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Ryland Group (FRA:RYG) Inventory Turnover : 0.23 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Ryland Group 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. Ryland Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was €459 Mil. Ryland Group's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was €1,998 Mil. Ryland Group's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 0.23.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Ryland Group's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was 397.42.

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. Ryland Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 3.43.


Ryland Group Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ryland Group'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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Ryland Group Inventory Turnover Chart

Ryland Group Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Inventory Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 0.91 1.12 1.22 1.16

Ryland Group Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
Inventory Turnover 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 0.25 0.27 0.33 0.21 0.23

Ryland Group Inventory Turnover Calculation

Ryland Group's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2014 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2014 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 )) / count )
=1658.904 / ((1204.342 + 1659.162) / 2 )
=1658.904 / 1431.752
=1.16

Ryland Group's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Jun. 2015 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2015 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2015 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 )) / count )
=458.804 / ((1967.786 + 2028.644) / 2 )
=458.804 / 1998.215
=0.23

* 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.


Ryland Group  (FRA:RYG) 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.

Ryland Group's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2015 )*Days in Period
=1998.215/458.804*365 / 4
=397.42

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.

Ryland Group's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2015 )
=1998.215 / 582.389
=3.43

* 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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Ryland Group (FRA:RYG) Business Description

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Ryland Group Inc is a Maryland corporation, which was founded in 1967. It is a homebuilder and a mortgage-finance company. The Company consists of six operating business segments namely four geographically determined homebuilding regions; financial services; and corporate. The Company's homebuilding operations consist of four regional reporting segments namely North, Southeast, Texas and West. The homebuilding segments specialize in the sale and construction of single-family attached and detached housing. Its operations in each of its homebuilding markets might differ due to a number of market-specific factors. These factors include regional economic conditions and job growth; land availability and local land development; consumer preferences; competition from other homebuilders; and home resale activity. The Company's financial services segment includes RMC, RH Insurance Company, Inc. or RHIC, LPS Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries and Columbia National Risk Retention Group, Inc. or CNRRG. Corporate is a non-operating business segment whose purpose is to support operations. Corporate is responsible for establishing operational policies and internal control standards; implementing strategic initiatives; and monitoring compliance with policies and controls throughout the Company's operations. Corporate acts as an internal source of capital and provides financial, human resource, information technology, insurance, legal, marketing, national purchasing and tax compliance services. In addition, it performs administrative functions associated with a publicly traded entity. Ryland Insurance Services or RIS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RMC, provides insurance services to the Company's homebuyers. As single-family on-site homebuilders in the United States, it operates in 17 states. The Company's homebuilding segments are subject to a number of local, state and federal laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning zoning, building design, construction, stormwater permitting and discharge and similar matters, as well as open space, wetlands and environmentally protected areas.

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