United Online (United Online) Days Inventory : 47.65 (As of Mar. 2016)

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What is United Online Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). United Online's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $4.1 Mil. United Online's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $7.9 Mil. Hence, United Online's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 47.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Online's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

UNTD's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 17.6
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

United Online's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2015 (47.92) to Mar. 2016 (47.65).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. United Online's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 1.92.

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. United Online's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 0.22.

United Online Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Online's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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United Online Days Inventory Chart

United Online Annual Data

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7.25

6.66

37.85

33.35

35.71

United Online Quarterly Data
	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															47.92	32.44	43.27	36.82	47.65

Competitive Comparison of United Online's Days Inventory

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, United Online's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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United Online's Days Inventory Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, United Online's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Online's Days Inventory falls into.

United Online Days Inventory Calculation

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

United Online's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2015 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (5.413	+	6.878)	/	2 )	/	62.806	*	365
=	6.1455					/	62.806	*	365
=	35.71

United Online's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2015 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (6.878	+	1.376)	/	2 )	/	7.904	*	365 / 4
=	4.127					/	7.904	*	365 / 4
=	47.65

United Online (NAS:UNTD) 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.

United Online's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	7.904	/	4.127
	=	1.92

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.

United Online's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	4.127	/	18.436
	=	0.22

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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United Online (United Online) Business Description

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http://www.unitedonline.net

United Online Inc is a Delaware corporation that commenced operations in 2001 following the merger of dial-up Internet access providers NetZero, Inc. (NetZero) and Juno Online Services, Inc. The Company provides consumer services and products over the Internet under a number of brands, including StayFriends, Trombi, MyPoints, NetZero, and Juno. The Company operates in two segments, namely Content & Media and Communications. The Content & Media segment provides social networking services and products under the StayFriends, and Trombi brands. It operates its social networking services as a platform to enable users to locate and interact with acquaintances from their past, with high school affiliations as the primary focus. Its domestic and international social networking services comprise a large and diverse population of users. It also provides advertising opportunities to marketers with both brand and direct response objectives through a full suite of display, search, email, and text-link opportunities across its various properties. Its social networking products primarily consist of yearbook reprints. Its principal Communications pay service is dial-up Internet access, offered under the NetZero and Juno brands. It also offers mobile broadband, DSL, email, Internet security, web hosting services, and other services. Each of its services, including social networking services, loyalty marketing service, and Internet access services operates on a separate and distinct technology platform. The Company has international operations in India and Germany. Its operations in India primarily handle software development and operations, quality assurance and email customer support. Its operations in Germany provide social networking services in Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, and Switzerland. It competes with major social networking platforms such as Facebook, as well as Internet search engines such as Google, other online loyalty marketing programs, such as Ebates, as well as offline loyalty marketing programs that have a significant online presence, such as those operated by credit card, airline and hotel companies, members from online providers of discounted offerings and coupons, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, as well as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. The Company is subject to a number of international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those relating to taxation, bulk email or "spam," advertising, user privacy and data protection, consumer protection, antitrust, export, and unclaimed property.

Executives

Andrew Miller	director	111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Kenneth D Denman	director
B. Riley Financial, Inc.	10 percent owner	11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Bryant R Riley	10 percent owner	C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
B. Riley & Co., Llc	10 percent owner	11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Brc Partners Opportunity Fund, Lp	10 percent owner	11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
B. Riley Capital Management, Llc	10 percent owner	11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Edward K Zinser	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Kenneth L Coleman	director	C/O CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION, 555 S. FLOWER STREET, 18TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Harold Zeitz	officer: President, Classmates, Inc.	C/O UNITED ONLINE, 21301 BURBANK BOULEVARD, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367-6677
Charles B. Ammann	officer: EVP, General Counsel, Sec.	200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012