Diamond S Shipping Group (Diamond S Shipping Group) Inventory Turnover : 15.42 (As of Mar. 2013)

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What is Diamond S Shipping Group 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. Diamond S Shipping Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2013 was $74.53 Mil. Diamond S Shipping Group's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was $4.83 Mil. Diamond S Shipping Group's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 15.42.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Diamond S Shipping Group's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Mar. 2013 was 11.84.

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. Diamond S Shipping Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.03.

Diamond S Shipping Group Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diamond S Shipping Group's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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Diamond S Shipping Group Inventory Turnover Chart

Diamond S Shipping Group Annual Data

Trend

Mar12

Mar13

Inventory Turnover

10.25

15.42

Diamond S Shipping Group Semi-Annual Data
	Mar12	Mar13
Inventory Turnover	10.25	15.42

Diamond S Shipping Group Inventory Turnover Calculation

Diamond S Shipping Group's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Mar. 2013 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2013 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2013 ))	/	count )
=	74.525	/ (	(3.2	+	6.466)	/	2 )
=	74.525	/	4.833
=	15.42

Diamond S Shipping Group's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2013 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2013 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2013 ))	/	count )
=	74.525	/ (	(3.2	+	6.466)	/	2 )
=	74.525	/	4.833
=	15.42

Diamond S Shipping Group (NYSE:DSG) 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.

Diamond S Shipping Group's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2013 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2013 )	*	Days in Period
	=	4.833	/	74.525	*	365 / 2
	=	11.84

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.

Diamond S Shipping Group's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2013 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2013 )
	=	4.833	/	175.874
	=	0.03

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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Diamond S Shipping Group (Diamond S Shipping Group) Business Description

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Website

http://www.diamondsshipping.com

Diamond S Shipping Group Inc, is incorporated in Marshall Islands on July 31, 2013. The Company provides seaborne transportation of refined petroleum and other products in the international shipping markets. The Company is the owners and operators of medium range, or MR, product tankers. The Company's fleet currently consists of 33 MR product tankers built at Korean and Japanese shipyards. The Company competes on basis of price, vessel location, size, age and condition of the vessel. The Company is subject to various international conventions, national, state and local laws and regulations in the countries in which its vessels may operate or are registered.