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Trina Solar Co (Trina Solar Co) Inventory-to-Revenue : 1.47 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Trina Solar Co 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. Trina Solar Co's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,714 Mil. Trina Solar Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,535 Mil. Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.47.

Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 increased from Dec. 2023 (0.77) to Dec. 2023 (1.47)

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. Trina Solar Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 157.01.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Trina Solar Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.58.


Trina Solar Co Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trina Solar Co'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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Trina Solar Co Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Trina Solar Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.23 0.20 0.22 0.19 0.19

Trina Solar Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.00 0.91 0.85 0.77 1.47

Competitive Comparison of Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Solar subindustry, Trina Solar Co'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.


Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trina Solar Co 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.

Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=( (2684.382 + 3277.756) / 2 ) / 15880.757
=2981.069 / 15880.757
=0.19

Trina Solar Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=( (3277.756 + 4151.221) / 2 ) / 2535.019
=3714.4885 / 2535.019
=1.47

* 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.


Trina Solar Co  (NYSE:TSL) 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.

Trina Solar Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=3714.4885/2158.734*365 / 4
=157.01

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

Trina Solar Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=2158.734 / 3714.4885
=0.58

* 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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Trina Solar Co (Trina Solar Co) Business Description

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Address
No.2 Tianhe Road, Trina PV Industrial Park, Xinbei District, Jiangsu, CHN, 213031
Trina Solar Co Ltd is engaged in manufacturing photovoltaic products, photovoltaic systems and smart energy. The photovoltaic products business includes research and development, manufacture and sales of monocrystalline silicon-based photovoltaic modules; the photovoltaic systems business includes power station business and construction and management of photovoltaic power station projects, among others; smart energy business includes photovoltaic power generation, operation, and management of the photovoltaic power station, research and sales of the smart microgrid and multi-energy systems, and operation of the energy cloud platform, among others.
Executives
Platinum Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LEVEL 8, 7 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 2000 C3 00000