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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since April 27, 2023.

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios 
Quarterly Data

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Northrop Grumman Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 26.48 29.78 28.32 30.41 33.30 35.02 33.75 34.63 34.70 38.63 32.61 32.84 34.38 33.95 32.64 31.83 31.65 35.63
Receivables turnover 18.00 24.22 18.19 14.64 20.61 24.31 23.42 19.69 21.83 24.52 18.03 17.45 16.04 25.52 15.76 17.95 14.57 20.78
Payables turnover 13.82 11.26 11.99 13.17 13.61 12.93 13.48 14.94 15.75 16.24 12.66 13.62 13.03 11.94 13.08 13.14 12.74 10.68
Working capital turnover 15.95 40.62 23.69 13.14 13.05 12.32 9.06 9.02 9.61 6.38 7.95 10.05 11.61 27.05 13.75 16.41 19.45 21.40
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 14 12 13 12 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 10
Add: Average receivable collection period 20 15 20 25 18 15 16 19 17 15 20 21 23 14 23 20 25 18
Operating cycle 34 27 33 37 29 25 27 30 28 24 31 32 34 25 34 31 37 28
Less: Average payables payment period 26 32 30 28 27 28 27 24 23 22 29 27 28 31 28 28 29 34
Cash conversion cycle 8 -5 3 9 2 -3 0 6 5 2 2 5 6 -6 6 3 8 -6

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
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Northrop Grumman Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Northrop Grumman Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Northrop Grumman Corp. 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. Northrop Grumman Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 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. Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Northrop Grumman Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly 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. Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
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. Northrop Grumman Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Inventory Turnover

Northrop Grumman Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Cost of sales 7,316 8,209 7,153 6,842 6,924 7,088 6,786 7,108 7,417 8,122 7,243 7,058 6,898 6,615 6,748 6,726 6,493 6,469 6,096 5,563 5,176
Inventoried costs, net 1,115 978 989 909 838 811 872 863 860 759 853 832 785 783 810 810 778 654 719 690 435
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 26.48 29.78 28.32 30.41 33.30 35.02 33.75 34.63 34.70 38.63 32.61 32.84 34.38 33.95 32.64 31.83 31.65 35.63
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.74 0.78 0.71 0.78 0.88 0.94
Caterpillar Inc. 2.38 2.54 2.36 2.40 2.46 2.53 2.44 2.49 2.46 2.55 2.66 2.82 2.97 3.25
Eaton Corp. plc 3.94 4.04 3.95 3.87 4.03 4.48 4.73 4.86 5.12 5.88 6.10 6.20 6.00 5.11
GE Aerospace 3.32 3.19 3.10 3.04 3.25 3.40 3.21 3.28 3.46 3.80 4.36 4.41 4.50 4.97
Honeywell International Inc. 3.90 4.04 4.09 4.06 4.20 4.55 4.72 4.88 4.85 4.94 4.79 4.88 5.23 5.51
Lockheed Martin Corp. 16.63 18.68 18.09 16.20 18.12 19.45 19.81 18.64 17.58 16.01 16.91 15.46 14.94 14.22
RTX Corp. 4.81 5.03 5.03 5.14 5.33 5.65 5.57 5.49 5.48 5.11 4.93 4.85 4.51 5.21

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
Inventory turnover = (Cost of salesQ1 2023 + Cost of salesQ4 2022 + Cost of salesQ3 2022 + Cost of salesQ2 2022) ÷ Inventoried costs, net
= (7,316 + 8,209 + 7,153 + 6,842) ÷ 1,115 = 26.48

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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. Northrop Grumman Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Receivables Turnover

Northrop Grumman Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Sales 9,301 10,033 8,971 8,801 8,797 8,639 8,720 9,151 9,157 10,212 9,083 8,884 8,620 8,721 8,475 8,456 8,189 8,156 8,085 7,119 6,735
Accounts receivable, net 2,061 1,511 1,936 2,387 1,713 1,467 1,590 1,910 1,710 1,501 1,958 1,989 2,136 1,326 2,111 1,832 2,166 1,448 1,702 1,815 1,241
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 18.00 24.22 18.19 14.64 20.61 24.31 23.42 19.69 21.83 24.52 18.03 17.45 16.04 25.52 15.76 17.95 14.57 20.78
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 24.65 26.46 22.98 20.27 25.37 23.58 27.95 24.76 23.97 29.75 22.00 23.85 21.97 23.44
Caterpillar Inc. 6.37 6.39 6.59 6.10 5.46 5.68 5.97 5.51 5.07 5.33 5.86 6.11 6.12 5.92
Eaton Corp. plc 5.05 5.09 5.28 5.15 5.39 5.95 5.75 5.72 5.79 6.15 6.40 7.25 7.07 6.22
GE Aerospace 5.00 4.09 4.19 4.39 4.43 4.55 4.83 4.74 4.59 4.37 4.46 5.03 5.08 5.22
Honeywell International Inc. 4.57 4.77 4.74 4.45 4.82 5.04 4.78 4.89 4.89 4.78 4.83 5.14 4.87 4.90
Lockheed Martin Corp. 25.61 26.34 26.06 18.87 26.02 34.15 29.27 25.59 29.81 33.06 25.90 22.19 21.14 25.59
RTX Corp. 6.81 7.36 7.15 6.28 7.15 6.66 6.69 6.99 6.03 6.11 5.90 6.79 5.35 5.70

