Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Days Inventory

: 56.11 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Kimberly-Clark's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,988 Mil. Kimberly-Clark's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,233 Mil. Hence, Kimberly-Clark's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 56.11.

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

KMB' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 51.02 Med: 56.33 Max: 58.95
Current: 57.73

During the past 13 years, Kimberly-Clark's highest Days Inventory was 58.95. The lowest was 51.02. And the median was 56.33.

KMB's Days Inventory is ranked better than
68.52% of 1782 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 82.33 vs KMB: 57.73

Kimberly-Clark's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (62.21) to Dec. 2023 (56.11).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Kimberly-Clark's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.63.

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. Kimberly-Clark's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.40.

Kimberly-Clark Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Kimberly-Clark Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Inventory

52.96

54.71

56.19

58.95

57.53

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Inventory																62.21	59.09	58.35	57.47	56.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark'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.

Kimberly-Clark Days Inventory Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kimberly-Clark's Days Inventory falls into.

Kimberly-Clark Days Inventory Calculation

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

Kimberly-Clark's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2269	+	1955)	/	2 )	/	13399	*	365
=	2112					/	13399	*	365
=	57.53

Kimberly-Clark'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
=	( (2021	+	1955)	/	2 )	/	3233	*	365 / 4
=	1988					/	3233	*	365 / 4
=	56.11

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) 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.

Kimberly-Clark's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	3233	/	1988
	=	1.63

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.

Kimberly-Clark's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	1988	/	4970
	=	0.40

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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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

KMB:Mexico KMY:Germany KMY:Germany KMY:Germany KMBB34:Brazil KMBC:Austria KMB:Argentina

Address

P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100

Website

https://www.kimberly-clark.com

With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.

Executives

Jeffrey P. Melucci	officer: SVP - General Counsel	351 PHELPS DRIVE, IRVING TX 75038
Zackery A Hicks	officer: Chief Digital & Technology Off	C/O SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED, 375 GHENT ROAD, AKRON OH 44333
Deeptha Khanna	director	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sandra R Karrmann	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Doug Cunningham	officer: President, EMEA	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Andrew Drexler	officer: Vice President and Controller	C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Michael D. Hsu	officer: Group Pres., NACP	C/O KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60048
Tristram Wilkinson	officer: President, EMEA	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Tamera Fenske	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sylvia M Mathews	director	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Nelson Urdaneta	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Todd Maclin	director	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Ehab Abou-oaf	officer: President KCP	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Deirdre Mahlan	director	1201 DOWDELL LANE, SAINT HELENA CA 94574
Jaime A Ramirez	director	1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053