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Novelion Therapeutics (STU:QLTA) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.41 (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Novelion Therapeutics Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. Novelion Therapeutics's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was €11.5 Mil. Novelion Therapeutics's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was €28.5 Mil. Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 0.41.

Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 increased from Dec. 2018 (0.39) to Dec. 2018 (0.41)

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Novelion Therapeutics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was 78.14.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 1.17.


Novelion Therapeutics Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue 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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Novelion Therapeutics Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Novelion Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Inventory-to-Revenue
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Novelion Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 0.54 0.41 0.53 0.39 0.41

Competitive Comparison of Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue 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.


Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Novelion Therapeutics Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

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.

Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )
=( (13.424 + 11.203) / 2 ) / 114.65
=12.3135 / 114.65
=0.11

Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=( (11.203 + 11.865) / 2 ) / 28.497
=11.534 / 28.497
=0.40

* 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.


Novelion Therapeutics  (STU:QLTA) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

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

Novelion Therapeutics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2019 )*Days in Period
=11.534/13.469*365 / 4
=78.14

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Novelion Therapeutics's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2019 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=13.469 / 11.534
=1.17

* 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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Novelion Therapeutics (STU:QLTA) Business Description

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c/o Norton Rose Fulbright, 1800 West Georgia Street, Suite 510, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0M3
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, QLT is a biotechnology company that researches and develops products used to treat conditions of the eye. After a recent board change, QLT divested its only marketed product, a laser treatment called Visudyne for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration and subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. QLT also earns royalty payments on other certain previously divested products. Following recent pipeline changes, the company currently has one product in development for two rare eye conditions.