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Northrop Grumman (Northrop Grumman) Cash Conversion Cycle : 2.19 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Northrop Grumman Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Northrop Grumman's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.8.
Northrop Grumman's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.14.
Northrop Grumman's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 26.75.
Therefore, Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.19.


Northrop Grumman Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Northrop Grumman Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Northrop Grumman Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.43 -1.48 -0.44 -3.91 -0.78

Northrop Grumman Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Conversion Cycle Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 8.97 8.15 5.23 2.19

Competitive Comparison of Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Northrop Grumman Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=13.77+11.63-26.18
=-0.78

Northrop Grumman's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=14.8+14.14-26.75
=2.19

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Northrop Grumman  (NYSE:NOC) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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Northrop Grumman (Northrop Grumman) Business Description

Address
2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA, USA, 22042
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, mission, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the new B-21 bomber. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, missile defense systems, and conducts maintenance and upgrades on numerous military aircraft. Mission systems creates and integrates a variety of radar, navigation, and communication systems for avionics, weapons control, and countermeasures on a range of platforms from helicopters to destroyers. Finally, space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and manufactures long-range missiles and rocket motors.
Executives
Mark A Caylor officer: Corp VP & Pres ESS 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Kathryn G Simpson officer: Corp VP & General Counsel 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Robert J. Fleming officer: CVP and Pres. Space Systems 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Roshan S Roeder officer: CVP & Pres. Defense Systems 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Mary A Winston director 557 BROADWAY, C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, NEW YORK NY 10012
Kimberly A. Ross director C/O AVON PRODUCTS,INC., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS`, NEW YORK NY 10105-0196
David T Perry officer: CVP Chief Global Bus Dev Off 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Lucy C Ryan officer: Corp VP, Communications 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Michael A Hardesty officer: Corp VP, Controller & CAO 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Thomas H Jones officer: CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Mary D Petryszyn officer: CVP, Pres, Defense Systems 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Sheila C. Cheston officer: Corp. VP & General Counsel C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Stephen F. O'bryan officer: CVP Global Bus Dev Officer 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Arvind Krishna director IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Wilson Thomas L Jr officer: CVP and Pres. Space Systems 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042