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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Days Inventory : 69.94 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Great Plains Energy Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Great Plains Energy's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $276 Mil. Great Plains Energy's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $360 Mil. Hence, Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 69.94.

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

GXP's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 22.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2017 (76.73) to Mar. 2018 (69.94).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Great Plains Energy's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 1.30.

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. Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 0.47.


Great Plains Energy Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Plains Energy'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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Great Plains Energy Days Inventory Chart

Great Plains Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 62.38 56.64 66.31 69.35 67.78

Great Plains Energy Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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Competitive Comparison of Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Great Plains Energy'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.


Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory falls into.



Great Plains Energy Days Inventory Calculation

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

Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (271 + 274.4) / 2 ) / 1468.5*365
=272.7 / 1468.5*365
=67.78

Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2018 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (274.4 + 277.3) / 2 ) / 359.9*365 / 4
=275.85 / 359.9*365 / 4
=69.94

* 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.


Great Plains Energy  (NYSE:GXP) 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.

Great Plains Energy's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 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.

Great Plains Energy's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 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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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Business Description

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Great Plains Energy is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light and Greater Missouri Operations. The two regulated utilities provide electric service to roughly 900,000 customers in the Kansas City area and nearby western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The company has about 6.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. More than 80% of its electricity generation is from coal-fired plants, approximately 15% comes from its co-owned Wolf Creek nuclear plant, and the remainder is from gas, oil, and wind farms.

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