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Syngenta AG (Syngenta AG) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.67 (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Syngenta AG 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. Syngenta AG's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $4,216 Mil. Syngenta AG's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was $6,274 Mil. Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.67.

Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 increased from Jun. 2018 (0.57) to Jun. 2018 (0.67)

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. Syngenta AG's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was 216.65.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Syngenta AG's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.84.


Syngenta AG Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Syngenta AG'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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Syngenta AG Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Syngenta AG Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.35 0.34 0.32 0.32 0.31

Syngenta AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
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 0.69 0.56 0.70 0.57 0.67

Competitive Comparison of Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Syngenta AG'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.


Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Syngenta AG 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.

Syngenta AG'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 )
=( (4174 + 4292) / 2 ) / 13523
=4233 / 13523
=0.31

Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=( (4139 + 4292) / 2 ) / 6274
=4215.5 / 6274
=0.67

* 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.


Syngenta AG  (GREY:SYENF) 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.

Syngenta AG's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2018 )*Days in Period
=4215.5/3551*365 / 2
=216.65

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

Syngenta AG's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2018 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=3551 / 4215.5
=0.84

* 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.


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Syngenta AG (Syngenta AG) Business Description

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Formed in 2000 from spin-offs of Novartis' crop-protection and seeds business and AstraZeneca's agrochemical business, Syngenta is a global producer of crop chemicals and seeds. The Swiss company is a leading manufacturer of crop-protection products, making multiple herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides used on a wide variety of crops. Syngenta's seeds business trails rivals, but the company is investing heavily in research and development in an effort to close the technology gap in genetically modified seeds.

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