Ergo Science (Ergo Science) Days Inventory : 8.10 (As of Sep. 2006)

Ergo Science Days Inventory Chart

Ergo Science Annual Data
	Trend	Dec96	Dec97	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05
Days Inventory		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	-	-	7.25	8.05

Ergo Science Quarterly Data
	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.32	-	5.19	6.57	8.10

Competitive Comparison of Ergo Science's Days Inventory

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Ergo Science'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.

Ergo Science's Days Inventory Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ergo Science's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ergo Science's Days Inventory falls into.

Ergo Science Days Inventory Calculation

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

Ergo Science's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Ergo Science's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 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.

Ergo Science  (GREY:ERGN) 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.

Ergo Science's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 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.

Ergo Science's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 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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