Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU)

Payables turnover

		Jan 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 28, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 29, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 30, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Jan 29, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 30, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	May 1, 2022	Apr 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Jan 30, 2022
Cost of revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	4,317,310	4,189,450	5,485,606	5,474,267	6,332,044	5,941,018	5,379,718	5,282,151	4,734,771	4,299,794	3,387,921	4,042,394	3,611,026	4,488,469	4,413,502	3,801,983	4,528,821	3,796,729	4,214,279	3,929,270
Payables	US$ in thousands	—	—	—	—	—	348,441	—	309,324	—	298,914	—	—	172,732	—	300,870	—	308,086	—	—	289,728
Payables turnover		—	—	—	—	—	17.05	—	17.08	—	14.38	—	—	20.91	—	14.67	—	14.70	—	—	13.56

January 31, 2025 calculation

Payables turnover = Cost of revenue (ttm) ÷ Payables
= $4,317,310K ÷ $—K
= —

The payables turnover ratio is a financial metric that measures how efficiently a company is managing its accounts payable by calculating the number of times a company pays off its suppliers in a given period.

For Lululemon Athletica Inc., the payables turnover ratio has fluctuated over the years based on the provided data. As of January 30, 2022, the payables turnover ratio was 13.56, indicating that Lululemon was paying its suppliers approximately 13.56 times during that fiscal period.

There are instances where the payables turnover ratio was not provided ("—"), suggesting that the specific data for those periods was unavailable or not applicable.

The payables turnover ratio increased to 20.91 as of January 29, 2023, which may indicate that Lululemon was managing its accounts payable more efficiently during that period. However, the ratio decreased to 14.38 by July 30, 2023, before rising again to 17.08 by October 29, 2023.

As of the last available data point on January 31, 2025, the payables turnover ratio was not provided. Further analysis and additional data points would be necessary to provide a more comprehensive assessment of Lululemon's payables turnover performance in recent years.