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 = (SalesQ1 2023 + SalesQ4 2022 + SalesQ3 2022 + SalesQ2 2022) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801) ÷ 2,061 = 18.00

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Northrop Grumman Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Payables Turnover

Northrop Grumman Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Cost of sales 7,316 8,209 7,153 6,842 6,924 7,088 6,786 7,108 7,417 8,122 7,243 7,058 6,898 6,615 6,748 6,726 6,493 6,469 6,096 5,563 5,176
Trade accounts payable 2,136 2,587 2,335 2,098 2,050 2,197 2,184 2,001 1,895 1,806 2,197 2,006 2,071 2,226 2,021 1,962 1,932 2,182 1,939 1,824 1,395
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 13.82 11.26 11.99 13.17 13.61 12.93 13.48 14.94 15.75 16.24 12.66 13.62 13.03 11.94 13.08 13.14 12.74 10.68
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 6.37 6.18 6.36 6.17 6.73 6.40 6.20 5.45 4.90 4.94 4.25 4.77 4.69 4.63
Caterpillar Inc. 4.68 4.76 4.81 4.72 4.43 4.36 4.61 4.57 4.46 4.75 5.86 6.31 6.05 6.15
Eaton Corp. plc 4.55 4.51 4.61 4.43 4.67 4.75 5.11 5.22 5.66 6.24 7.15 8.18 7.88 6.78
GE Aerospace 3.57 2.98 3.14 3.14 3.32 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.56 3.67 4.67 4.99 4.57 4.40
Honeywell International Inc. 3.50 3.53 3.68 3.63 3.66 3.61 3.83 3.76 3.86 3.86 4.27 4.32 4.23 4.25
Lockheed Martin Corp. 17.65 27.25 21.48 24.07 21.92 74.34 37.83 36.15 30.31 64.48 37.34 37.46 16.70 40.16
RTX Corp. 5.42 5.40 5.82 5.36 6.28 5.93 6.06 6.52 5.67 5.56 5.96 6.92 4.73 5.28

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 = (Cost of salesQ1 2023 + Cost of salesQ4 2022 + Cost of salesQ3 2022 + Cost of salesQ2 2022) ÷ Trade accounts payable
= (7,316 + 8,209 + 7,153 + 6,842) ÷ 2,136 = 13.82

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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. Northrop Grumman Corp. 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

Northrop Grumman Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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 12,810 12,488 12,298 11,637 11,556 12,426 12,928 12,762 12,253 15,344 14,552 13,179 13,128 10,685 10,836 10,159 10,443 9,680 10,132 9,722 16,157
Less: Current liabilities 10,483 11,587 10,812 8,976 8,850 9,530 8,819 8,591 8,367 9,580 10,109 9,727 10,177 9,434 8,416 8,155 8,821 8,274 8,039 7,833 6,415
Working capital 2,327 901 1,486 2,661 2,706 2,896 4,109 4,171 3,886 5,764 4,443 3,452 2,951 1,251 2,420 2,004 1,622 1,406 2,093 1,889 9,742
 
Sales 9,301 10,033 8,971 8,801 8,797 8,639 8,720 9,151 9,157 10,212 9,083 8,884 8,620 8,721 8,475 8,456 8,189 8,156 8,085 7,119 6,735
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 15.95 40.62 23.69 13.14 13.05 12.32 9.06 9.02 9.61 6.38 7.95 10.05 11.61 27.05 13.75 16.41 19.45 21.40
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 4.61 3.42 3.13 2.87 2.51 2.34 2.02 2.00 1.88 1.69 1.57 1.76 4.27 15.57
Caterpillar Inc. 4.25 4.62 4.35 3.93 3.83 3.54 2.87 2.80 2.52 2.84 3.01 3.45 4.33 4.04
Eaton Corp. plc 7.01 8.70 10.69 65.65 12.41 21.65 5.34 5.42 6.42 7.05 5.60 5.95
GE Aerospace 5.87 7.93 13.29 10.55 7.14 4.94 1.57 1.57 1.27 2.26 5.06 6.05 8.72
Honeywell International Inc. 7.79 7.03 7.91 8.84 8.07 5.86 5.94 4.52 4.27 3.64 3.02 3.14 6.93 5.92
Lockheed Martin Corp. 12.81 12.93 14.03 14.28 15.14 11.52 10.48 12.30 11.93 12.01 12.62 13.44 17.12 19.15
RTX Corp. 12.76 20.15 19.15 17.77 11.41 9.75 8.11 10.24 9.77 7.52 7.51 9.23 9.50 26.47

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 = (SalesQ1 2023 + SalesQ4 2022 + SalesQ3 2022 + SalesQ2 2022) ÷ Working capital
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801) ÷ 2,327 = 15.95

