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PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) Days Inventory : 77.71 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is PZ Cussons Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). PZ Cussons's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £102.2 Mil. PZ Cussons's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £240.0 Mil. Hence, PZ Cussons's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 77.71.

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

LSE:PZC' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 96.35   Med: 114.07   Max: 132.25
Current: 96.35

During the past 13 years, PZ Cussons's highest Days Inventory was 132.25. The lowest was 96.35. And the median was 114.07.

LSE:PZC's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
58.15% of 1785 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 82.17 vs LSE:PZC: 96.35

PZ Cussons's Days Inventory declined from Nov. 2022 (102.72) to Nov. 2023 (77.71).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. PZ Cussons's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 2.35.

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. PZ Cussons's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.37.


PZ Cussons Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for PZ Cussons'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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PZ Cussons Days Inventory Chart

PZ Cussons Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 132.25 119.83 97.48 101.37 102.78

PZ Cussons Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 105.16 105.31 102.72 121.30 77.71

Competitive Comparison of PZ Cussons's Days Inventory

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PZ Cussons'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.


PZ Cussons's Days Inventory Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PZ Cussons's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



PZ Cussons Days Inventory Calculation

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

PZ Cussons's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: May. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: May. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: May. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: May. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (111.8 + 112.9) / 2 ) / 399*365
=112.35 / 399*365
=102.78

PZ Cussons's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: May. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Nov. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Nov. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (112.9 + 91.5) / 2 ) / 240*365 / 2
=102.2 / 240*365 / 2
=77.71

* 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.


PZ Cussons  (LSE:PZC) 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.

PZ Cussons's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Nov. 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.

PZ Cussons's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 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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PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Manchester Business Park, 3500 Aviator Way, Manchester, GBR, M22 5TG
PZ Cussons PLC is a household and personal-care company. Its main business categories are personal care and beauty, home care, food and nutrition, and electricals. Its key geographies are Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya); Europe (the UK, Poland, and Greece); Asia (Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia); and the US The personal care and beauty segment offers shower gels, soaps, and haircare products under brands like Cussons Baby and Carex. Thu home care division offers dishwashers and laundry detergents under the Zip, Radiant, and Morning Fresh brands. The food and nutrition division provides organic yogurts, olive oil, and baby food under the Minerva and Rafferty's Garden brands. The electrical division offers electrical household items such as audiovisual products and air conditioners.

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