Stock Analysis on Net

Sherwin-Williams Co. (NYSE:SHW)

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

Microsoft Excel

Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Sherwin-Williams Co., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 5.24 5.22 5.09 5.28 5.61 5.27 4.76 4.88 4.99 5.08 5.07 5.92 5.99 5.84 5.39 5.37 5.70 5.32 5.02 5.22
Receivables turnover 7.75 7.55 8.18 9.34 7.83 7.36 7.77 8.64 7.48 6.97 7.29 8.48 7.57 7.58 7.82 8.84 7.33 7.17 7.86 8.57
Payables turnover 4.68 4.79 4.93 5.31 5.19 5.16 5.13 5.26 4.53 4.10 4.13 4.74 4.07 4.21 4.50 4.57 4.64 5.15 5.01 5.26
Working capital turnover 1,996.60 1,022.67 22.01 41.86 163.03
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 70 70 72 69 65 69 77 75 73 72 72 62 61 62 68 68 64 69 73 70
Add: Average receivable collection period 47 48 45 39 47 50 47 42 49 52 50 43 48 48 47 41 50 51 46 43
Operating cycle 117 118 117 108 112 119 124 117 122 124 122 105 109 110 115 109 114 120 119 113
Less: Average payables payment period 78 76 74 69 70 71 71 69 81 89 88 77 90 87 81 80 79 71 73 69
Cash conversion cycle 39 42 43 39 42 48 53 48 41 35 34 28 19 23 34 29 35 49 46 44

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Sherwin-Williams Co. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Sherwin-Williams Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Sherwin-Williams Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 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.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. Sherwin-Williams Co. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period.
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. Sherwin-Williams Co. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 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. Sherwin-Williams Co. cash conversion cycle improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Inventory Turnover

Sherwin-Williams Co., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of goods sold 3,135,000 3,208,100 2,836,300 2,703,500 3,200,500 3,368,300 3,021,500 2,996,700 3,458,000 3,423,300 2,945,800 2,882,400 3,007,100 2,968,400 2,544,000 2,360,100 2,666,900 2,395,100 2,257,000 2,220,395 2,642,096 2,696,425 2,305,784
Inventories 2,267,400 2,289,100 2,378,000 2,329,800 2,244,300 2,439,000 2,707,800 2,626,500 2,547,800 2,411,600 2,328,600 1,927,200 1,816,000 1,804,100 1,847,300 1,804,100 1,672,800 1,788,600 1,954,800 1,889,600 1,824,969 1,894,865 1,993,437
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 5.24 5.22 5.09 5.28 5.61 5.27 4.76 4.88 4.99 5.08 5.07 5.92 5.99 5.84 5.39 5.37 5.70 5.32 5.02 5.22
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Linde plc 8.27 8.22 8.23 8.27 8.42 8.88 9.29 9.83 10.75 10.66 10.36 10.12 9.86 9.56 9.20 8.90 8.93 9.16 9.69 9.81

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of goods soldQ3 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ2 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ1 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ4 2023) ÷ Inventories
= (3,135,000 + 3,208,100 + 2,836,300 + 2,703,500) ÷ 2,267,400 = 5.24

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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. Sherwin-Williams Co. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Receivables Turnover

Sherwin-Williams Co., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net sales 6,162,500 6,271,500 5,367,300 5,252,200 6,116,700 6,240,600 5,442,400 5,230,500 6,047,400 5,872,300 4,998,700 4,762,100 5,146,700 5,379,800 4,656,000 4,488,800 5,122,200 4,604,000 4,146,700 4,114,429 4,867,650 4,877,860 4,040,861
Accounts receivable, net 2,973,400 3,048,100 2,809,100 2,467,900 2,940,900 3,117,800 2,909,200 2,563,600 2,897,600 2,982,500 2,783,600 2,352,400 2,598,000 2,590,600 2,414,100 2,078,100 2,454,500 2,472,500 2,291,500 2,088,900 2,479,043 2,659,051 2,339,551
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 7.75 7.55 8.18 9.34 7.83 7.36 7.77 8.64 7.48 6.97 7.29 8.48 7.57 7.58 7.82 8.84 7.33 7.17 7.86 8.57
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Linde plc 6.78 6.56 6.54 6.96 6.92 6.90 7.02 7.32 7.34 6.79 6.56 6.84 6.82 6.67 6.70 6.54 6.71 6.81 6.86 6.53

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Net salesQ3 2024 + Net salesQ2 2024 + Net salesQ1 2024 + Net salesQ4 2023) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (6,162,500 + 6,271,500 + 5,367,300 + 5,252,200) ÷ 2,973,400 = 7.75

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Sherwin-Williams Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Payables Turnover

Sherwin-Williams Co., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of goods sold 3,135,000 3,208,100 2,836,300 2,703,500 3,200,500 3,368,300 3,021,500 2,996,700 3,458,000 3,423,300 2,945,800 2,882,400 3,007,100 2,968,400 2,544,000 2,360,100 2,666,900 2,395,100 2,257,000 2,220,395 2,642,096 2,696,425 2,305,784
Accounts payable 2,537,700 2,493,900 2,453,900 2,315,000 2,424,800 2,489,700 2,513,600 2,436,500 2,808,400 2,992,900 2,860,800 2,403,000 2,675,400 2,502,800 2,217,000 2,117,800 2,056,200 1,848,400 1,958,400 1,876,300 2,028,402 2,067,854 1,894,005
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 4.68 4.79 4.93 5.31 5.19 5.16 5.13 5.26 4.53 4.10 4.13 4.74 4.07 4.21 4.50 4.57 4.64 5.15 5.01 5.26
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Linde plc 6.06 6.02 5.99 5.79 6.36 6.20 6.49 6.49 6.50 5.66 5.40 5.01 5.44 5.14 5.30 4.97 5.33 5.58 5.52 5.10

