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Methanex (Methanex) Days Inventory : 50.94 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Methanex Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Methanex's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $411 Mil. Methanex's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $736 Mil. Hence, Methanex's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 50.94.

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

MEOH' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.35   Med: 52.26   Max: 66.25
Current: 52.37

During the past 13 years, Methanex's highest Days Inventory was 66.25. The lowest was 39.35. And the median was 52.26.

MEOH's Days Inventory is ranked better than
75.05% of 1495 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 82.92 vs MEOH: 52.37

Methanex's Days Inventory increased from Mar. 2023 (47.13) to Mar. 2024 (50.94). It might indicate that Methanex's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Methanex's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.79.

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. Methanex's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.45.


Methanex Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Methanex'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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Methanex Days Inventory Chart

Methanex Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 48.77 52.91 41.98 47.63 51.55

Methanex Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Methanex's Days Inventory

For the Chemicals subindustry, Methanex'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.


Methanex's Days Inventory Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Methanex's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Methanex Days Inventory Calculation

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

Methanex'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
=( (439.771 + 426.774) / 2 ) / 3068.072*365
=433.2725 / 3068.072*365
=51.55

Methanex'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
=( (426.774 + 395.247) / 2 ) / 736.321*365 / 4
=411.0105 / 736.321*365 / 4
=50.94

* 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.


Methanex  (NAS:MEOH) 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.

Methanex'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.

Methanex'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.


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Methanex (Methanex) Business Description

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Address
200 Burrard Street, 1800 Waterfront Centre, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3M1
Methanex Corp manufactures and sells methanol. Methanex's customers use methanol as a feedstock to produce end-products including adhesives, foams, solvents, and windshield washer fluids. The firm also sells its products to the oil refining industry, where the methanol is blended with gasoline to produce a high-octane fuel or blended as a component of biodiesel. Methanex distributes its products through a global supply chain that includes the operation of port terminals, tankers, barges, rail cars, trucks, and pipelines. China generates the most revenue of any geographical segment.
Executives
M&g Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner 10 FENCHURCH AVENUE, LONDON X0 EC3M 5AG

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