle

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 145 122 89 86 81 87 99 109 104 105 89 78 61 55 53 69 69 49 44 40 38 39 41
Average receivable collection period 50 49 44 42 46 52 53 44 41 45 52 44 39 40 46 39 35 37 37 36 38 38 39
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 195 171 133 128 127 139 152 153 145 150 141 122 100 95 99 108 104 86 81 76 76 77 80
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 32 33 39 31 29 33 34 30 29 39 37 27 31 44 30 33 28 38 41
Arista Networks Inc. 369 393 382 369 379 383 353 329 300 296 286 262 260 253 271 249 209 169 162
Cisco Systems Inc. 88 88 100 95 93 87 96 84 83 74 74 66 63 58 68 58 58 60 65
Super Micro Computer Inc. 175 165 149 142 137 172 187 200 185 176 174 159 144 138 154 151 133 128 122

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 145 + 50 = 195

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 1.82 2.22 2.65 3.46 3.53 2.99 2.18 2.72 3.28 2.82 2.63 2.83 3.38 3.54 3.44 3.05 3.35 3.58 3.51 3.90 3.82 3.68 3.54
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 201 164 138 106 103 122 168 134 111 129 139 129 108 103 106 119 109 102 104 94 96 99 103
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Apple Inc. 80 100 107 79 72 96 105 80 88 126 94 72 75 129 91 76 71 99 104
Arista Networks Inc. 48 36 71 45 61 62 50 68 77 65 69 49 56 56 59 75 55 37 39
Cisco Systems Inc. 33 36 40 43 42 43 43 44 41 45 48 51 40 48 46 49 38 39 39
Super Micro Computer Inc. 60 65 49 44 37 57 54 72 70 63 74 59 53 44 54 61 52 43 44

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.82 = 201

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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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 145 122 89 86 81 87 99 109 104 105 89 78 61 55 53 69 69 49 44 40 38 39 41
Average receivable collection period 50 49 44 42 46 52 53 44 41 45 52 44 39 40 46 39 35 37 37 36 38 38 39
Average payables payment period 201 164 138 106 103 122 168 134 111 129 139 129 108 103 106 119 109 102 104 94 96 99 103
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 -6 7 -5 22 24 17 -16 19 34 21 2 -7 -8 -8 -7 -11 -5 -16 -23 -18 -20 -22 -23
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Apple Inc. -48 -67 -68 -48 -43 -63 -71 -50 -59 -87 -57 -45 -44 -85 -61 -43 -43 -61 -63
Arista Networks Inc. 321 357 311 324 318 321 303 261 223 231 217 213 204 197 212 174 154 132 123
Cisco Systems Inc. 55 52 60 52 51 44 53 40 42 29 26 15 23 10 22 9 20 21 26
Super Micro Computer Inc. 115 100 100 98 100 115 133 128 115 113 100 100 91 94 100 90 81 85 78

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 145 + 50201 = -6

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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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.