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SMC (SMECF) Inventory-to-Revenue : 2.62 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SMC 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. SMC's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,435 Mil. SMC's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,313 Mil. SMC's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.62.

SMC's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 increased from Sep. 2023 (2.51) to Sep. 2023 (2.62)

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. SMC's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 466.07.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. SMC's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.20.


SMC Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMC'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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SMC Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

SMC Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.43 0.44 0.40 0.46

SMC 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 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 1.78 2.03 2.28 2.51 2.62

Competitive Comparison of SMC's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, SMC'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.


SMC's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, SMC's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



SMC 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.

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

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=( (2559.881 + 3131.734) / 2 ) / 6170.473
=2845.8075 / 6170.473
=0.46

SMC'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 )
=( (3322.642 + 3547.775) / 2 ) / 1313.141
=3435.2085 / 1313.141
=2.62

* 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.


SMC  (OTCPK:SMECF) 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.

SMC'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
=3435.2085/672.573*365 / 4
=466.07

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

SMC'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 )
=672.573 / 3435.2085
=0.20

* 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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SMC (SMECF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4-14-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0021
SMC Corp (domiciled in Japan) manufactures automatic control and filtration equipment. Its filters, valves, cylinders, and actuators are sold to customers in various industrial markets, and contribute to automated operations. The company has two reportable business segments: automatic control equipment (majority of total revenues), and others. SMC operates several production facilities, sales offices, and technical development centers to construct various components and streamline the process. Asia accounts for majority of total sales, but the company does utilize offices in the United States, Europe, and other regions of the world. It works to meet the rules and needs of foreign countries to ensure its products can be accepted in differentiated markets.

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