Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC (KUW:ALG) Total Inventories : KWD74.2 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Total Inventories?

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD74.2 Mil. Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD68.7 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD-0.34.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 128.71.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.71.

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. Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.07.

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Total Inventories Historical Data

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Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Total Inventories Chart

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Annual Data

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Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Total Inventories

24.09

52.35

63.29

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Quarterly Data
	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							48.88	61.62	66.23	63.29	74.18

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC 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.

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC (KUW:ALG) 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.

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(18.998	+	0.75 * 10.548	+	0.5 * 74.175	-	151.346
-	0	-	6.895)	/	273.994
=	-0.34

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

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	68.7335	/	48.728	*	365 / 4
	=	128.71

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

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	48.728	/	68.7335
	=	0.71

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.

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	68.7335	/	64.227
	=	1.07

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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Airport Road 55, P.O. Box 21540, Safat, Opposite Kaifan Telecommunication, Shuwaikh, KWT, 13076

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https://alg.com.kw

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC is engaged in the automotive business. The Primary Activities of the Company are selling and purchasing cars and spare parts, importing and exporting light and heavy vehicles and cars, renting cars, maintaining light & heavy vehicles and cars, trading auto spare parts, and renting equipment and their maintenance. The Group is divided into four main geographical segments which are the State of Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. The majority is derived from Kuwait.