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F5 (FFIV) Days Inventory

: 23.99 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). F5's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $36 Mil. F5's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $136 Mil. Hence, F5's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for F5's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

FFIV' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.49   Med: 31.27   Max: 36.68
Current: 28.93

During the past 13 years, F5's highest Days Inventory was 36.68. The lowest was 18.49. And the median was 31.27.

FFIV's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
57.76% of 1565 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 19.53 vs FFIV: 28.93

F5's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (37.55) to Dec. 2023 (23.99).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. F5's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.80.

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. F5's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.05.


F5 Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for F5'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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F5 Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.25 27.87 18.49 30.58 32.06

F5 Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.55 32.23 31.19 26.53 23.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, F5'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.


F5 Days Inventory Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, F5's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where F5's Days Inventory falls into.



F5 Days Inventory Calculation

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

F5'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
=( (68.365 + 35.874) / 2 ) / 593.308*365
=52.1195 / 593.308*365
=32.06

F5's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (35.874 + 35.84) / 2 ) / 136.389*365 / 4
=35.857 / 136.389*365 / 4
=23.99

* 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.


F5  (NAS:FFIV) 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.

F5's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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.

F5's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 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.


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F5 (FFIV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98104
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.
Executives
Francis J. Pelzer officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 18400 NE UNION HILL RD., REDMOND WA 98052
Scot Frazier Rogers officer: Interim General Counsel C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Chad Michael Whalen officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Alan Higginson director
Francois Locoh-donou director, officer: President, CEO & Director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Thomas Dean Fountain officer: EVP and Chief Strategy Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Tami A. Erwin director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ana Maria White officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Michael L Dreyer director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Mika Yamamoto officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Geng Lin officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Marianne Budnik director C/O ACME PACKET, INC., 100 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Phillips James Malcolm Jr director C/O F5, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Michael F Montoya director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Deborah L Bevier director PO BOX 91258, BELLEVUE WA 98009