Wesfarmers (Wesfarmers) Inventory Turnover : 2.42 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Wesfarmers 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. Wesfarmers's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,888 Mil. Wesfarmers's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,093 Mil. Wesfarmers's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.42.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Wesfarmers's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 75.55.

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. Wesfarmers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27.

Wesfarmers Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

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Wesfarmers Inventory Turnover Chart

Wesfarmers Annual Data

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Inventory Turnover

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3.21

4.76

5.24

4.27

4.66

Wesfarmers Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.13	2.10	2.32	2.18	2.42

Wesfarmers Inventory Turnover Calculation

Wesfarmers's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Jun. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jun. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	19399.329	/ (	(4275.474	+	4053.02)	/	2 )
=	19399.329	/	4164.247
=	4.66

Wesfarmers'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: Jun. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	9888.22	/ (	(4053.02	+	4133.869)	/	2 )
=	9888.22	/	4093.4445
=	2.42

Wesfarmers (OTCPK:WFAFY) 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.

Wesfarmers's Days Inventory for the six 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
	=	4093.4445	/	9888.22	*	365 / 2
	=	75.55

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.

Wesfarmers'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 )
	=	4093.4445	/	15137.216
	=	0.27

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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Address

123 St Georges Terrace, Level 14, Brookfield Place Tower 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000

Website

https://www.wesfarmers.com.au

Wesfarmers is Australia's largest conglomerate. Its retail operations include the Bunnings hardware chain (number one in market share), discount department stores Kmart and Target (number one and three) and Officeworks in office supplies (number one). These activities account for the vast majority of group earnings before taxes. Other operations include chemicals, fertilisers, industrial and medical gases, LPG production and distribution, and industrial and safety supplies. Management is focused on generating cash and creating shareholder wealth in the long term.

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