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American Biltrite (American Biltrite) Days Inventory : 96.61 (As of Dec. 2011)


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What is American Biltrite Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). American Biltrite's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was $41.7 Mil. American Biltrite's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was $39.4 Mil. Hence, American Biltrite's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was 96.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Biltrite's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

ABLT's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 73.45
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

American Biltrite's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2010 (94.05) to Dec. 2011 (96.61). It might indicate that American Biltrite's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. American Biltrite's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.94.

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. American Biltrite's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.82.


American Biltrite Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Biltrite's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* 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.

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American Biltrite Days Inventory Chart

American Biltrite Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 72.24 76.39 159.74 87.72 89.05

American Biltrite Quarterly Data
Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 94.05 89.79 97.17 98.61 96.61

Competitive Comparison of American Biltrite's Days Inventory

For the Conglomerates subindustry, American Biltrite's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Biltrite's Days Inventory Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, American Biltrite's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Biltrite's Days Inventory falls into.



American Biltrite Days Inventory Calculation

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

American Biltrite's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2011 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2010 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2011 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2011 )*Days in Period
=( (38.606 + 39.46) / 2 ) / 159.991*365
=39.033 / 159.991*365
=89.05

American Biltrite's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2011 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2011 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2011 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2011 )*Days in Period
=( (43.918 + 39.46) / 2 ) / 39.377*365 / 4
=41.689 / 39.377*365 / 4
=96.61

* 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.


American Biltrite  (OTCPK:ABLT) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

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

American Biltrite's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

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.

American Biltrite's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 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

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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American Biltrite (American Biltrite) Business Description

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Address
57 River Street, Suite 302, Wellesley Hills, MA, USA, 02481-2097
American Biltrite Inc is engaged in providing flooring products, tape products, jewelry, and rubber products globally. It offers all the products from its operating divisions, Tape Division, K&M Associates L.P., and American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd. The Tape products division provides specialized pressure-sensitive tapes, films, and protective sheeting. American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd manufactures and distributes commercial flooring and performance sheet rubber throughout North America. K&M Associates L.P. supplies fashion jewelry and sells branded and private-label products to a wide range of retail customers.
Executives
Mark N Kaplan director C/O AUTOWEB, INC. 6410 OAK CANYON, SUITE 250 IRVINE CA 92618
Mark S Newman director DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kenneth I Watchmaker director
Frederick H Joseph director 93 ABBOT STREET, ANDOVER MA 01810

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