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)
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| 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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| 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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| 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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| 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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Inventory Turnover
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 93,194) | 93,941) | 78,986) | 63,142) | 63,767) | 58,231) | 47,812) | 42,789) | 39,616) | 37,635) | 33,777) | 33,870) | 35,141) | 34,071) | 31,443) | 25,212) | 21,186) | 26,648) | 28,240) | 24,267) | 22,573) | |||||||
| Inventory, net | 199,563) | 191,489) | 204,504) | 147,228) | 98,053) | 81,323) | 81,250) | 81,288) | 70,339) | 84,498) | 85,248) | 76,816) | 54,528) | 56,810) | 68,567) | 64,486) | 52,752) | 46,209) | 48,382) | 50,850) | 51,020) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.58 | 2.17 | 2.32 | 2.07 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.75 | 2.31 | 1.97 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.90 | 2.20 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 5.59 | 5.82 | 5.81 | 5.83 | 5.96 | 6.05 | 5.74 | 5.69 | 5.62 | 6.09 | 5.79 | 5.96 | 6.08 | 6.20 | 6.04 | 6.05 | 6.25 | 6.41 | 6.61 | 6.33 | 6.41 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2025
+ Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024)
÷ Inventory, net
= (93,194 + 93,941 + 78,986 + 63,142)
÷ 199,563 = 1.65
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 324,477) | 321,143) | 270,943) | 215,507) | 216,339) | 187,357) | 146,537) | 122,349) | 122,601) | 105,135) | 98,118) | 91,855) | 97,047) | 92,671) | 88,562) | 72,350) | 64,527) | 74,712) | 80,760) | 67,615) | 59,764) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 155,701) | 123,797) | 121,061) | 86,683) | 90,531) | 67,928) | 66,237) | 53,912) | 52,281) | 45,567) | 47,180) | 44,374) | 43,127) | 40,185) | 44,555) | 33,844) | 29,825) | 29,721) | 35,082) | 27,715) | 22,623) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 7.27 | 8.27 | 7.35 | 8.83 | 7.43 | 8.52 | 7.50 | 8.31 | 7.99 | 8.61 | 8.05 | 8.34 | 8.13 | 7.92 | 6.74 | 8.64 | 9.64 | 9.52 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 13.29 | 13.74 | 13.73 | 13.25 | 13.40 | 14.99 | 14.80 | 13.92 | 14.07 | 15.59 | 14.44 | 14.95 | 13.62 | 16.11 | 15.40 | 15.35 | 14.37 | 16.98 | 15.16 | 13.39 | 13.38 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (324,477 + 321,143 + 270,943 + 215,507)
÷ 155,701 = 7.27
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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Payables Turnover
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 93,194) | 93,941) | 78,986) | 63,142) | 63,767) | 58,231) | 47,812) | 42,789) | 39,616) | 37,635) | 33,777) | 33,870) | 35,141) | 34,071) | 31,443) | 25,212) | 21,186) | 26,648) | 28,240) | 24,267) | 22,573) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 79,989) | 81,075) | 72,917) | 63,736) | 53,237) | 31,427) | 32,049) | 19,279) | 16,023) | 19,227) | 22,756) | 19,299) | 17,113) | 15,699) | 20,108) | 20,544) | 21,484) | 12,390) | 19,589) | 14,807) | 16,982) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 4.12 | 3.70 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.99 | 6.00 | 5.24 | 7.98 | 9.04 | 7.30 | 6.01 | 6.97 | 7.36 | 7.13 | 5.20 | 4.93 | 4.67 | 8.21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.00 | 2.93 | 2.94 | 2.93 | 3.11 | 3.03 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.90 | 2.81 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.99 | 3.00 | 2.99 | 2.92 | 3.37 | 3.24 | 3.20 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2025
+ Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (93,194 + 93,941 + 78,986 + 63,142)
÷ 79,989 = 4.12
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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 530,460) | 477,077) | 454,900) | 435,446) | 370,409) | 303,325) | 262,890) | 247,398) | 216,640) | 193,029) | 185,125) | 181,304) | 182,731) | 170,144) | 160,289) | 151,760) | 145,515) | 132,360) | 166,258) | 145,125) | 141,184) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 299,805) | 299,115) | 302,939) | 152,371) | 109,705) | 107,976) | 87,537) | 71,948) | 61,732) | 65,017) | 62,513) | 71,218) | 82,977) | 73,331) | 66,680) | 61,027) | 57,231) | 51,123) | 61,295) | 46,541) | 45,976) | |||||||
