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)
Mastercard Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Mastercard Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Mastercard Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Mastercard Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| 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. | Mastercard Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 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. |
Receivables Turnover
Mastercard Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 5,748) | 5,817) | 5,756) | 5,497) | 5,167) | 5,216) | 4,985) | 4,528) | 4,155) | 4,120) | 3,837) | 3,335) | 4,009) | 4,414) | 4,467) | 4,113) | 3,889) | 3,807) | 3,898) | 3,665) | 3,580) | |||||||
| Settlement assets | 1,236) | 1,270) | 1,019) | 1,063) | 1,101) | 1,319) | 861) | 937) | 1,678) | 1,706) | 1,375) | 1,782) | 1,164) | 2,995) | 2,723) | 1,549) | 1,426) | 2,452) | 1,335) | 1,532) | 1,531) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 18.46 | 17.51 | 21.23 | 19.63 | 18.07 | 14.32 | 20.66 | 17.76 | 9.21 | 8.97 | 11.34 | 9.10 | 14.61 | 5.64 | 5.98 | 10.14 | 10.70 | 6.10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 9.99 | 8.53 | 9.98 | 10.51 | 9.58 | 8.41 | 9.77 | 9.74 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.44 | 8.82 | 8.40 | 7.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 7.54 | 7.32 | 8.78 | 8.38 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 9.09 | 7.41 | 7.21 | 7.93 | 8.40 | 7.79 | 8.37 | 7.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 4.43 | 3.94 | 4.54 | 4.27 | 4.73 | 3.66 | 4.41 | 4.38 | 3.91 | 2.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 10.52 | 9.25 | 10.95 | 10.17 | 9.79 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.57 | 10.72 | 10.32 | 12.30 | 11.54 | 11.05 | 9.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 34.68 | 28.53 | 17.44 | 12.84 | 25.10 | 24.64 | 16.04 | 16.60 | 79.16 | 51.54 | 31.31 | 11.82 | 66.66 | 77.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.49 | 4.48 | 5.90 | 5.52 | 6.44 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 4.47 | 6.11 | 5.71 | 6.80 | 4.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 7.44 | 7.13 | 9.12 | 9.28 | 9.11 | 7.48 | 8.56 | 8.91 | 8.57 | 7.04 | 9.55 | 9.77 | 10.35 | 7.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 7.81 | 7.38 | 5.33 | 6.56 | 6.42 | 8.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 4.70 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 5.10 | 5.61 | 3.43 | 5.20 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 3.29 | 4.88 | 5.78 | 6.04 | 4.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 7.07 | 2.72 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 7.04 | 2.73 | 6.12 | 5.63 | 5.93 | 2.77 | 6.16 | 6.32 | 6.51 | 2.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 6.87 | 4.20 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 7.59 | 4.24 | 7.13 | 6.62 | 7.49 | 4.48 | 6.69 | 6.26 | 6.04 | 4.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 5.00 | 6.38 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 4.34 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 6.51 | 4.84 | 4.72 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 4.22 | 6.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net revenueQ1 2023
+ Net revenueQ4 2022
+ Net revenueQ3 2022
+ Net revenueQ2 2022)
÷ Settlement assets
= (5,748 + 5,817 + 5,756 + 5,497)
÷ 1,236 = 18.46
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. | Mastercard Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Payables Turnover
Mastercard Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 5,748) | 5,817) | 5,756) | 5,497) | 5,167) | 5,216) | 4,985) | 4,528) | 4,155) | 4,120) | 3,837) | 3,335) | 4,009) | 4,414) | 4,467) | 4,113) | 3,889) | 3,807) | 3,898) | 3,665) | 3,580) | |||||||
| Settlement obligations | 870) | 1,111) | 1,054) | 672) | 547) | 913) | 496) | 569) | 1,297) | 1,475) | 1,129) | 1,527) | 1,149) | 2,714) | 2,158) | 1,330) | 1,189) | 2,189) | 1,155) | 1,232) | 1,280) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 26.23 | 20.02 | 20.53 | 31.05 | 36.37 | 20.68 | 35.86 | 29.24 | 11.91 | 10.37 | 13.81 | 10.63 | 14.80 | 6.22 | 7.54 | 11.81 | 12.83 | 6.83 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 17.54 | 16.37 | 16.93 | 17.22 | 16.45 | 15.03 | 16.92 | 17.94 | 20.16 | 22.48 | 21.75 | 20.11 | 19.17 | 18.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 7.21 | 5.71 | 6.66 | 5.53 | 6.54 | 5.98 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 6.76 | 5.63 | 7.62 | 6.00 | 6.52 | 7.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 39.15 | 8.05 | 47.07 | 15.13 | 75.30 | 19.03 | 27.52 | 17.99 | 24.39 | 105.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 7.44 | 6.87 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.69 | 6.54 | 6.71 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 7.75 | 9.76 | 8.36 | 9.63 | 8.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 3.98 | 3.26 | 2.52 | 2.31 | 3.47 | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.82 | 5.25 | 4.52 | 3.48 | 2.78 | 4.45 | 4.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.88 | 3.30 | 3.74 | 3.76 | 3.70 | 3.44 | 3.77 | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.68 | 4.78 | 4.92 | 5.06 | 4.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 6.72 | 6.74 | 7.65 | 8.03 | 10.79 | 10.54 | 9.49 | 10.71 | 14.72 | 12.46 | 15.07 | 15.07 | 16.46 | 13.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 93.11 | 9.12 | 6.58 | 6.53 | 13.10 | 4.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 14.30 | 13.43 | 14.68 | 12.25 | 14.46 | 22.41 | 16.80 | 25.37 | 21.85 | 15.72 | 17.72 | 15.76 | 11.28 | 11.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 7.20 | 5.74 | 7.86 | 5.60 | 8.57 | 15.20 | 19.64 | 11.82 | 9.75 | 28.83 | 17.87 | 10.13 | 11.28 | 15.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Net revenueQ1 2023
+ Net revenueQ4 2022
+ Net revenueQ3 2022
+ Net revenueQ2 2022)
÷ Settlement obligations
