Signet Jewelers Ltd (SIG)

Working capital turnover

Feb 1, 2025 Nov 2, 2024 Aug 3, 2024 May 4, 2024 Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 6,712,300 6,880,500 6,926,400 7,048,500 7,202,700 7,348,300 7,533,100 7,669,400 7,830,100 7,967,900 7,923,300 7,954,800 7,807,100 7,169,500 6,926,400 6,014,800 5,173,500 5,165,200 5,061,200 5,553,800
Total current assets US$ in thousands 2,712,200 2,538,800 2,575,700 2,924,600 3,536,600 3,018,300 2,987,400 3,083,100 3,507,100 3,188,200 3,396,000 3,515,500 3,730,400 3,994,800 3,822,300 3,641,800 3,582,000 3,904,600 3,862,800 4,015,500
Total current liabilities US$ in thousands 1,831,500 1,634,200 1,527,000 1,748,100 1,976,000 1,871,100 1,852,300 1,775,500 2,248,100 2,047,500 1,920,100 2,139,800 2,070,700 1,971,800 1,840,500 1,897,500 1,998,700 1,731,500 1,499,400 1,676,700
Working capital turnover 7.62 7.61 6.60 5.99 4.62 6.41 6.64 5.87 6.22 6.99 5.37 5.78 4.70 3.54 3.50 3.45 3.27 2.38 2.14 2.37

February 1, 2025 calculation

Working capital turnover = Revenue (ttm) ÷ (Total current assets – Total current liabilities)
= $6,712,300K ÷ ($2,712,200K – $1,831,500K)
= 7.62

Signet Jewelers Ltd's working capital turnover has shown a consistent improvement over the past few years. The ratio has increased from 2.37 in May 2020 to 7.62 in February 2025. This indicates that the company is effectively managing its working capital to generate sales. A higher working capital turnover ratio suggests that Signet Jewelers is using its resources efficiently to support its sales activities. It is important to note the general upward trend in the working capital turnover ratio, which reflects positively on the company's operational efficiency and liquidity management.