Country Road (ASX:CTY) Total Inventories : A$87.3 Mil (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is Country Road Total Inventories?

Country Road's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was A$87.3 Mil. Country Road's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was A$82.5 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Country Road's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was A$-0.64.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Country Road's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was 96.60.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Country Road's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 1.89.

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. Country Road's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.20.

Country Road Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Country Road's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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Country Road Total Inventories Chart

Country Road Annual Data

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38.76

39.11

48.09

45.40

77.75

Country Road Semi-Annual Data
	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Dec05	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															40.92	45.40	72.57	77.75	87.26

Country Road Total Inventories Calculation

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.

Country Road (ASX:CTY) Total Inventories Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

Country Road's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(105.785	+	0.75 * 0	+	0.5 * 87.258	-	215.667
-	0	-	0)	/	103.585
=	-0.64

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

Country Road's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 )	*	Days in Period
	=	82.5025	/	155.874	*	365 / 2
	=	96.60

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

Country Road's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )
	=	155.874	/	82.5025
	=	1.89

4. 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.

Country Road's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2013 )
	=	82.5025	/	422.315
	=	0.20

Be Aware

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.

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Country Road Limited is involved in the retail of fashion apparel, accessories, home wares and home furnishings. It offers dresses, jackets and coats, jeans, cosmetic bags, belts, handbags, hats and gloves, bath products, among others.

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