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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Days Inventory : 87.35 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R6,642 Mil. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R13,876 Mil. Hence, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 87.35.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:DCP' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 78.38   Med: 88.87   Max: 102.12
Current: 89.12

During the past 10 years, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's highest Days Inventory was 102.12. The lowest was 78.38. And the median was 88.87.

JSE:DCP's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
80.73% of 467 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 32.13 vs JSE:DCP: 89.12

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory increased from Aug. 2022 (86.56) to Aug. 2023 (87.35). It might indicate that Dis-Chem Pharmacies's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 2.09.

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. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.37.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Days Inventory Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 102.12 95.29 91.05 88.63 88.18

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 87.86 86.72 86.56 90.32 87.35

Competitive Comparison of Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory falls into.



Dis-Chem Pharmacies Days Inventory Calculation

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

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Feb. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Feb. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (5758.858 + 6356.781) / 2 ) / 25076.217*365
=6057.8195 / 25076.217*365
=88.18

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (6356.781 + 6927.032) / 2 ) / 13876.296*365 / 2
=6641.9065 / 13876.296*365 / 2
=87.35

* 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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies  (JSE:DCP) 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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=6641.9065 / 17855.999
=0.37

* 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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceutical and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries its business operations principally in South Africa.

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