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CSX (CSX) Days Inventory

: 17.58 (As of Mar. 2024)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). CSX's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $449 Mil. CSX's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,328 Mil. Hence, CSX's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.58.

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

CSX' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.58   Med: 15.72   Max: 18.54
Current: 16.27

During the past 13 years, CSX's highest Days Inventory was 18.54. The lowest was 10.58. And the median was 15.72.

CSX's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
60.92% of 783 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 11.57 vs CSX: 16.27

CSX's Days Inventory increased from Mar. 2023 (14.90) to Mar. 2024 (17.58). It might indicate that CSX's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. CSX's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.19.

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. CSX's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.12.


CSX Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for CSX'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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CSX Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.43 16.42 15.85 13.69 15.73

CSX Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.90 16.80 17.07 16.82 17.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, CSX'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.


CSX Days Inventory Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, CSX's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



CSX Days Inventory Calculation

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

CSX's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (341 + 446) / 2 ) / 9130*365
=393.5 / 9130*365
=15.73

CSX's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (446 + 451) / 2 ) / 2328*365 / 4
=448.5 / 2328*365 / 4
=17.58

* 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.


CSX  (NAS:CSX) 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.

CSX's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 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.

CSX's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 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.


CSX Days Inventory Related Terms

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CSX (CSX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32202
Operating in the Eastern United States, Class I railroad CSX generated revenue near $14.8 billion in 2022. On its more than 21,000 miles of track, CSX hauls shipments of coal (16% of consolidated revenue), chemicals (17%), intermodal containers (16%), automotive cargo (7%), and a diverse mix of other bulk and industrial merchandise.
Executives
Michael A. Cory officer: EVP & COO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Joseph R Hinrichs director, officer: President & CEO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
John J Zillmer director ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
James L Wainscott director C/O AK STEEL HOLDING CORP, 9227 CENTRE POINTE DRIVE, WEST CHESTER OH 45069
Stephen Fortune officer: EVP - CD&TO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Nathan D Goldman officer: EVP & CLO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Angela C Williams officer: VP & Controller 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Mark Kenneth Wallace officer: EVP - Corporate Affairs 7550 OGDEN DALE ROAD S.E., CALGARY A0 T2C 4X9
Sean R. Pelkey officer: VP & Acting CFO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
David M Moffett director C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Diana B Sorfleet officer: EVP & CAO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Thomas Bostick director 20374 SENECA MEADOWS PARKWAY, GERMANTOWN MD 20876
Kevin S. Boone officer: VP & Interim CFO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
James M Foote officer: EVP & COO GATX CORP, 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Paul C Hilal director MANTLE RIDGE, L.P., 712 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 17F, NEW YORK NY 10019