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China Southern Airlines Co (STU:ZNH) Cash Conversion Cycle : -37.00 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Southern Airlines Co Cash Conversion Cycle?

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

China Southern Airlines Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.92.
China Southern Airlines Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.87.
China Southern Airlines Co's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 48.79.
Therefore, China Southern Airlines Co's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was -37.00.


China Southern Airlines Co Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Southern Airlines Co'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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China Southern Airlines Co Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

China Southern Airlines Co 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 -25.23 -32.10 -25.73 -29.19 -32.66

China Southern Airlines Co 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 -32.20 -38.20 -35.22 -33.57 -37.00

Competitive Comparison of China Southern Airlines Co's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Airlines subindustry, China Southern Airlines Co'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.


China Southern Airlines Co's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, China Southern Airlines Co's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Southern Airlines Co's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



China Southern Airlines Co 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.

China Southern Airlines Co'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
=6.99+3.74-43.39
=-32.66

China Southern Airlines Co'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
=7.92+3.87-48.79
=-37.00

* 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.


China Southern Airlines Co  (STU:ZNH) 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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China Southern Airlines Co (STU:ZNH) Business Description

Address
68 Qixin Road, China Southern Air Building, Baiyun District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510403
China Southern Airlines is based in Guangzhou and is one of the three largest state-owned airlines in China. The group operated a fleet of 894 aircraft as of 2022 and carried more than 150 million passengers in prepandemic 2019, ranking first in Asia. It runs a spoke-and-hub model under which it gathers and distributes passengers from air hubs like Guangzhou and Beijing. The group's route network extends to over 243 destinations and 44 countries and regions.

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