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Sparton (Sparton) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.84 (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Sparton 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. Sparton's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $88.8 Mil. Sparton's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $105.2 Mil. Sparton's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.84.

Sparton's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 declined from Sep. 2018 (0.92) to Sep. 2018 (0.84)

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. Sparton's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was 98.56.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Sparton's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.93.


Sparton Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

Sparton Annual Data
Trend Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.15 0.17 0.19 0.17 0.18

Sparton Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.92 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Sparton's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Sparton'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.


Sparton's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Sparton 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.

Sparton's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Jun. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2018 )
=( (60.248 + 72.406) / 2 ) / 374.99
=66.327 / 374.99
=0.18

Sparton's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=( (91.23 + 86.295) / 2 ) / 105.248
=88.7625 / 105.248
=0.84

* 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.


Sparton  (NYSE:SPA) 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.

Sparton's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2018 )*Days in Period
=88.7625/82.176*365 / 4
=98.56

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

Sparton's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2018 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=82.176 / 88.7625
=0.93

* 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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Sparton (Sparton) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
425 North Martingale Road, Suite 1000, Schaumburg, IL, USA, 60173
Sparton Corp is a provider of design, development, and manufacturing services for complex electromechanical devices and engineered products. The Company serves the medical & biotechnology, military & aerospace and industrial & commercial markets.
Executives
Joseph J Hartnett director, officer: Interim CEO & President 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Alan Lee Bazaar director 9 BEDFORD ROAD, KATONAH NY 10536
Charles R. Kummeth director 425 MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173-2213
John A. Janitz director 6644 CORNERSTONE LANE, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48306
Michael W Osborne officer: Sr. VP - Corporate Development 105 NORTON STREET NEWARK NY 14513
Cary B Wood director, officer: CEO & President 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Donald W Pearson officer: Sr. VP & CFO 425 N. MARTINGALE ROAD SUITE 2050 SCHAUMBURG IL 60173-2213
Stephanie A Martin officer: Senior Vice President 105 NORTON ST NEWARK NY 14513