Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (RGR)

Working capital turnover

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 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
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 535,643 520,485 519,091 531,134 543,767 562,374 580,871 578,720 595,842 614,659 653,515 712,934 730,736 731,955 699,414 629,606 568,868 504,747 454,041 420,106
Total current assets US$ in thousands 258,357 247,114 251,951 258,575 271,395 273,960 268,061 263,977 361,838 351,026 334,077 336,253 328,733 308,859 285,643 252,248 234,373 212,974 294,939 264,618
Total current liabilities US$ in thousands 60,809 54,970 52,021 50,052 63,195 61,187 59,894 61,594 163,067 60,202 54,495 66,177 77,109 80,387 77,729 73,045 81,761 67,392 76,313 62,492
Working capital turnover 2.71 2.71 2.60 2.55 2.61 2.64 2.79 2.86 3.00 2.11 2.34 2.64 2.90 3.20 3.36 3.51 3.73 3.47 2.08 2.08

December 31, 2024 calculation

Working capital turnover = Revenue (ttm) ÷ (Total current assets – Total current liabilities)
= $535,643K ÷ ($258,357K – $60,809K)
= 2.71

The working capital turnover ratio for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc has shown a fluctuating trend over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The ratio indicates how efficiently the company is able to utilize its working capital to generate sales revenue.

The ratio started at 2.08 at the end of March 2020 and remained consistent at this level up to June 30, 2020. It then saw a significant increase to 3.47 by September 30, 2020, showing an improvement in the company's ability to generate sales relative to its working capital.

From December 31, 2020, the ratio continued to increase steadily, reaching its peak of 3.73 by the end of December 2020. This upward trend continued into the first half of 2021, with the ratio remaining above 3, indicating efficient utilization of working capital.

However, from September 30, 2021, the working capital turnover ratio started to decline gradually, dropping to 2.64 by March 31, 2022, and further to 2.11 by September 30, 2022. This decline suggests a decrease in efficiency in converting working capital into sales revenue.

By the end of December 31, 2022, there was a slight recovery in the ratio to 3.00, but it started to decline again in the following periods until December 31, 2024, where it stabilized around 2.71. Overall, the working capital turnover ratio for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc has shown variations, indicating fluctuations in the company's operational efficiency in utilizing its working capital to generate sales revenue.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Working capital turnover
Sturm Ruger & Company Inc
RGR
2.71
Axon Enterprise Inc.
AXON
0.98
National Presto Industries Inc
NPK
1.18