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ZS (Zscaler) Cash Conversion Cycle : 68.66 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Zscaler Cash Conversion Cycle?

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

Zscaler's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was 84.36.
Zscaler's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was 0.
Zscaler's Days Payable for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was 15.7.
Therefore, Zscaler's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was 68.66.


Zscaler Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zscaler'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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Zscaler Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Zscaler Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 80.14 88.14 80.73 88.43 95.08

Zscaler Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 70.13 57.84 63.89 77.65 68.66

Competitive Comparison of Zscaler's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Zscaler'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.


Zscaler's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Zscaler's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zscaler 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.

Zscaler's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=111.06+0-15.98
=95.08

Zscaler's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=84.36+0-15.7
=68.66

* 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.


Zscaler  (NAS:ZS) 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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Zscaler Business Description

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120 Holger Way, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Zscaler is a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, firm focusing on providing cloud-native cybersecurity solutions to primarily enterprise customers. Zscaler's offerings can be broadly partitioned into Zscaler Internet Access, which provides secure access to external applications, and Zscaler Private Access, which provides secure access to internal applications. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California, and went public in 2018.
Executives
Robert Schlossman officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O ZSCALER, INC., 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brown Andrew William Fraser director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Remo Canessa officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ZSCALER, INC., 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Syam Nair officer: CTO 120 HOLGER WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Jagtar Singh Chaudhry director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO & Chairman C/O ZSCALER, INC., 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Karen Blasing director 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Amit Sinha director, officer: CTO & EVP of Eng/ Cloud Ops C/O ZSCALER INC, 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Dali Rajic officer: Pres Go-To-Mkt/ Chief Rev Ofcr C/O APPDYNAMICS INC, 303 SECOND STREET NORTH TOWER, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Scott C Darling director C/O ZSCALER INC, 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Charles H Giancarlo director 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE X1 95134
Ajay Mangal 10 percent owner C/O ZSCALER INC, 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Eileen Naughton director C/O GOOGLE INC., 76 NINTH AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Manoj Apte officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O ZSCALER INC, 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
David Schneider director C/O DATA DOMAIN, INC., 2300 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95050
Lane Bess director C/O ZSCALER INC, 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134