United Parcel Service (United Parcel Service) Total Inventories : $898 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is United Parcel Service Total Inventories?

United Parcel Service's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $898 Mil. United Parcel Service's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $449 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. United Parcel Service's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-45.03.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. United Parcel Service's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.26.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. United Parcel Service's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 40.37.

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 Parcel Service's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.02.

United Parcel Service Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Parcel Service's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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United Parcel Service Total Inventories Chart

United Parcel Service Annual Data

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United Parcel Service Quarterly Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	-	-	898.00

United Parcel Service 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.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) 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.

United Parcel Service's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(4513	+	0.75 * 9554	+	0.5 * 898	-	50695
-	0	-	24)	/	857.000
=	-45.03

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

United Parcel Service's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	449	/	18125	*	365 / 4
	=	2.26

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

United Parcel Service's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	18125	/	449
	=	40.37

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.

United Parcel Service's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	449	/	21706
	=	0.02

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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Address

55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328

Website

https://www.ups.com

As the world's largest parcel delivery company, UPS manages a massive fleet of more than 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles, along with many hundreds of sorting facilities, to deliver an average of about 25 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic U.S. package operations generate around 64% of total revenue while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding, truckload brokerage, and contract logistics make up the remainder.

Executives

Nando Cesarone	officer: President, UPS International	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Laura J Lane	officer: Chief Corp Affairs & Comms Off	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Newman	officer: Chief Financial Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brothers Norman M. Jr	officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Sec	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Darrell L Ford	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathleen M. Gutmann	officer: Senior Vice President	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kevin M Warren	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bala Subramanian	officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Philippe R Gilbert	officer: Pres, Supply Chain Solutions	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Juan R. Perez	officer: Senior Vice President	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Scott A. Price	officer: Chief Transformation Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Russell Stokes	director	ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Wayne M. Hewett	director	5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Charlene A Thomas	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathleen E Johnson	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328