Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Total Inventories

: $440 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Chunghwa Telecom Co's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $440 Mil. Chunghwa Telecom Co's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $471 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.67.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 34.02.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.68.

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. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

Chunghwa Telecom Co Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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Chunghwa Telecom Co Annual Data

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Dec23

Total Inventories

650.39

516.44

510.41

479.44

440.11

Chunghwa Telecom Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Total Inventories																479.44	514.36	457.44	502.63	440.11

Chunghwa Telecom Co Total Inventories Calculation

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.

Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT) Total Inventories Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(1704.974	+	0.75 * 794.906	+	0.5 * 440.107	-	4192.503
-	0	-	397.805)	/	775.745
=	-2.67

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

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
	=	471.3675	/	1264.413	*	365 / 4
	=	34.02

3. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1264.413	/	471.3675
	=	2.68

4. 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.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	471.3675	/	1964.047
	=	0.24

Be Aware

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is Taiwan's largest integrated telecom operator, providing fixed-line, wireless, and Internet and data services. The company enjoys a dominant position in all three segments. It has a market share of 35% in mobile, 85% in broadband, and greater than 95% in the fixed-line segment as measured by the number of local fixed-line subscribers. Chunghwa Telecom was privatized in 2005, with the government retaining 36.3% of the firm's ordinary shares.