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Nippon Paper Group, (TSE:3893) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.61 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Nippon Paper Group, 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. Nippon Paper Group,'s Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 円161,706 Mil. Nippon Paper Group,'s Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 was 円263,786 Mil. Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.61.

Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 declined from Sep. 2012 (0.66) to Sep. 2012 (0.61)

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.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Nippon Paper Group,'s Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 was 71.47.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 1.28.


Nippon Paper Group, Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Paper Group,'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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Nippon Paper Group, Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Nippon Paper Group, Annual Data
Trend Mar03 Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.13 0.14

Nippon Paper Group, Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
Inventory-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.57 0.59 0.64 0.66 0.61

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

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Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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Nippon Paper Group, 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.

Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Mar. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2011 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2012 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2012 )
=( (141356 + 154897) / 2 ) / 1042436
=148126.5 / 1042436
=0.14

Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2012 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=( (166758 + 156654) / 2 ) / 263786
=161706 / 263786
=0.61

* 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.


Nippon Paper Group,  (TSE:3893) 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.

Nippon Paper Group,'s Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2012 )*Days in Period
=161706/206461*365 / 4
=71.47

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

Nippon Paper Group,'s Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2012 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=206461 / 161706
=1.28

* 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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