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Sainsbury (J) (Sainsbury (J)) Days Inventory

: 23.09 (As of Aug. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Sainsbury (J)'s Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $2,536 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $20,044 Mil. Hence, Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 23.09.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

JSAIY' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.95   Med: 21.44   Max: 25.54
Current: 24.85

During the past 13 years, Sainsbury (J)'s highest Days Inventory was 25.54. The lowest was 15.95. And the median was 21.44.

JSAIY's Days Inventory is ranked better than
67% of 303 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 36.41 vs JSAIY: 24.85

Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2022 (25.15) to Aug. 2023 (23.09).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Sainsbury (J)'s Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 7.90.

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. Sainsbury (J)'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.12.


Sainsbury (J) Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'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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Sainsbury (J) Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.34 26.44 24.83 21.75 22.95

Sainsbury (J) Semi-Annual Data
Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Feb23 Aug23
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.23 21.18 25.15 24.34 23.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'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.


Sainsbury (J) Days Inventory Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory falls into.



Sainsbury (J) Days Inventory Calculation

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

Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2022 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Feb. 2022 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2021 ) + Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2022 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Feb. 2022 )*Days in Period
=( (2253.814 + 2431.664) / 2 ) / 37251.691*365
=2342.739 / 37251.691*365
=22.95

Sainsbury (J)'s Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (2293.478 + 2778.907) / 2 ) / 20044.473*365 / 2
=2536.1925 / 20044.473*365 / 2
=23.09

* 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.


Sainsbury (J)  (OTCPK:JSAIY) 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.

Sainsbury (J)'s Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Aug. 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.

Sainsbury (J)'s Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=2536.1925 / 21579.416
=0.12

* 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.


Sainsbury (J) Days Inventory Related Terms

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Sainsbury (J) (Sainsbury (J)) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
33 Holborn, London, GBR, EC1N 2HT
Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest U.K. grocery chain with around 16% market share. It operates around 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, all in the U.K. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, telecom equipment, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores), for GBP 1.10 billion. It has been selling products online since 1997.

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