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Cascade Microtech (Cascade Microtech) Inventory Turnover : 0.58 (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Cascade Microtech Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Cascade Microtech's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $14.1 Mil. Cascade Microtech's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $24.3 Mil. Cascade Microtech's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 0.58.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Cascade Microtech's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 157.12.

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. Cascade Microtech's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 0.70.


Cascade Microtech Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cascade Microtech's Inventory Turnover 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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Cascade Microtech Inventory Turnover Chart

Cascade Microtech Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Inventory Turnover
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Cascade Microtech Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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Cascade Microtech Inventory Turnover Calculation

Cascade Microtech's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2015 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2015 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 )) / count )
=63.892 / ((24.642 + 23.229) / 2 )
=63.892 / 23.9355
=2.67

Cascade Microtech's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2016 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2015 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 )) / count )
=14.122 / ((23.229 + 25.402) / 2 )
=14.122 / 24.3155
=0.58

* 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.


Cascade Microtech  (NAS:CSCD) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

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

Cascade Microtech's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2016 )*Days in Period
=24.3155/14.122*365 / 4
=157.12

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.

Cascade Microtech's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=24.3155 / 34.803
=0.70

* 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

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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Cascade Microtech (Cascade Microtech) Business Description

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Cascade Microtech Inc was incorporated in the state of Oregon in 1984. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets wafer probing solutions for the electrical measurement and testing of high performance semiconductor devices. Its product enables precision on-wafer measurement of integrated circuits. It is also used in production applications to test semiconductor devices prior to completion of the manufacturing process. It operates in two business segments: Systems and Probes. Sales of its probe stations are included in the Systems segment and sales of its analytical probes and production probe cards are included in the Probes segment. It operates in Oregon, Minnesota and Dresden, Germany, with sales, service and support centers in North America, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, China and Singapore. It designs, manufactures and sells multiple product lines, including probe stations, thermal subsystems, reliability test systems, analytical probes, production probe cards and various services and accessories. Its products are used by semiconductor manufacturers, test subcontractors, research organizations and designers. The Company sells its probe stations, thermal subsystems, reliability test systems, analytical probes, and production probe cards through a combination of manufacturers' representatives, distributors and direct sales people. The competitors of the company include Vector Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Signatone Corporation, MPI Corporation, Tokyo Seimitsu Co., LTD/Accretech, Tokyo Electron ("TEL"), The Micromanipulator Company Inc. and Wentworth Laboratories Inc., among others. In the market for thermal subsystems, it competes against ERS Electronic, GmbH, Temptronic Environmental Test Chambers and Espec Corp. Its reliability test products compete against a number of competitors including Qualitau, Inc., STAr Technologies, Inc., Reedholm Instruments Co. and Chiron technology Pte. Ltd. It is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations.
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William Spivey director
John D Delafield director, 10 percent owner 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2850, SEATTLE WA 98101
Raymond A Link director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Michael D Burger officer: President and CEO 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Jeffrey A Killian officer: CFO, VP Finance C/O RESONANT INC. 175 CREMONA DRIVE, SUITE 200 GOLETA CA 93117
Keith Barnes director 10100 N TANTAU AVE, CUPERTINO CA 95014-2540
Rgm Capital, Llc other: Shareholder 9010 STRADA STELL COURT, SUITE 105, NAPLES FL 34109
Robert G Moses other: Shareholder RGM CAPITAL, LLC, 9010 STRADA STELL COURT, SUITE 105, NAPLES FL 34109
Laurence W Lytton 10 percent owner 467 CENTRAL PARK WEST, NY NY 10025
Geoffrey Wild director, officer: President and CEO 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915

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