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Mesa Laboratories (Mesa Laboratories) Days Inventory : 156.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mesa Laboratories Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Mesa Laboratories's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.4 Mil. Mesa Laboratories's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $20.1 Mil. Hence, Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 156.51.

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

MLAB' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 69.16   Med: 108.62   Max: 152.01
Current: 152.01

During the past 13 years, Mesa Laboratories's highest Days Inventory was 152.01. The lowest was 69.16. And the median was 108.62.

MLAB's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
68.86% of 2405 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 103.88 vs MLAB: 152.01

Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (130.96) to Dec. 2023 (156.51). It might indicate that Mesa Laboratories'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. Mesa Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.58.

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. Mesa Laboratories's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64.


Mesa Laboratories Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mesa Laboratories'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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Mesa Laboratories Days Inventory Chart

Mesa Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 69.16 73.25 98.82 86.79 126.63

Mesa Laboratories Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 130.96 139.34 164.57 148.29 156.51

Competitive Comparison of Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Mesa Laboratories'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.


Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Mesa Laboratories Days Inventory Calculation

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

Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (24.606 + 34.642) / 2 ) / 85.387*365
=29.624 / 85.387*365
=126.63

Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (32.879 + 35.973) / 2 ) / 20.071*365 / 4
=34.426 / 20.071*365 / 4
=156.51

* 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.


Mesa Laboratories  (NAS:MLAB) 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.

Mesa Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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.

Mesa Laboratories's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 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.


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.


Mesa Laboratories Days Inventory Related Terms

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Mesa Laboratories (Mesa Laboratories) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12100 West Sixth Avenue, Lakewood, CO, USA, 80228
Mesa Laboratories Inc manufactures life sciences tools and critical quality control products. It operates in 4 divisions: Sterilization and Disinfection Control, which manufactures and sells biological, cleaning, and chemical indicators. It also provides testing and laboratory services, mainly to the dental industry; Biopharmaceutical Development segment develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions; Calibration Solutions division develops, manufactures, and sells quality control and calibration products used to measure or calibrate temperature, pressure, pH, humidity, and other such parameters for health and safety purposes; and Clinical Genomics. Its geographical segments include United States and Foreign.
Executives
Brian David Archbold officer: SVP of Continuous Improvement 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John Bradley Schmieder director C/O MESA LABORATORIES, INC., 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Gary M Owens officer: COO 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John V Sakys officer: VP Finance, CFO MESA LABORATORIES, INC., 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Shannon Hall director 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Evan Guillemin director 380 LAFAYETTE STREET, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
R Tony Tripeny director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gregory Dinoia officer: SVP Commercial Operations 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Mesa Laboratories Inc /co/ director 12100 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John James Sullivan officer: VP Sales & Marketing 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
David M Kelly director
Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala director C/O THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC., 168 THIRD AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Robert V Dwyer director 12100 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Jennifer Sadie Alltoft director 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
David Brian Perez director 12100 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228

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