| Working capital | 230,655) | 177,962) | 151,961) | 283,075) | 260,704) | 195,349) | 175,353) | 175,450) | 154,908) | 128,012) | 122,612) | 110,086) | 99,754) | 96,813) | 93,609) | 90,733) | 88,284) | 81,237) | 104,963) | 98,584) | 95,208) | |||||||
| Net sales | 324,477) | 321,143) | 270,943) | 215,507) | 216,339) | 187,357) | 146,537) | 122,349) | 122,601) | 105,135) | 98,118) | 91,855) | 97,047) | 92,671) | 88,562) | 72,350) | 64,527) | 74,712) | 80,760) | 67,615) | 59,764) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 4.91 | 5.75 | 5.86 | 2.71 | 2.58 | 2.96 | 2.83 | 2.55 | 2.70 | 3.06 | 3.10 | 3.36 | 3.51 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 3.22 | 3.26 | 3.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (324,477 + 321,143 + 270,943 + 215,507)
÷ 230,655 = 4.91
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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.58 | 2.17 | 2.32 | 2.07 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.75 | 2.31 | 1.97 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.90 | 2.20 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 221 | 233 | 283 | 231 | 168 | 158 | 177 | 193 | 177 | 220 | 227 | 208 | 158 | 185 | 240 | 232 | 192 | 166 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 57 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.65 = 221
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 7.27 | 8.27 | 7.35 | 8.83 | 7.43 | 8.52 | 7.50 | 8.31 | 7.99 | 8.61 | 8.05 | 8.34 | 8.13 | 7.92 | 6.74 | 8.64 | 9.64 | 9.52 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 41 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 42 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.27 = 50
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. |
Operating Cycle
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 221 | 233 | 283 | 231 | 168 | 158 | 177 | 193 | 177 | 220 | 227 | 208 | 158 | 185 | 240 | 232 | 192 | 166 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 50 | 44 | 50 | 41 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 42 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 271 | 277 | 333 | 272 | 217 | 201 | 226 | 237 | 223 | 262 | 272 | 252 | 203 | 231 | 294 | 274 | 230 | 204 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 92 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 79 | 85 | 84 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 221 + 50 = 271
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Average Payables Payment Period
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 4.12 | 3.70 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.99 | 6.00 | 5.24 | 7.98 | 9.04 | 7.30 | 6.01 | 6.97 | 7.36 | 7.13 | 5.20 | 4.93 | 4.67 | 8.21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 89 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 91 | 61 | 70 | 46 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 137 | 137 | 122 | 125 | 124 | 125 | 117 | 120 | 127 | 129 | 126 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 125 | 108 | 113 | 114 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.12 = 89
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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 221 | 233 | 283 | 231 | 168 | 158 | 177 | 193 | 177 | 220 | 227 | 208 | 158 | 185 | 240 | 232 | 192 | 166 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 50 | 44 | 50 | 41 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 42 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 89 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 91 | 61 | 70 | 46 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 182 | 178 | 232 | 172 | 126 | 140 | 156 | 191 | 183 | 212 | 211 | 200 | 153 | 180 | 224 | 200 | 152 | 160 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | -45 | -47 | -32 | -34 | -36 | -41 | -28 | -30 | -36 | -46 | -38 | -45 | -48 | -53 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -47 | -29 | -28 | -30 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 221 + 50 – 89 = 182
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. | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |