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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.20 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is ERF Wireless 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. ERF Wireless's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.27 Mil. ERF Wireless's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $1.36 Mil. ERF Wireless's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.20.

ERF Wireless's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 increased from Jun. 2014 (0.16) to Jun. 2014 (0.20)

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. ERF Wireless's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was 24.01.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. ERF Wireless's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 3.80.


ERF Wireless Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for ERF Wireless'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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ERF Wireless Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

ERF Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05

ERF Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Inventory-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.19 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.20

Competitive Comparison of ERF Wireless's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ERF Wireless'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.


ERF Wireless's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



ERF Wireless 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.

ERF Wireless's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 )
=( (0.377 + 0.264) / 2 ) / 7.156
=0.3205 / 7.156
=0.04

ERF Wireless's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2014 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2014 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=( (0.262 + 0.269) / 2 ) / 1.362
=0.2655 / 1.362
=0.19

* 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.


ERF Wireless  (OTCPK:ERFB) 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.

ERF Wireless's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2014 )*Days in Period
=0.2655/1.009*365 / 4
=24.01

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

ERF Wireless's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2014 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=1.009 / 0.2655
=3.80

* 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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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Business Description

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Address
13500 Noel Road, Suite 436, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
ERF Wireless Inc provides critical infrastructure wireless broadband communications products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in primarily rural oil and gas exploration. It also provides high-quality broadband services and critical communications services to residential, oil and gas, educational, healthcare, and regional banks in rural areas utilizing. As a total comprehensive solutions provider, the group offers a wide array of critical communications services, including high-speed broadband, voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone and facsimile service, and video security. The business activities generally function in the areas of North America.