Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Ciena's Average Total Inventories for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,018 Mil. Ciena's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $571 Mil.
Hence, Ciena's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was 162.73.
The historical rank and industry rank for Ciena's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:
CIEN'
s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 51.04 Med: 63.17 Max: 162.16
Current: 162.16
During the past 13 years, Ciena's highest Days Inventory was 162.16. The lowest was 51.04. And the median was 63.17.
CIEN's Days Inventory is ranked worse than 71.4% of 2406
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 104.06
vs CIEN: 162.16
Ciena's Days Inventory
increased
from Jan. 2023 (161.42) to Jan. 2024 (162.73).
It might indicate that Ciena's sales slowed down.
Warning Sign:
If a company builds up inventory, it may mean it is having difficulties selling its goods.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Ciena's Inventory Turnover for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.56.
Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.
Ciena's Inventory-to-Revenue for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.98.
Ciena Days Inventory Historical Data
The historical data trend for Ciena's Days Inventory 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.
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Ciena's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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.
Ciena Days Inventory Distribution
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ciena's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ciena's Days Inventory falls into.
Ciena Days Inventory Calculation
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
Ciena's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Days Inventory Explanation
Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:
1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Ciena's Inventory Turnover for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.
Ciena's Inventory to Revenue for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
* 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.
Be Aware
A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.
Ciena Days Inventory Related Terms
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Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, its presence is seen in the markets of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and India. The maximum revenue is generated from Americas.
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