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Nova (NVMI) Days Inventory : 211.75 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nova Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Nova's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $139.7 Mil. Nova's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $60.2 Mil. Hence, Nova's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 211.75.

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

NVMI' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 109.57   Med: 136.31   Max: 221.56
Current: 221.56

During the past 13 years, Nova's highest Days Inventory was 221.56. The lowest was 109.57. And the median was 136.31.

NVMI's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
75.13% of 941 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 131.06 vs NVMI: 221.56

Nova's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (153.95) to Dec. 2023 (211.75). It might indicate that Nova'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. Nova's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.43.

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. Nova's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04.


Nova Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nova'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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Nova Days Inventory Chart

Nova 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 159.59 169.94 141.82 140.43 206.90

Nova 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 153.95 210.73 246.08 234.09 211.75

Competitive Comparison of Nova's Days Inventory

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Nova'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.


Nova's Days Inventory Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Nova Days Inventory Calculation

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

Nova'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
=( (116.6 + 138.198) / 2 ) / 224.745*365
=127.399 / 224.745*365
=206.90

Nova'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
=( (141.224 + 138.198) / 2 ) / 60.207*365 / 4
=139.711 / 60.207*365 / 4
=211.75

* 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.


Nova  (NAS:NVMI) 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.

Nova'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.

Nova'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.


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Nova (NVMI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 David Fikes Street, Rehovot, ISR, 7632805
Nova Ltd is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer. The company provides metrology solutions for process control used in semiconductor manufacturing. The company offers in-line optical and x-ray stand-alone metrology systems, as well as integrated optical metrology systems. The product range consists of Nova 2040, Nova 3090Next, Nova i500 and i500 Plus, Nova T500, Nova T600, Nova V2600, HelioSense 100, Nova Hybrid Metrology solution, NovaMars. The company generates majority of its revenue from Taiwan, R.O.C. Geographically the company has its business spread across the region of Taiwan, Korea, China, the United States, and Europe.
Executives
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022