R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co) Days Inventory : 30.25 (As of Dec. 2021)

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What is R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $366 Mil. R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $1,105 Mil. Hence, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was 30.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

RRD's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 29.11
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2020 (26.94) to Dec. 2021 (30.25). It might indicate that R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was 3.02.

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. R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was 0.27.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Days Inventory Chart

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Annual Data

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26.08

29.74

26.26

29.09

29.91

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Quarterly Data
	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															26.94	28.99	31.93	32.82	30.25

Competitive Comparison of R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Days Inventory Calculation

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

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2021 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2020 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2021 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2021 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (302.1	+	352.7)	/	2 )	/	3994.9	*	365
=	327.4					/	3994.9	*	365
=	29.91

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2021 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2021 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2021 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2021 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (379.9	+	352.7)	/	2 )	/	1104.9	*	365 / 4
=	366.3					/	1104.9	*	365 / 4
=	30.25

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (NYSE:RRD) 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.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	1104.9	/	366.3
	=	3.02

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.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	366.3	/	1377.2
	=	0.27

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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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co) Business Description

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Address

35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601

Website

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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co provides integrated communication strategies by helping organizations communicate more effectively by working to create, manage and produce the content on behalf of its customers. It assists its customers in developing and executing multichannel communication strategies. The company carries its operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and other countries. The maximum earnings come from the U.S.A.

Executives

Chatham Asset Management, Llc	10 percent owner	26 MAIN STREET, SUITE 204, CHATHAM NJ 07928
David Miles Houck	officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer	35 WEST WACKER DR. CHICAGO IL 60606
Dupont Albert	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	35 WEST WACKER DR. CHICAGO IL 60606
Ray James R Jr	director	COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC., 7800 WALTON PARKWAY, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kenneth E O'brien	officer: EVP and CIO	C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Sheila M Rutt	officer: EVP and CHRO	5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Terry D Peterson	officer: See Remarks	3680 VICTORIA STREET N., SHOREVIEW MN 55128
Douglas D Ryan	officer: President-Marketing Solutions	C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
J. Glynn Perry	officer: EVP, Operations	C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Timothy R Mclevish	director	2440 BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE, PARK CITY UT 84098
Irene M Esteves	director	C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Michael J Sharp	officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer	1100 N WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Daniel L. Knotts	director, officer: CEO and President	C/O RR DONNELLEY 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606
John P Pecaric	officer: See Remarks	C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Jamie Moldafsky	director	C/O WELLS FARGO 420 MONTGOMERY ST., 12TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104