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Diploma (Diploma) Days Inventory : 58.18 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Diploma Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Diploma's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $275 Mil. Diploma's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $863 Mil. Hence, Diploma's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 58.18.

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

DPLMF' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 75.06   Med: 91.51   Max: 107.8
Current: 79.72

During the past 13 years, Diploma's highest Days Inventory was 107.80. The lowest was 75.06. And the median was 91.51.

DPLMF's Days Inventory is ranked better than
55.94% of 143 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 88.3 vs DPLMF: 79.72

Diploma's Days Inventory declined from Sep. 2022 (60.20) to Sep. 2023 (58.18).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Diploma's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 3.14.

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. Diploma's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.36.


Diploma Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diploma'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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Diploma Days Inventory Chart

Diploma Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 99.81 105.38 85.82 81.31 77.46

Diploma Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Days Inventory 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 89.33 114.47 60.20 119.75 58.18

Competitive Comparison of Diploma's Days Inventory

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Diploma'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.


Diploma's Days Inventory Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Diploma's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Diploma's Days Inventory falls into.



Diploma Days Inventory Calculation

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

Diploma's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (246.206 + 287.995) / 2 ) / 1258.664*365
=267.1005 / 1258.664*365
=77.46

Diploma's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (262.5 + 287.995) / 2 ) / 863.367*365 / 2
=275.2475 / 863.367*365 / 2
=58.18

* 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.


Diploma  (OTCPK:DPLMF) 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.

Diploma's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

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.

Diploma's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.


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.


Diploma Days Inventory Related Terms

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Diploma (Diploma) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10-11 Charterhouse Square, London, GBR, EC1M 6EE
Diploma PLC is a group of businesses supplying specialised technical products and services to various industries. The company offers consumables, instrumentation, and related services to the healthcare and environmental industries; seals, gaskets, filters, cylinders, components, and kits for heavy mobile machinery and industrial equipment; and specialised wiring, connectors, fasteners, and control devices for various applications. It operates in segments such as Wire & Cable (UK), Industrial Automation, Specialty Adhesives, Windy City Wire, Interconnect and Specialty Fasteners. The company operates in North America, Continental Europe, UK and Australia, out of which North America generates maximum revenue.

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