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Gigamon (Gigamon) Days Inventory : 94.01 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Gigamon Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Gigamon's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $14.9 Mil. Gigamon's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $14.5 Mil. Hence, Gigamon's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 94.01.

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

GIMO's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 104.01
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Gigamon's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2016 (42.25) to Sep. 2017 (94.01). It might indicate that Gigamon's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Gigamon's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.97.

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. Gigamon's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.19.


Gigamon Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gigamon'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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Gigamon Days Inventory Chart

Gigamon Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 100.52 30.90 39.16 41.30 50.49

Gigamon Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 42.25 60.39 79.72 89.79 94.01

Competitive Comparison of Gigamon's Days Inventory

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Gigamon'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.


Gigamon's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Gigamon Days Inventory Calculation

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

Gigamon's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )*Days in Period
=( (3.813 + 11.347) / 2 ) / 54.801*365
=7.58 / 54.801*365
=50.49

Gigamon's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (14.301 + 15.472) / 2 ) / 14.45*365 / 4
=14.8865 / 14.45*365 / 4
=94.01

* 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.


Gigamon  (NYSE:GIMO) 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.

Gigamon's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 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.

Gigamon's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 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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Gigamon (Gigamon) Business Description

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Gigamon Inc develops designs and sells solutions and products that deliver visibility of traffic across networks. It serves global enterprises, service providers and governments.
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John H Kispert director
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Rex S Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
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Helmut Wilke officer: Sr. VP Worldwide Sales 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
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