Lonrho (FRA:LOY) Days Inventory : 73.57 (As of Dec. 2012)

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What is Lonrho Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Lonrho's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was €27.5 Mil. Lonrho's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was €68.3 Mil. Hence, Lonrho's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 73.57.

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

FRA:LOY' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.7 Med: 43.48 Max: 149.02
Current: 147.14

During the past 13 years, Lonrho's highest Days Inventory was 149.02. The lowest was 14.70. And the median was 43.48.

FRA:LOY's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 71.86 vs FRA:LOY: 147.14

Lonrho's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2011 (28.95) to Dec. 2012 (73.57). It might indicate that Lonrho's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Lonrho's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 2.48.

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. Lonrho's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.27.

Lonrho Days Inventory Historical Data

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

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Lonrho Days Inventory Chart

Lonrho Annual Data

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44.72

14.70

17.77

57.40

Lonrho Semi-Annual Data
	Mar02	Sep02	Mar03	Sep03	Mar05	Sep05	Mar06	Sep06	Mar07	Sep07	Mar08	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Jun12	Dec12
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	23.13	28.95	32.27	73.57

Competitive Comparison of Lonrho's Days Inventory

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

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Lonrho's Days Inventory Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

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Lonrho Days Inventory Calculation

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

Lonrho's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2012 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2011 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2012 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0	+	28.437)	/	1 )	/	180.836	*	365
=	28.437					/	180.836	*	365
=	57.40

Lonrho's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2012 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (26.649	+	28.437)	/	2 )	/	68.321	*	365 / 2
=	27.543					/	68.321	*	365 / 2
=	73.57

Lonrho (FRA:LOY) 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.

Lonrho's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	68.321	/	27.543
	=	2.48

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.

Lonrho's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	27.543	/	102.913
	=	0.27

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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Lonrho (FRA:LOY) Business Description

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Level 2, 25 Berkeley Square, London, GBR, W1J 6HB

Website

http://www.lonrho.com

Lonrho PLC is engaged in providing the infrastructure and services required for the growing oil, mineral and agricultural sectors in Africa. The Company has a diverse portfolio of investments across Sub-Saharan Africa in four core operating sectors: Agribusiness, Infrastructure, Hotels and Support Services. Agribusiness vertically integrates the production, sourcing, logistics, processing and distribution of agricultural products from Sub-Saharan Africa to the consumer. The division supplies to its retailers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, the USA, Middle East, Scandinavia and the Far East. The division also distributes agricultural and heavy machinery. Infrastructure division develops and manages oil logistics terminals. Luba Freeport, the oil service terminal in the Gulf of Guinea, has attracted oil service companies to be long term tenants at the port to service oï¬€shore exploration and production rigs. The Company's Hotel division includes hotels centred on the commercial, conference and business related markets across the Continent. It owns or manages hotels in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maputo in Mozambique, Gaborone in Botswana and Mutare in Zimbabwe. IT business is a full systems integrator and manager that designs, builds, develops and integrates IT solutions for large corporate clients, banks and governments and then undertakes management contracts to run and manage installations. The IT division is a distributor for Cisco, Microsoft, Dell and Hewlett Packard systems and equipment.

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