Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII)

Payables turnover

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
Cost of revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 1,086,000 1,014,000 1,005,000 994,000 994,000 1,023,000 1,027,000 1,017,000 984,000 955,000 942,000 954,000 960,000 954,000 940,000 907,000 864,000 869,000 866,000 2,456,000
Payables US$ in thousands 554,000 535,000 519,000 505,000 642,000 539,000 528,000 544,000 603,000 508,000 349,000 397,000 460,000 429,000 437,000 536,000 497,000 616,000 616,000 618,000
Payables turnover 1.96 1.90 1.94 1.97 1.55 1.90 1.95 1.87 1.63 1.88 2.70 2.40 2.09 2.22 2.15 1.69 1.74 1.41 1.41 3.97

December 31, 2023 calculation

Payables turnover = Cost of revenue (ttm) ÷ Payables
= $1,086,000K ÷ $554,000K
= 1.96

The payables turnover ratio measures how efficiently a company is managing its suppliers and paying its bills. It indicates how many times a company pays off its accounts payable during a specific period. A higher payables turnover ratio typically suggests that the company is managing its payables more effectively.

Analyzing Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's payables turnover over the eight quarters provided, we observe some fluctuations in the ratio. The trend shows an overall improvement from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023, with the ratio generally increasing over this period. This suggests that the company has been paying off its accounts payable at a faster pace compared to previous quarters.

Q4 2023 had a payables turnover ratio of 17.70, showing that the company paid off its accounts payable approximately 17.70 times during that quarter. This indicates a slightly lower performance compared to the previous quarter but still reflects a relatively efficient management of payables.

Overall, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's payables turnover trend indicates that the company has been effectively managing its accounts payable and has shown improvement in this aspect over the past quarters.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Payables turnover
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc
HII
1.96
General Dynamics Corporation
GD
3.56