Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO
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Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Other Working Capital Changes (2019 - 2020)

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of $222.0 million for Q4 2019, up 192.89% year-over-year from $75.8 million in Q4 2018, and up 3071.43% on a QoQ basis from $7.0 million in Q3 2019.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Other Working Capital Changes (2019 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Thermo Fisher Scientific has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 11 years, with the latest figure at $222.0 million in Q4 2019.

  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q4 2020 came in at -$410.0 million, down 322.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 was -$1.5 billion (down 833.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, up 605.38% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes advanced to -$410.0 million in Q4 2020, from -$739.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Working Capital Changes peaked at $443.0 million in Q1 2020 and troughed at -$746.0 million in Q2 2020.
  • A 5-year average of $45.7 million and a median of $45.4 million in 2016 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2015, when Other Working Capital Changes surged 995.24%; it then slumped 301.82% in 2018.
  • A 2-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at $184.0 million in 2019, then plunged by 322.83% to -$410.0 million in 2020.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Other Working Capital Changes figures were -$410.0 million in Q4 2020, -$739.0 million in Q3 2020, and -$746.0 million in Q2 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 234.15 Bn 230.09 Bn 8.34 Bn
2 Danaher 152.10 Bn 147.75 Bn 3.61 Bn
3 Natera 48.48 Bn 47.38 Bn 486.15 Mn
4 Agilent Technologies 44.35 Bn 42.55 Bn 990.00 Mn
5 Iqvia Holdings 43.68 Bn 41.60 Bn 1.44 Bn
6 Idexx Laboratories 43.02 Bn 42.83 Bn 779.09 Mn
7 Illumina 34.39 Bn 33.22 Bn 770.00 Mn
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.29 Bn 28.24 Bn 650.22 Mn
9 Labcorp Holdings 27.51 Bn 27.37 Bn 1.11 Bn
10 Quest Diagnostics 27.10 Bn 26.47 Bn 1.03 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 -410.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -410.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -410.00 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 -739.00 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 -739.00 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 -739.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 -746.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 -746.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 -746.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 443.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 443.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 443.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 184.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 154.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 154.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 154.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 -487.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 -487.00 Mn