Xtera Communications (Xtera Communications) Days Inventory : 59.15 (As of Jun. 2016)

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What is Xtera Communications Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Xtera Communications's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $12.40 Mil. Xtera Communications's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $19.12 Mil. Hence, Xtera Communications's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was 59.15.

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

XCOMQ's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 101.605
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Xtera Communications's Days Inventory declined from Jun. 2015 (65.45) to Jun. 2016 (59.15).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Xtera Communications's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was 1.54.

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. Xtera Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was 2.32.

Xtera Communications Days Inventory Historical Data

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

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Xtera Communications Days Inventory Chart

Xtera Communications Annual Data

Trend

Sep13

Sep14

Sep15

Days Inventory

195.52

257.37

74.47

Xtera Communications Quarterly Data
	Sep13	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					65.45	68.96	75.68	68.35	59.15

Competitive Comparison of Xtera Communications's Days Inventory

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Xtera Communications's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Xtera Communications's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Xtera Communications's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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Xtera Communications Days Inventory Calculation

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

Xtera Communications's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Sep. 2015 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2014 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2015 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (9.374	+	10.54)	/	2 )	/	48.802	*	365
=	9.957					/	48.802	*	365
=	74.47

Xtera Communications's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2016 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (13.066	+	11.724)	/	2 )	/	19.121	*	365 / 4
=	12.395					/	19.121	*	365 / 4
=	59.15

Xtera Communications (OTCPK:XCOMQ) 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.

Xtera Communications's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	19.121	/	12.395
	=	1.54

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.

Xtera Communications's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	12.395	/	5.347
	=	2.32

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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Xtera Communications (Xtera Communications) Business Description

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Address

500 West Bethany Drive, Suite 100, Allen, TX, USA, 75013

Website

http://www.xtera.com

Xtera Communications Inc is a provider of optical transport solutions. It sells its optical transport solutions to telecommunications service providers, content service providers, enterprises and government entities across the world to support their deployments of long-haul terrestrial and submarine optical cable networks. Its optical networking solutions are designed to offer reach and capacity for intermediate sites between end-points of long-haul networks. Its primary service offerings include services, installation and deployment services, on-site hardware replacement services, system maintenance services, extended hardware warranty services and training across a spectrum of products within the optical networking industry. The company offers hardware, software and turnkey solutions.

Executives

Arch Venture Partners Vi Llc	10 percent owner	C/O ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS, 8725 W. HIGGINS RD. #290, CHICAGO IL 60631
Keith Crandell	10 percent owner	8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Robert Nelsen	10 percent owner	8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Clinton Bybee	director, 10 percent owner	8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Arch Venture Partners Vi Lp	10 percent owner	C/O ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS, 8755 W. HIGGINS RD #1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Arch Venture Fund Vi Lp	10 percent owner	8755 W HIGGINS RD, STE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Peter J Barris	10 percent owner	1119 ST PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
New Enterprise Associates 9 L P	10 percent owner	1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Nea Partners 9 L P	10 percent owner	1119 ST PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Wellcome Trust Ltd	10 percent owner	215 EUSTON ROAD LONDON X0 NW1 2BE
John Mclaren	director	4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Barry A Fromberg	director	DEAN FOODS COMPANY, 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Clifford H Higgerson	director	525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 600, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Joseph R Chinnici	officer: EVP, CFO, Secretary	1201 WINTERSON ROAD, LINTHICUM MD 21090
Kevin J Martin	director	ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831

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