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Northrop Grumman Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Northrop Grumman Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Inventory turnover 26.48 29.78 28.32 30.41 33.30 35.02 33.75 34.63 34.70 38.63 32.61 32.84 34.38 33.95 32.64 31.83 31.65 35.63
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 14 12 13 12 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 10
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 438 452 468 494 493 486 475 478 496 467 516 468 416 388
Caterpillar Inc. 154 144 155 152 148 144 150 146 149 143 137 129 123 112
Eaton Corp. plc 93 90 92 94 90 82 77 75 71 62 60 59 61 71
GE Aerospace 110 114 118 120 112 107 114 111 105 96 84 83 81 74
Honeywell International Inc. 94 90 89 90 87 80 77 75 75 74 76 75 70 66
Lockheed Martin Corp. 22 20 20 23 20 19 18 20 21 23 22 24 24 26
RTX Corp. 76 73 73 71 69 65 65 66 67 71 74 75 81 70

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 inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 26.48 = 14

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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. Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Northrop Grumman Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Receivables turnover 18.00 24.22 18.19 14.64 20.61 24.31 23.42 19.69 21.83 24.52 18.03 17.45 16.04 25.52 15.76 17.95 14.57 20.78
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 20 15 20 25 18 15 16 19 17 15 20 21 23 14 23 20 25 18
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 15 14 16 18 14 15 13 15 15 12 17 15 17 16
Caterpillar Inc. 57 57 55 60 67 64 61 66 72 68 62 60 60 62
Eaton Corp. plc 72 72 69 71 68 61 63 64 63 59 57 50 52 59
GE Aerospace 73 89 87 83 82 80 76 77 80 83 82 73 72 70
Honeywell International Inc. 80 77 77 82 76 72 76 75 75 76 76 71 75 75
Lockheed Martin Corp. 14 14 14 19 14 11 12 14 12 11 14 16 17 14
RTX Corp. 54 50 51 58 51 55 55 52 61 60 62 54 68 64

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 ÷ 18.00 = 20

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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.

Operating Cycle

Northrop Grumman Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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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
Average inventory processing period 14 12 13 12 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 10
Average receivable collection period 20 15 20 25 18 15 16 19 17 15 20 21 23 14 23 20 25 18
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 34 27 33 37 29 25 27 30 28 24 31 32 34 25 34 31 37 28
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 453 466 484 512 507 501 488 493 511 479 533 483 433 404
Caterpillar Inc. 211 201 210 212 215 208 211 212 221 211 199 189 183 174
Eaton Corp. plc 165 162 161 165 158 143 140 139 134 121 117 109 113 130
GE Aerospace 183 203 205 203 194 187 190 188 185 179 166 156 153 144
Honeywell International Inc. 174 167 166 172 163 152 153 150 150 150 152 146 145 141
Lockheed Martin Corp. 36 34 34 42 34 30 30 34 33 34 36 40 41 40
RTX Corp. 130 123 124 129 120 120 120 118 128 131 136 129 149 134

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
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 14 + 20 = 34

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Northrop Grumman Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Average Payables Payment Period

Northrop Grumman Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Payables turnover 13.82 11.26 11.99 13.17 13.61 12.93 13.48 14.94 15.75 16.24 12.66 13.62 13.03 11.94 13.08 13.14 12.74 10.68
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 26 32 30 28 27 28 27 24 23 22 29 27 28 31 28 28 29 34
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 57 59 57 59 54 57 59 67 74 74 86 77 78 79
Caterpillar Inc. 78 77 76 77 82 84 79 80 82 77 62 58 60 59
Eaton Corp. plc 80 81 79 82 78 77 71 70 65 58 51 45 46 54
GE Aerospace 102 123 116 116 110 110 109 109 103 100 78 73 80 83
Honeywell International Inc. 104 103 99 101 100 101 95 97 95 95 85 85 86 86
Lockheed Martin Corp. 21 13 17 15 17 5 10 10 12 6 10 10 22 9
RTX Corp. 67 68 63 68 58 62 60 56 64 66 61 53 77 69

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 ÷ 13.82 = 26

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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. Northrop Grumman Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Northrop Grumman Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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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
Average inventory processing period 14 12 13 12 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 10
Average receivable collection period 20 15 20 25 18 15 16 19 17 15 20 21 23 14 23 20 25 18
Average payables payment period 26 32 30 28 27 28 27 24 23 22 29 27 28 31 28 28 29 34
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 8 -5 3 9 2 -3 0 6 5 2 2 5 6 -6 6 3 8 -6
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 396 407 427 453 453 444 429 426 437 405 447 406 355 325
Caterpillar Inc. 133 124 134 135 133 124 132 132 139 134 137 131 123 115
Eaton Corp. plc 85 81 82 83 80 66 69 69 69 63 66 64 67 76
GE Aerospace 81 80 89 87 84 77 81 79 82 79 88 83 73 61
Honeywell International Inc. 70 64 67 71 63 51 58 53 55 55 67 61 59 55
Lockheed Martin Corp. 15 21 17 27 17 25 20 24 21 28 26 30 19 31
RTX Corp. 63 55 61 61 62 58 60 62 64 65 75 76 72 65

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
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 14 + 2026 = 8

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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. Northrop Grumman Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.