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)
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 |
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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 |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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
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 | |||||||||
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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 + 50 – 201 = -6
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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. |