Ashley (Laura) Holdings (LSE:ALY) Inventory Turnover : 1.53 (As of Dec. 2019)

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What is Ashley (Laura) Holdings 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. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 was £68.7 Mil. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was £44.9 Mil. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was 1.53.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 was 119.28.

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. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was 0.41.

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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Ashley (Laura) Holdings Inventory Turnover Chart

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Annual Data

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3.40

3.38

3.09

2.81

2.94

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Semi-Annual Data
	Jul09	Jan10	Jul10	Jan11	Jul11	Jan12	Jul12	Jan13	Jul13	Jan14	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.48	1.39	1.43	1.54	1.53

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Inventory Turnover Calculation

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Jun. 2019 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jun. 2019 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2018 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2019 ))	/	count )
=	150.4	/ (	(55.7	+	46.7)	/	2 )
=	150.4	/	51.2
=	2.94

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2019 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2019 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2019 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2019 ))	/	count )
=	68.7	/ (	(46.7	+	43.1)	/	2 )
=	68.7	/	44.9
=	1.53

Ashley (Laura) Holdings (LSE:ALY) 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.

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2019 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2019 )	*	Days in Period
	=	44.9	/	68.7	*	365 / 2
	=	119.28

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.

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2019 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2019 )
	=	44.9	/	109.6
	=	0.41

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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Ashley (Laura) Holdings (LSE:ALY) Business Description

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27 Bagleys Lane, Fulham, London, GBR, SW6 2QA

Website

http://www.lauraashley.com

Ashley (Laura) Holdings PLC is an international lifestyle brand, which specializes in retailing furniture, home accessories, decorating and fashion products. Its two operating segments are Retail and Non-Retail. Retail revenue reflects sales through its Stores; E-Commerce and Mail Order and Hotel. Its Non-retail revenue includes Licensing, Franchising, and Manufacturing. The company generates maximum revenue from the Retail segment which includes Stores. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the UK, Ireland and France and also has a presence in Japan and the Rest of the World.

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