Asatsu-DK (Asatsu-DK) Days Inventory : 7.07 (As of Sep. 2017)

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What is Asatsu-DK Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Asatsu-DK's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $51 Mil. Asatsu-DK's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $664 Mil. Hence, Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 7.07.

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

AASUF's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 26.06
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory declined from Sep. 2016 (7.78) to Sep. 2017 (7.07).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Asatsu-DK's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 12.90.

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. Asatsu-DK's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.07.

Asatsu-DK Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Asatsu-DK Days Inventory Chart

Asatsu-DK Annual Data

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8.63

10.52

10.70

9.21

7.29

Asatsu-DK Quarterly Data
	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.78	6.92	6.49	6.76	7.07

Competitive Comparison of Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory falls into.

Asatsu-DK Days Inventory Calculation

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

Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2016 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (57.944	+	45.854)	/	2 )	/	2599.086	*	365
=	51.899					/	2599.086	*	365
=	7.29

Asatsu-DK's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (49.317	+	53.604)	/	2 )	/	663.989	*	365 / 4
=	51.4605					/	663.989	*	365 / 4
=	7.07

Asatsu-DK (OTCPK:AASUF) 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.

Asatsu-DK's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	663.989	/	51.4605
	=	12.90

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.

Asatsu-DK's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	51.4605	/	782.381
	=	0.07

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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Asatsu-DK Inc is a Japanese company. It is engaged in the advertising business. The company provides various advertising services including planning and execution of advertisements in various media such as magazines, newspapers, television, radio and digital media. It focuses on planning and production for ad expressions and content, and service activities such as sales promotion, marketing, and public relations. In addition, the company also engaged in publication and sales of magazines and books. The company manages its business in two reportable segments namely Advertising and Other business. It generates a majority of its revenue from advertising business in Japan.

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