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Clearfield (Clearfield) Inventory-to-Revenue

: 2.81 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Clearfield's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $96.3 Mil. Clearfield's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.2 Mil. Clearfield's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.81.

Clearfield's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 increased from Sep. 2023 (2.04) to Sep. 2023 (2.81)

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. Clearfield's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 297.65.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Clearfield's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.31.


Clearfield Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearfield'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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Clearfield Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.20 0.34

Clearfield Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.00 1.33 1.68 2.04 2.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Clearfield'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.


Clearfield Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Clearfield's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Clearfield 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.

Clearfield's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=( (82.208 + 98.055) / 2 ) / 268.72
=90.1315 / 268.72
=0.34

Clearfield's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=( (98.055 + 94.613) / 2 ) / 34.23
=96.334 / 34.23
=2.81

* 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.


Clearfield  (NAS:CLFD) 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.

Clearfield's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=96.334/29.533*365 / 4
=297.65

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

Clearfield's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=29.533 / 96.334
=0.31

* 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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Clearfield (Clearfield) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7050 Winnetka Avenue North, Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 55428
Clearfield Inc mainly designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber protection, fiber management and fiber delivery solutions for communications networks. It provides a range of products including copper assemblies, cassettes, box enclosures, fiber connectors, frames, microduct, terminals, vaults, pedestal inserts, FieldSmart, WaveSmart, and CraftSmart. The company has a global presence with the majority of the revenue derived from the United States. The company has two reportable segments namely Clearfield segment and Nestor cables segment. The majority of revenue is derived from Clearfield segment.
Executives
Carol Ann Wirsbinski director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., STE. 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Ronald G Roth director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Jones Walter Louis Jr director 7050 WINNETKA AVE N,, SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Roger G Harding director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N. SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Donald R. Hayward director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Daniel R Herzog other: Comptroller 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Cheri B Podzimek other: President of Subsidiary 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
John P Hill officer: Chief Operating Officer 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Charles N Hayssen director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Patrick Goepel director 7050 WINNETKA AVE N, SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Clearfield, Inc. director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Zucherman Stephen L Md director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Reddan John G Jr director 7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Bruce G. Blackey officer: Chief Financial Officer 5480 NATHAN LANE #120, PLYMOUTH MN 55442
Anil K Jain director 4 WEST BAY LANE, NORTH OAKS MN 55127