Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Total Inventories : $9.16 Mil (As of Jan. 2013)

Sycamore Networks Total Inventories Chart

Sycamore Networks Annual Data
	Trend	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Jul06	Jul07	Jul08	Jul09	Jul10	Jul11	Jul12
Total Inventories		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					23.75	16.06	11.18	11.54	8.47

Sycamore Networks Quarterly Data
	Apr08	Jul08	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09	Jul09	Oct09	Jan10	Apr10	Jul10	Oct10	Jan11	Apr11	Jul11	Oct11	Jan12	Apr12	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.58	9.32	8.47	8.84	9.16

Sycamore Networks 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.

Sycamore Networks  (OTCPK:SCMR) 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.

Sycamore Networks's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 is

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

Sycamore Networks's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2013 is calculated as:

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

Sycamore Networks's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 is calculated as

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.

Sycamore Networks's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 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

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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