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Best Buy Co (Best Buy Co) Inventory-to-Revenue

: 0.43 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. Best Buy Co's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $6,260 Mil. Best Buy Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $14,646 Mil. Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.43.

Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 declined from Oct. 2023 (0.68) to Oct. 2023 (0.43)

A decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Best Buy Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 49.05.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Best Buy Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.86.


Best Buy Co Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue 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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Best Buy Co Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Inventory-to-Revenue
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12

Best Buy Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.55 0.57 0.68 0.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Best Buy Co Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Best Buy Co Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

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.

Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )
=( (5140 + 4958) / 2 ) / 43452
=5049 / 43452
=0.12

Best Buy Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=( (7562 + 4958) / 2 ) / 14646
=6260 / 14646
=0.43

* 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.


Best Buy Co  (NYSE:BBY) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

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

Best Buy Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )*Days in Period
=6260/11645*365 / 4
=49.05

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

Best Buy Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=11645 / 6260
=1.86

* 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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Best Buy Co (Best Buy Co) Business Description

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Address
7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN, USA, 55423
With $46.3 billion in consolidated fiscal 2023 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., boasting roughly 8.5% share of the U.S. market and north of 35% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
Executives
Richard M Schulze 10 percent owner BEST BUY CO INC, 7075 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Todd G. Hartman officer: GC, Chief Risk/Comp Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
David C Kimbell director 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kathleen Scarlett officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 7601 PENN AVE S, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Jason J Bonfig officer: Chief Merchandising Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Matthew M Bilunas officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BEST BUY CO., INC., 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Barry Corie S officer: CFO 7601 PENN AVE S., RICHFIELD MN 55423
Mathew Watson officer: VP, Finance - Contr. & CAO 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Damien Harmon officer: Pres., Omnichannel Ops & Serv 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Sima Sistani director 675 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Melinda D Whittington director THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Deborah Disanzo officer: President, Best Buy Health 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Allison Peterson officer: Chief Customer Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Brian A Tilzer officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Mark A Irvin officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE, RICHFIELD MN 55423

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