Buffalo Wild Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings) Days Inventory

: 3.44 (As of Sep. 2017)

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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Buffalo Wild Wings's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $15 Mil. Buffalo Wild Wings's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $394 Mil. Hence, Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 3.44.

The historical rank and industry rank for Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

BWLD's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 15.47
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2016 (3.23) to Sep. 2017 (3.44). It might indicate that Buffalo Wild Wings's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Buffalo Wild Wings's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 26.50.

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. Buffalo Wild Wings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.03.

Buffalo Wild Wings Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory 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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Buffalo Wild Wings Annual Data

Trend

Dec07

Dec08

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Days Inventory

3.27

3.40

3.56

3.74

Buffalo Wild Wings Quarterly Data
	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17
Days Inventory																3.23	3.44	3.36	3.34	3.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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.

Buffalo Wild Wings Days Inventory Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory falls into.

Buffalo Wild Wings Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2016 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (15.351	+	16.532)	/	2 )	/	1557.68	*	365
=	15.9415					/	1557.68	*	365
=	3.74

Buffalo Wild Wings's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (15.08	+	14.688)	/	2 )	/	394.482	*	365 / 4
=	14.884					/	394.482	*	365 / 4
=	3.44

Buffalo Wild Wings (NAS:BWLD) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

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

Buffalo Wild Wings's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	394.482	/	14.884
	=	26.50

2. 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.

Buffalo Wild Wings's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	14.884	/	496.7
	=	0.03

Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.

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Buffalo Wild Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings) Business Description

Industry

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Address

Website

http://www.buffalowildwings.com

Buffalo Wild Wings operates and franchises restaurants under the names Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and PizzaRev. The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, which provide the vast majority of company revenue, have sports-bar atmospheres and feature Buffalo-style chicken wings. The restaurants are designed for group gatherings and feature projection screens and dozens of televisions. About half of the company's restaurants are franchised. The company has a centralized supply chain that serves all company-owned and franchised restaurants. The majority of its restaurants are in the United States, but the company has a small presence in Canada and Mexico and is expanding to the Middle East and Asia.

Executives

Richard Mcguire	director	FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Alexander H Ware	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4000 DAIN RAUSCHER PLAZA, 60 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Andre J Fernandez	director	333 WEST STATE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Harmit J Singh	director	71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Cindy L Davis	director	2635 SW GRENWOLDE PLACE, PORTLAND OR 97201
Andrew D. Block	officer: SVP-Talent Management	5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Lawton Iii Harry A	director	C/O EBAY INC., 2065, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Marcato Capital Management Llc	director	FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd.	director	C/O OGIER FIDUCIARY SERVICES (CAYMAN)LTD, 89 NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9007
Janice L Fields	director	800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS MO 63167
Scott Bergren	director	1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Sally J Smith	officer: CEO & President	5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Sam Brian Rovit	director	KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Michael P Johnson	director	2431 EAST 61ST STREET, TULSA OK 74136
Mary J Twinem	officer: Exec VP, CFO & Treasurer	5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416