The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Inventory-to-Revenue : 1.38 (As of Oct. 2017)

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What is The Bon-Ton Stores Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. The Bon-Ton Stores's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $755 Mil. The Bon-Ton Stores's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was $545 Mil. The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was 1.38.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 increased from Jul. 2017 (1.36) to Jul. 2017 (1.38)

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.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was 188.70.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was 0.48.

The Bon-Ton Stores Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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The Bon-Ton Stores Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

The Bon-Ton Stores Annual Data

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0.25

0.27

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0.27

0.28

The Bon-Ton Stores Quarterly Data
	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17
Inventory-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.39	0.95	1.34	1.36	1.38

Competitive Comparison of The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

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The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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The Bon-Ton Stores Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Jan. 2017 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2016 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Jan. 2017 )
=	( (711.699	+	724.454)	/	2 )	/	2600.592
=	718.0765					/	2600.592
=	0.28

The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Oct. 2017 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (Q: Oct. 2017 )
=	( (658.218	+	851.662)	/	2 )	/	545.337
=	754.94					/	545.337
=	1.38

The Bon-Ton Stores (OTCPK:BONTQ) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

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

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.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2017 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
	=	754.94	/	365.077	*	365 / 4
	=	188.70

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

The Bon-Ton Stores's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2017 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2017 )
	=	365.077	/	754.94
	=	0.48

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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Business Description

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Address

2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402

Website

http://www.bonton.com

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.

Executives

Chad C Stauffer	officer: EVP, Chief Merchandising Off.	AT HOME GROUP INC. 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY PLANO TX 75074
Philmer H Rohrbaugh	director	C/O FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ONE PENN SQUARE, LANCASTER PA 17602
Morgan Donald E Iii	10 percent owner	C/O BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 717 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1301, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd.	10 percent owner	ONE NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005
Todd C Mccarty	director	2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Nancy A Walsh	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	LL FLOORING HOLDINGS, INC., 4901 BAKERS MILL LANE, RICHMOND VA 23230
Lucinda M Baier	director	111 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Brendan Hoffman	director	100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Thomas K Hernquist	director	2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Remy W Trafelet	10 percent owner	C/O TRAFELET BROKAW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,, 410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Trafelet & Co Llc	10 percent owner	410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Trafelet Capital Management, L.p.	10 percent owner	410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lynn C Derry	officer: Senior VP - Gen Merch Manager	CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Frank Tworecke	officer: President & COO	THE BON-TON STORES, INC. 2801 E. MARKET ST., P.O. BOX 2821 YORK PA 17405