Acme United (Acme United) Inventory Turnover : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Acme United Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Acme United's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.5 Mil. Acme United's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $55.0 Mil. Acme United's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Acme United's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 196.59.

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. Acme United's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.31.

Acme United Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acme United's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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Acme United Inventory Turnover Chart

Acme United Annual Data

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2.24

2.32

2.25

2.23

2.01

Acme United Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.49	0.58	0.56	0.46	0.49

Acme United Inventory Turnover Calculation

Acme United's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	119.291	/ (	(63.325	+	55.47)	/	2 )
=	119.291	/	59.3975
=	2.01

Acme United's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	25.539	/ (	(54.575	+	55.47)	/	2 )
=	25.539	/	55.0225
=	0.46

Acme United (AMEX:ACU) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

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

Acme United'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
	=	55.0225	/	25.539	*	365 / 4
	=	196.59

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.

Acme United'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 )
	=	55.0225	/	41.942
	=	1.31

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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Acme United (Acme United) Business Description

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1 Waterview Drive, Shelton, CT, USA, 06484

Website

https://www.acmeunited.com

Acme United Corp is a supplier of first aid and medical products and cutting technology to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets. Its principal products sold across all segments are first aid kits and medical products, scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, and sharpening tools. The Company sells its products to mass market and e-commerce retailers, industrial distributors, wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors, office supply superstores, sporting goods stores, and hardware chains. The Company's reportable business segments consist of the United States, Canada, and Europe, out of which a majority of the company's revenue is derived from the United States.

Executives

Brian S Olschan	director, officer: Pres, Chief Operations Officer	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Rex Lynn Davidson	director	70 BATTERY PLACE #620, NEW YORK NY 10280
Paul G Driscoll	officer: Vice President and CFO	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Brian Barker	director	55 WALLS DRIVE, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Walter C Johnsen	director, officer: See Remarks	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Ward Stevenson E Iii	director	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Susan H Murphy	director	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Holden Richmond Y Jr	director	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
North Star Investment Management Corp.	10 percent owner	20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE # 1416, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gary D Penisten	director, officer: Chairman	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
R Scott Asen	10 percent owner	224 E 49TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10017
James A Benkovic	officer: Vice President of Sales	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Stephen Jr Spinelli	director	THE COLONNADE RESIDENCES, 118 HUNTINGTON AVE, APT 1102, BOSTON MA 02116
Wayne R Moore	director	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 1931 BLACK ROCK TURNPIKE, FAIRFIELD CT 06825
George R Dunbar	director	C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824