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Comtech Telecommunications (Comtech Telecommunications) Days Inventory : 85.82 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Comtech Telecommunications Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Comtech Telecommunications's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $85.6 Mil. Comtech Telecommunications's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $91.0 Mil. Hence, Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 85.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

CMTL' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 64.47   Med: 90.83   Max: 133.73
Current: 91.05

During the past 13 years, Comtech Telecommunications's highest Days Inventory was 133.73. The lowest was 64.47. And the median was 90.83.

CMTL's Days Inventory is ranked better than
56.96% of 2405 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 104.01 vs CMTL: 91.05

Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory declined from Jan. 2023 (103.86) to Jan. 2024 (85.82).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Comtech Telecommunications's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.06.

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. Comtech Telecommunications's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.64.


Comtech Telecommunications Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comtech Telecommunications'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.

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Comtech Telecommunications Days Inventory Chart

Comtech Telecommunications Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 64.47 73.56 80.72 105.23 100.93

Comtech Telecommunications Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Days Inventory 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 103.86 101.58 97.03 83.89 85.82

Competitive Comparison of Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Comtech Telecommunications'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.


Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory falls into.



Comtech Telecommunications Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Jul. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jul. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (96.317 + 105.845) / 2 ) / 365.534*365
=101.081 / 365.534*365
=100.93

Comtech Telecommunications's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (85.44 + 85.788) / 2 ) / 91.027*365 / 4
=85.614 / 91.027*365 / 4
=85.82

* 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.


Comtech Telecommunications  (NAS:CMTL) 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.

Comtech Telecommunications'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.

Comtech Telecommunications'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.


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Comtech Telecommunications (Comtech Telecommunications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
68 South Service Road, Suite 230, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
Comtech Telecommunications Corp is a provider of modern communications solutions. The company is engaged in designing, developing, producing and marketing products, systems, and services for communications solutions. It is engaged in two business segments, Satellite and Space Communications and Terrestrial and Wireless Networks. Majority of sales are generated from Satellite and Space Communications segment.
Executives
Wendi B. Carpenter director 2401 EAST 86TH ST., BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Mark R. Quinlan director 150 EAST 52ND STREET, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bruce T Crawford director 255 SOUTH KING ST., SUITE 1800, SEATTLE WA 98104
Ellen M. Lord director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Maria Hedden officer: Chief Operating Officer 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Donald E. Walther officer: Chief Legal Officer 500 108TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 1500, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Michael Bondi officer: Corporate Controller 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Ken Allen Peterman director 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yelena Simonyuk officer: Chief Legal Officer 68 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Michael Porcelain officer: VP of Finance & Internal Audit 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yacov A Shamash director
Lisa /adv Lesavoy director 166 E 63RD ST, NEW YORK NY 10021
Judy Chambers director 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Richard L Burt officer: Sr. Vice President 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
John Branscum officer: Sr. Vice President COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., 68 SOUTH SERVICE RD., SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747