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Multi-Color (Multi-Color) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.33 (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Multi-Color 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. Multi-Color's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $143 Mil. Multi-Color's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was $438 Mil. Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 0.33.

Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 declined from Dec. 2018 (0.35) to Dec. 2018 (0.33)

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. Multi-Color's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was 36.69.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Multi-Color's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 2.49.


Multi-Color Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Multi-Color'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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Multi-Color Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Multi-Color Annual Data
Trend Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.09

Multi-Color Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
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 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.35 0.33

Competitive Comparison of Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Multi-Color'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.


Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Multi-Color 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.

Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Mar. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2019 )
=( (167.95 + 144.235) / 2 ) / 1725.554
=156.0925 / 1725.554
=0.09

Multi-Color's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=( (141.819 + 144.235) / 2 ) / 437.506
=143.027 / 437.506
=0.33

* 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.


Multi-Color  (NAS:LABL) 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.

Multi-Color's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2019 )*Days in Period
=143.027/355.762*365 / 4
=36.69

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

Multi-Color's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2019 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=355.762 / 143.027
=2.49

* 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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Multi-Color (Multi-Color) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4053 Clough Woods Drive, Batavia, OH, USA, 45103
Multi-Color Corporation is an America-based company that provide label solutions. The company's products include pressure-sensitive labels, in-mold labels, heat-transfer labels, glue-applied labels, glue-applied labels, shrink sleeve labels and graphic services. These products and services primarily aim to fulfill customers' packaging needs. Customers of the company include a wide array of makers of consumer products, personal care products, wine & spirit and specialty consumer products from America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Southeast Asia and others. America is the biggest market for the company, accounting for over half of its revenue.
Executives
Michael W Ranger 10 percent owner C/O TXU CORP, 1601 BRYAN ST, DALLAS TX 75201
Robert R Buck director C/O BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC., 505 HUNTMAR PARK DRIVE SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Robert Kuhn director C/O APTARGROUP 475 W. TERRA COTTA AVENUE, SUITE E, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Andrew H Rush 10 percent owner C/O DIAMOND CASTLE HOLDINGS, LLC, 280 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR, EAST TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10017
Matthew M Walsh director ALLERGAN, 5 GIRALDA FARMS, MADISON NJ 07940
Lorrence T Kellar director C/O LOEHMANNS INC, 2500 HALSEY STREET, BRONX NY 10461
Lee A. Wright director C/O DIAMOND CASTLE HOLDINGS, LLC, 280 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR, EAST TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10017
James H Reynolds officer: Chief Accounting Officer 201 E FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202