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of goods soldQ3 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ2 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ1 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ4 2023) ÷ Accounts payable
= (3,135,000 + 3,208,100 + 2,836,300 + 2,703,500) ÷ 2,537,700 = 4.68

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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. Sherwin-Williams Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

Sherwin-Williams Co., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current assets 5,974,300 6,050,600 5,842,400 5,512,900 6,198,800 6,350,600 6,292,800 5,907,700 6,117,200 6,259,500 6,086,400 5,053,700 5,378,400 5,185,700 5,109,600 4,591,400 5,175,600 4,883,200 4,928,000 4,631,700 4,907,739 5,089,964 4,815,144
Less: Current liabilities 7,218,100 7,466,600 7,483,500 6,626,900 6,623,200 6,339,100 6,306,000 5,960,700 6,096,000 7,198,200 6,953,100 5,719,500 6,478,500 6,190,400 5,651,600 4,594,400 4,358,300 4,459,600 5,220,200 4,521,900 4,865,790 6,342,640 5,000,556
Working capital (1,243,800) (1,416,000) (1,641,100) (1,114,000) (424,400) 11,500 (13,200) (53,000) 21,200 (938,700) (866,700) (665,800) (1,100,100) (1,004,700) (542,000) (3,000) 817,300 423,600 (292,200) 109,800 41,949 (1,252,676) (185,412)
 
Net sales 6,162,500 6,271,500 5,367,300 5,252,200 6,116,700 6,240,600 5,442,400 5,230,500 6,047,400 5,872,300 4,998,700 4,762,100 5,146,700 5,379,800 4,656,000 4,488,800 5,122,200 4,604,000 4,146,700 4,114,429 4,867,650 4,877,860 4,040,861
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 1,996.60 1,022.67 22.01 41.86 163.03
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Linde plc

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Net salesQ3 2024 + Net salesQ2 2024 + Net salesQ1 2024 + Net salesQ4 2023) ÷ Working capital
= (6,162,500 + 6,271,500 + 5,367,300 + 5,252,200) ÷ -1,243,800 =

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Average Inventory Processing Period

Sherwin-Williams Co., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 5.24 5.22 5.09 5.28 5.61 5.27 4.76 4.88 4.99 5.08 5.07 5.92 5.99 5.84 5.39 5.37 5.70 5.32 5.02 5.22
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 70 70 72 69 65 69 77 75 73 72 72 62 61 62 68 68 64 69 73 70
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Linde plc 44 44 44 44 43 41 39 37 34 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 41 40 38 37

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.24 = 70

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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.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Sherwin-Williams Co., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 7.75 7.55 8.18 9.34 7.83 7.36 7.77 8.64 7.48 6.97 7.29 8.48 7.57 7.58 7.82 8.84 7.33 7.17 7.86 8.57
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 47 48 45 39 47 50 47 42 49 52 50 43 48 48 47 41 50 51 46 43
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Linde plc 54 56 56 52 53 53 52 50 50 54 56 53 54 55 54 56 54 54 53 56

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.75 = 47

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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. Sherwin-Williams Co. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Operating Cycle

Sherwin-Williams Co., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 70 70 72 69 65 69 77 75 73 72 72 62 61 62 68 68 64 69 73 70
Average receivable collection period 47 48 45 39 47 50 47 42 49 52 50 43 48 48 47 41 50 51 46 43
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 117 118 117 108 112 119 124 117 122 124 122 105 109 110 115 109 114 120 119 113
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Linde plc 98 100 100 96 96 94 91 87 84 88 91 89 91 93 94 97 95 94 91 93

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 70 + 47 = 117

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period.

Average Payables Payment Period

Sherwin-Williams Co., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 4.68 4.79 4.93 5.31 5.19 5.16 5.13 5.26 4.53 4.10 4.13 4.74 4.07 4.21 4.50 4.57 4.64 5.15 5.01 5.26
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 78 76 74 69 70 71 71 69 81 89 88 77 90 87 81 80 79 71 73 69
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Linde plc 60 61 61 63 57 59 56 56 56 64 68 73 67 71 69 73 68 65 66 72

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.68 = 78

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. Sherwin-Williams Co. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Sherwin-Williams Co., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 70 70 72 69 65 69 77 75 73 72 72 62 61 62 68 68 64 69 73 70
Average receivable collection period 47 48 45 39 47 50 47 42 49 52 50 43 48 48 47 41 50 51 46 43
Average payables payment period 78 76 74 69 70 71 71 69 81 89 88 77 90 87 81 80 79 71 73 69
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 39 42 43 39 42 48 53 48 41 35 34 28 19 23 34 29 35 49 46 44
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Linde plc 38 39 39 33 39 35 35 31 28 24 23 16 24 22 25 24 27 29 25 21

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 70 + 4778 = 39

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Sherwin-Williams Co. cash conversion cycle improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.