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Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba Iron Ore) Days Inventory

: 410.64 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Kumba Iron Ore's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $595 Mil. Kumba Iron Ore's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $265 Mil. Hence, Kumba Iron Ore's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 410.64.

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

KIROY' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 112.34   Med: 158.06   Max: 493.39
Current: 429.66

During the past 13 years, Kumba Iron Ore's highest Days Inventory was 493.39. The lowest was 112.34. And the median was 158.06.

KIROY's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
98.08% of 573 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 85.58 vs KIROY: 429.66

Kumba Iron Ore's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (1,790.68) to Dec. 2023 (410.64).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Kumba Iron Ore's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.44.

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. Kumba Iron Ore's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.23.


Kumba Iron Ore Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kumba Iron Ore'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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Kumba Iron Ore Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 184.90 243.26 229.34 512.48 431.17

Kumba Iron Ore Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 312.33 257.55 1,790.68 484.67 410.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Kumba Iron Ore'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.


Kumba Iron Ore Days Inventory Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Kumba Iron Ore's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kumba Iron Ore's Days Inventory falls into.



Kumba Iron Ore Days Inventory Calculation

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

Kumba Iron Ore'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
=( (493.576 + 611.717) / 2 ) / 467.831*365
=552.6465 / 467.831*365
=431.17

Kumba Iron Ore'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: Jun. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (579.201 + 611.717) / 2 ) / 264.641*365 / 2
=595.459 / 264.641*365 / 2
=410.64

* 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.


Kumba Iron Ore  (OTCPK:KIROY) 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.

Kumba Iron Ore's Inventory Turnover for the six 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.

Kumba Iron Ore's Inventory to Revenue for the six 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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Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba Iron Ore) Business Description

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Address
144 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Melrose, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd is engaged in the exploration, mining, processing blending and sale of iron ore to the global steel industry. The company primarily operates in South Africa, with mining operations in the Northern Cape and Limpopo provinces, as well as a head office in Centurion, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape. The company's flagship asset is the Sishen mine, which it holds a majority stake, located near the town of Kathu in the Northern Cape Province. The Sishen mine is an opencast mine and produces the bulk of the group's iron ore, most of which is exported. It also holds interest in Kolomela mine.

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