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Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since April 28, 2016.

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

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Time Warner Cable Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
Turnover Ratios
Receivables turnover 28.50 25.87 25.04 22.55 28.37 24.04 23.79 24.73 26.59 23.19 24.70 25.49 28.51 24.22 23.24 25.84 30.88 25.65
Payables turnover 9.53 8.86 11.80 11.19 12.12 9.34 11.27 9.01 11.20 8.76 13.43 14.54 17.25 15.23 21.09 23.68 26.34 16.77
Working capital turnover 19.14
Average No. Days
Average receivable collection period 13 14 15 16 13 15 15 15 14 16 15 14 13 15 16 14 12 14
Average payables payment period 38 41 31 33 30 39 32 41 33 42 27 25 21 24 17 15 14 22

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Time Warner Cable Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 and from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Time Warner Cable Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 but then slightly increased from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

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. Time Warner Cable Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 and from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.
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. Time Warner Cable Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

Receivables Turnover

Time Warner Cable Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenue 6,191 6,072 5,922 5,926 5,777 5,790 5,714 5,726 5,582 5,577 5,518 5,550 5,475 5,485 5,363 5,404 5,134 4,993 4,911 4,944 4,827
Receivables, less allowances 846 916 935 1,029 811 949 950 906 836 954 892 858 762 883 899 791 647 767 708 704 632
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 28.50 25.87 25.04 22.55 28.37 24.04 23.79 24.73 26.59 23.19 24.70 25.49 28.51 24.22 23.24 25.84 30.88 25.65
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc.
Comcast Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Walt Disney Co.

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).

1 Q1 2016 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (RevenueQ1 2016 + RevenueQ4 2015 + RevenueQ3 2015 + RevenueQ2 2015) ÷ Receivables, less allowances
= (6,191 + 6,072 + 5,922 + 5,926) ÷ 846 = 28.50

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Time Warner Cable Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 and from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

Payables Turnover

Time Warner Cable Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Programming and content 1,551 1,446 1,461 1,489 1,419 1,318 1,326 1,341 1,309 1,231 1,210 1,234 1,275 2,565 2,499 2,474 2,404 2,283 2,286 2,297 2,272
Accounts payable 624 656 482 496 446 567 462 565 445 565 468 521 511 653 458 399 352 545 331 300 290
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 9.53 8.86 11.80 11.19 12.12 9.34 11.27 9.01 11.20 8.76 13.43 14.54 17.25 15.23 21.09 23.68 26.34 16.77
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc.
Comcast Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Netflix Inc.

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).

1 Q1 2016 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Programming and contentQ1 2016 + Programming and contentQ4 2015 + Programming and contentQ3 2015 + Programming and contentQ2 2015) ÷ Accounts payable
= (1,551 + 1,446 + 1,461 + 1,489) ÷ 624 = 9.53

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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. Time Warner Cable Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 but then slightly increased from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

Working Capital Turnover

Time Warner Cable Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 2,619 2,459 1,889 2,074 2,006 2,316 2,074 1,988 3,114 2,144 2,656 4,610 4,604 4,877 5,362 4,586 3,888 6,398 6,687 4,531 4,042
Less: Current liabilities 3,853 3,949 3,763 4,155 4,159 4,497 5,019 5,274 6,399 5,226 4,964 7,006 5,874 5,325 5,534 5,153 5,584 5,370 4,645 3,141 2,765
Working capital (1,234) (1,490) (1,874) (2,081) (2,153) (2,181) (2,945) (3,286) (3,285) (3,082) (2,308) (2,396) (1,270) (448) (172) (567) (1,696) 1,028 2,042 1,390 1,277
 
Revenue 6,191 6,072 5,922 5,926 5,777 5,790 5,714 5,726 5,582 5,577 5,518 5,550 5,475 5,485 5,363 5,404 5,134 4,993 4,911 4,944 4,827
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 19.14
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc.
Comcast Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Netflix Inc.
Walt Disney Co.

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).

1 Q1 2016 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (RevenueQ1 2016 + RevenueQ4 2015 + RevenueQ3 2015 + RevenueQ2 2015) ÷ Working capital
= (6,191 + 6,072 + 5,922 + 5,926) ÷ -1,234 =

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Average Receivable Collection Period

Time Warner Cable Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 28.50 25.87 25.04 22.55 28.37 24.04 23.79 24.73 26.59 23.19 24.70 25.49 28.51 24.22 23.24 25.84 30.88 25.65
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 13 14 15 16 13 15 15 15 14 16 15 14 13 15 16 14 12 14
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc.
Comcast Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Walt Disney Co.

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).

1 Q1 2016 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 28.50 = 13

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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. Time Warner Cable Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 and from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

Average Payables Payment Period

Time Warner Cable Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 9.53 8.86 11.80 11.19 12.12 9.34 11.27 9.01 11.20 8.76 13.43 14.54 17.25 15.23 21.09 23.68 26.34 16.77
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 38 41 31 33 30 39 32 41 33 42 27 25 21 24 17 15 14 22
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc.
Comcast Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Netflix Inc.

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).

1 Q1 2016 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.53 = 38

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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. Time Warner Cable Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.