= (5,748 + 5,817 + 5,756 + 5,497)
÷ 870 = 26.23
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. | Mastercard Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
Mastercard Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 16,420) | 16,606) | 16,823) | 15,211) | 15,953) | 16,949) | 15,382) | 15,079) | 16,405) | 19,113) | 18,469) | 19,381) | 18,123) | 16,902) | 14,847) | 14,165) | 14,396) | 16,171) | 15,064) | 14,305) | 14,707) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 13,651) | 14,171) | 13,476) | 12,085) | 11,928) | 13,162) | 11,561) | 11,297) | 11,475) | 11,847) | 9,958) | 9,923) | 9,712) | 11,904) | 10,714) | 9,497) | 10,246) | 11,593) | 9,709) | 9,455) | 8,948) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,769) | 2,435) | 3,347) | 3,126) | 4,025) | 3,787) | 3,821) | 3,782) | 4,930) | 7,266) | 8,511) | 9,458) | 8,411) | 4,998) | 4,133) | 4,668) | 4,150) | 4,578) | 5,355) | 4,850) | 5,759) | |||||||
| Net revenue | 5,748) | 5,817) | 5,756) | 5,497) | 5,167) | 5,216) | 4,985) | 4,528) | 4,155) | 4,120) | 3,837) | 3,335) | 4,009) | 4,414) | 4,467) | 4,113) | 3,889) | 3,807) | 3,898) | 3,665) | 3,580) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 8.24 | 9.13 | 6.46 | 6.67 | 4.94 | 4.99 | 4.66 | 4.40 | 3.13 | 2.11 | 1.83 | 1.72 | 2.02 | 3.38 | 3.94 | 3.36 | 3.68 | 3.27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 14.81 | 15.07 | 13.41 | 15.55 | 15.85 | 12.77 | 7.71 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 8.71 | 10.32 | 10.56 | 9.98 | 9.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 19.89 | 20.28 | 16.36 | 31.92 | 57.86 | 9.09 | 6.22 | 7.44 | 8.67 | 4.89 | 5.51 | 8.11 | 9.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 7.12 | 9.92 | 8.31 | 5.34 | 4.07 | 4.01 | 4.68 | 5.45 | 5.03 | 3.94 | 4.08 | 4.99 | 6.14 | 4.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 12.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.51 | 49.97 | — | 107.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 10.83 | 8.98 | 5.68 | 21.87 | 4.39 | 3.85 | 3.40 | 5.45 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 3.19 | 4.80 | 4.93 | 4.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 3.50 | 3.86 | 3.39 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 1.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.52 | — | 2.15 | 1.40 | 4.81 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 54.57 | 24.95 | 27.10 | — | 4.36 | 5.11 | 7.48 | 10.29 | 9.75 | 15.29 | 28.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 7.83 | 11.16 | 6.63 | 11.21 | 10.61 | 21.76 | 11.15 | 16.31 | 5.62 | 5.76 | 3.73 | 8.10 | 43.84 | 46.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 17.05 | 21.34 | 14.02 | 7.78 | 9.47 | 10.65 | 9.50 | 9.18 | 16.88 | 9.00 | 27.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net revenueQ1 2023
+ Net revenueQ4 2022
+ Net revenueQ3 2022
+ Net revenueQ2 2022)
÷ Working capital
= (5,748 + 5,817 + 5,756 + 5,497)
÷ 2,769 = 8.24
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Mastercard Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Mastercard Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 18.46 | 17.51 | 21.23 | 19.63 | 18.07 | 14.32 | 20.66 | 17.76 | 9.21 | 8.97 | 11.34 | 9.10 | 14.61 | 5.64 | 5.98 | 10.14 | 10.70 | 6.10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 61 | 36 | 34 | 60 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 37 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 48 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 82 | 93 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 100 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 35 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 11 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 56 | 81 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 83 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 60 | 64 | 54 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 49 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 47 | 49 | 68 | 56 | 57 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 78 | 142 | 88 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 111 | 75 | 63 | 60 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 52 | 134 | 59 | 63 | 52 | 134 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 132 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 53 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 86 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 82 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 73 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 18.46 = 20
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. | Mastercard Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Mastercard Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Payables turnover | 26.23 | 20.02 | 20.53 | 31.05 | 36.37 | 20.68 | 35.86 | 29.24 | 11.91 | 10.37 | 13.81 | 10.63 | 14.80 | 6.22 | 7.54 | 11.81 | 12.83 | 6.83 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Average payables payment period1 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 48 | 31 | 28 | 53 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Accenture PLC | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 51 | 64 | 55 | 66 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 65 | 48 | 61 | 56 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 9 | 45 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 49 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 92 | 112 | 145 | 158 | 105 | 135 | 142 | 129 | 70 | 81 | 105 | 131 | 82 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 94 | 111 | 98 | 97 | 99 | 106 | 97 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 54 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 4 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 28 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 26 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 51 | 64 | 46 | 65 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 26.23 = 14
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. |