Deere & Company (DE)

Working capital turnover

Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Jul 28, 2019 Apr 28, 2019
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 60,785,000 61,252,000 61,376,000 59,677,000 55,660,000 52,577,000 48,368,000 45,793,000 44,481,000 44,024,000 42,428,000 39,826,000 37,021,000 35,540,000 35,705,000 36,816,000 38,905,000 39,258,000 38,778,000 39,051,000
Total current assets US$ in thousands 14,074,000 15,618,000 15,926,000 14,980,000 14,032,000 13,269,000 13,480,000 12,908,000 12,407,000 14,798,000 13,929,000 13,224,000 12,918,000 12,065,000 13,840,000 15,071,000 10,084,000 9,832,000 10,130,000 10,644,600
Total current liabilities US$ in thousands 17,117,000 17,964,000 17,143,000 17,109,000 14,129,000 12,592,000 14,176,000 12,413,000 10,990,000 10,919,000 10,404,000 9,911,000 20,000 21,000 9,075,000 13,000 12,000 24,903,000 25,716,000 26,289,300
Working capital turnover 77.66 92.51 31.39 11.35 12.04 12.02 2.87 2.95 7.49 2.44 3.86

January 28, 2024 calculation

Working capital turnover = Revenue (ttm) ÷ (Total current assets – Total current liabilities)
= $60,785,000K ÷ ($14,074,000K – $17,117,000K)
= —

The working capital turnover ratio for Deere & Co. has shown fluctuations over the quarters provided in the table. In Q1 2024, the ratio stood at 9.86, slightly lower compared to Q4 2023 at 9.91. This indicates that Deere & Co. generated approximately $9.86 in revenue for every dollar of working capital invested during Q1 2024.

The trend shows a general stability in the company's efficiency in utilizing its working capital to generate revenue. However, in Q3 and Q2 2023, the ratio dropped to 7.78 and 7.65 respectively, which may indicate a potential deterioration in working capital management efficiency during those periods.

It is worth noting that there is missing data for Q1 2023, Q4 2022, Q3 2022, and Q2 2022, making it challenging to provide a complete trend analysis. Nonetheless, monitoring and analyzing the working capital turnover ratio can provide insights into the company's operational efficiency and liquidity management.


Peer comparison

Jan 28, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Working capital turnover
Deere & Company
DE
AGCO Corporation
AGCO
7.21
Alamo Group Inc
ALG
2.86
Lindsay Corporation
LNN
1.65