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Dnow (DNOW) Days Inventory

: 83.84 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Dnow's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $391 Mil. Dnow's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $425 Mil. Hence, Dnow's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 83.84.

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

DNOW' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 70.65   Med: 89.17   Max: 121.8
Current: 81.42

During the past 12 years, Dnow's highest Days Inventory was 121.80. The lowest was 70.65. And the median was 89.17.

DNOW's Days Inventory is ranked better than
72.37% of 2906 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 120.67 vs DNOW: 81.42

Dnow's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (81.58) to Dec. 2023 (83.84). It might indicate that Dnow's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Dnow's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.09.

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. Dnow's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.


Dnow Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dnow'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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Dnow Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 82.34 99.98 73.29 70.65 76.33

Dnow Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 81.58 80.33 82.32 84.32 83.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Dnow'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.


Dnow Days Inventory Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Dnow's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dnow Days Inventory Calculation

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

Dnow'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
=( (381 + 366) / 2 ) / 1786*365
=373.5 / 1786*365
=76.33

Dnow'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
=( (415 + 366) / 2 ) / 425*365 / 4
=390.5 / 425*365 / 4
=83.84

* 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.


Dnow  (NYSE:DNOW) 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.

Dnow'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.

Dnow'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.


Dnow Days Inventory Related Terms

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Dnow (DNOW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7402 North Eldridge Parkway, Houston, TX, USA, 77041
Dnow Inc is a company engaged in worldwide supplying of energy and industrial products and packaged, engineered process and production equipment with a legacy of over one sixty years. They offer a broad set of supply chain solutions combined with a suite of digital solutions branded as DigitalNOW that provide customers world-class technology for digital commerce, data and information management. Its locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, midstream transmission and storage companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, mining, municipal water, manufacturers, engineering and construction companies as well as companies operating in the decarbonization, energy transition and renewables end markets.
Executives
Karen David-green director C/O WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, 800 CAPITOL ST., SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77002
David A Cherechinsky officer: Sr. Vice President and CFO 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Sonya Reed director 4 TESSENEER DRIVE, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Fanny R. Surratt officer: See Remarks NOW INC., C/O RAYMOND CHANG, 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Kelly T. Munson officer: See Remarks NOW INC., C/O RAYMOND CHANG, 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Richard J Alario director C/O KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Paul M Coppinger director
Rodney W Eads director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
J. Wayne Richards director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Galen Cobb director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Terry Bonno director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
James Crandell director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Daniel L Molinaro officer: Executive Vice President 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Mark B Johnson officer: See Remarks 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Raymond W Chang officer: VP and General Counsel 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041

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