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Westjet Airlines (FRA:WC41) Days Inventory : 4.83 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Westjet Airlines Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Westjet Airlines's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was €36 Mil. Westjet Airlines's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was €677 Mil. Hence, Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was 4.83.

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

FRA:WC41's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 11.42
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2018 (4.02) to Sep. 2019 (4.83). It might indicate that Westjet Airlines's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Westjet Airlines's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was 18.88.

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. Westjet Airlines's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was 0.04.


Westjet Airlines Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westjet Airlines'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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Westjet Airlines Days Inventory Chart

Westjet Airlines Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.50 4.72 4.06 4.31 4.06

Westjet Airlines Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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Competitive Comparison of Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory

For the Airlines subindustry, Westjet Airlines'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.


Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory falls into.



Westjet Airlines Days Inventory Calculation

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

Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (28.485 + 26) / 2 ) / 2446.693*365
=27.2425 / 2446.693*365
=4.06

Westjet Airlines's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2019 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2019 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2019 )*Days in Period
=( (33.203 + 38.497) / 2 ) / 676.776*365 / 4
=35.85 / 676.776*365 / 4
=4.83

* 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.


Westjet Airlines  (FRA:WC41) 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.

Westjet Airlines's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 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.

Westjet Airlines's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 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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Westjet Airlines (FRA:WC41) Business Description

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Address
22 Aerial Place N.E., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2E 3J1
WestJet is a Canadian airline based in Calgary, Alberta. WestJet operates WestJet Vacations, which provides air, hotel, car, and excursion packages and in 2013 launched WestJet Encore, a regional airline that operates Q400 turboprops, servicing smaller destinations. It also plans to launch an ultra-low-cost carrier (branded Swoop) in 2018. WestJet services over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The carrier generated roughly CAD 4.5 billion in revenue in 2017.

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