Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Total Inventories : $316 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Mueller Water Products, Total Inventories?

Mueller Water Products,'s total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $316 Mil. Mueller Water Products,'s average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $309 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Mueller Water Products,'s Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.90.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Mueller Water Products,'s Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 165.68.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Mueller Water Products,'s Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55.

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. Mueller Water Products,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.20.

Mueller Water Products, Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mueller Water Products,'s Total Inventories can be seen below:

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Mueller Water Products, Annual Data

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195.60

166.20

187.60

281.50

302.00

Mueller Water Products, Quarterly Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															317.20	325.60	316.60	302.00	315.70

Mueller Water Products, 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.

Mueller Water Products, (NYSE:MWA) 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.

Mueller Water Products,'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)
=	(216.7	+	0.75 * 167.9	+	0.5 * 315.7	-	797.6
-	0	-	0)	/	156.112
=	-1.90

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

Mueller Water Products,'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
	=	308.85	/	170.1	*	365 / 4
	=	165.68

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

Mueller Water Products,'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 )
	=	170.1	/	308.85
	=	0.55

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.

Mueller Water Products,'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 )
	=	308.85	/	256.4
	=	1.20

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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1200 Abernathy Road N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328

Website

https://www.muellerwaterproducts.com

Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. The company operates in two segments Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. Water Flow Solutions' portfolio includes iron gate valves, specialty valves and service brass products. Water Management Solutions' portfolio includes fire hydrants, repair and installation, natural gas, metering, leak detection, and pressure management and control products and solutions. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United states.

Executives

Lydia W Thomas	director	ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP, 440 LINCOLN ST, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mark J Obrien	director	3000 BAYPORT DRIVE, SUITE 1100, TAMPA FL 33607
Thomas J Hansen	director	3600 W. LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026-1215
Michael T Tokarz	director	287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Kenji Takeuchi	officer: SVP, Engineering	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Chason A Carroll	officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Niclas Ytterdahl	director	C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Paul Mcandrew	officer: SVP, Operations & Supply Chain	1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Slobodow	director	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Shirley C. Franklin	director	C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY RD., SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Steven S Heinrichs	officer: EVP, General Counsel and Sec	1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Todd P Helms	officer: SVP and CHRO	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Marietta Edmunds Zakas	officer: SVP-Strategy and IR	1200 ABERNATHY RD, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Suzanne G Smith	officer: VP and CAO	1275 PEACHTREE STREET, 6TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffery S. Sharritts	director	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328