Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Cepheid's Average Total Inventories for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 was $156.3 Mil. Cepheid's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 was $83.4 Mil.
Hence, Cepheid's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 was 171.00.
The historical rank and industry rank for Cepheid's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:
CPHD's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 66.175 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.
Cepheid's Days Inventory
declined
from Sep. 2015 (193.38) to Sep. 2016 (171.00).
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Cepheid's Inventory Turnover for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.53.
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.
Cepheid's Inventory-to-Revenue for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.99.
Cepheid Days Inventory Historical Data
The historical data trend for Cepheid'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.
Competitive Comparison of Cepheid's Days Inventory
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Cepheid'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.
Cepheid's Days Inventory Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Cepheid's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cepheid's Days Inventory falls into.
Cepheid Days Inventory Calculation
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
Cepheid's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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.
Cepheid (NAS:CPHD) 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.
Cepheid's Inventory Turnover for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 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.
Cepheid's Inventory to Revenue for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 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.
Cepheid Days Inventory Related Terms
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Cepheid was incorporated in the State of California on March 4, 1996. The Company is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and markets integrated systems for testing in the clinical market, as well as for application in its non-clinical markets. The Company's systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The Company's product portfolio consists of tests, reagents and systems for the clinical and non-clinical markets. The Company's two systems are the GeneXpert and SmartCycler. The GeneXpert system, offers services in the clinical market, integrates sample preparation in addition to DNA amplification and detection. The GeneXpert system is designed for user types ranging from reference laboratories and hospital central laboratories to satellite testing locations, such as emergency departments and intensive care units within hospitals and doctors' offices. The SmartCycler system integrates DNA amplification and detection to allow rapid analysis of a sample. Company faces competition from a number of companies that offer products to its target markets. Company has patents covering technologies of its own and has licensed technologies from others. In addition to patents, it rely on a combination of trade secrets, copyright and trademark laws, nondisclosure agreements, licenses and other contractual provisions and technical measures to maintain and develop its competitive position with respect to intellectual property. In the Clinical market, its products are regulated as medical device products by the FDA and comparable agencies in other countries. For the Non-Clinical market, all of its products are being produced under ISO 13485 and Quality System Regulations.
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