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Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) Days Inventory : 13.05 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hikari Business Form Co Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Hikari Business Form Co's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円241 Mil. Hikari Business Form Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,689 Mil. Hence, Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3948' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.46   Med: 11.8   Max: 14.01
Current: 12.33

During the past 13 years, Hikari Business Form Co's highest Days Inventory was 14.01. The lowest was 10.46. And the median was 11.80.

TSE:3948's Days Inventory is ranked better than
64.56% of 680 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 29.685 vs TSE:3948: 12.33

Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (10.91) to Dec. 2023 (13.05). It might indicate that Hikari Business Form Co's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Hikari Business Form Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.99.

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. Hikari Business Form Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11.


Hikari Business Form Co Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hikari Business Form Co'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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Hikari Business Form Co Days Inventory Chart

Hikari Business Form Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.73 14.01 11.70 10.46 12.04

Hikari Business Form Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 10.91 12.09 11.58 13.00 13.05

Competitive Comparison of Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Hikari Business Form Co'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.


Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory falls into.



Hikari Business Form Co Days Inventory Calculation

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

Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (240.702 + 231.121) / 2 ) / 7152.357*365
=235.9115 / 7152.357*365
=12.04

Hikari Business Form Co's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (251.833 + 231.121) / 2 ) / 1688.912*365 / 4
=241.477 / 1688.912*365 / 4
=13.05

* 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.


Hikari Business Form Co  (TSE:3948) 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.

Hikari Business Form Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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.

Hikari Business Form Co's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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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Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
553, Higashiasakawa town, Hachioji, Tokyo, JPN, 193-0834
Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd is engaged in providing printing services. The services offered by the company are commercial printing, business process outsourcing which include calling business, scanning business, and entry business, and data printing service which include monochrome high speed printing and color variable printing.

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