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Cognex (Cognex) Days Inventory

: 219.26 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Cognex's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $148.1 Mil. Cognex's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $61.6 Mil. Hence, Cognex's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 219.26.

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

CGNX' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 89.56   Med: 116.45   Max: 219.93
Current: 207.6

During the past 13 years, Cognex's highest Days Inventory was 219.93. The lowest was 89.56. And the median was 116.45.

CGNX's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
81.19% of 2403 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 104.02 vs CGNX: 207.60

Cognex's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (150.87) to Dec. 2023 (219.26). It might indicate that Cognex's sales slowed down.

Warning Sign:

If a company builds up inventory, it may mean it is having difficulties selling its goods.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Cognex's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.42.

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. Cognex's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.75.


Cognex Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cognex'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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Cognex Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 138.06 107.06 114.48 151.29 219.93

Cognex 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 150.87 198.47 183.99 217.87 219.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Cognex'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.


Cognex Days Inventory Distribution

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

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



Cognex Days Inventory Calculation

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

Cognex'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
=( (122.48 + 162.285) / 2 ) / 236.306*365
=142.3825 / 236.306*365
=219.93

Cognex'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
=( (133.866 + 162.285) / 2 ) / 61.626*365 / 4
=148.0755 / 61.626*365 / 4
=219.26

* 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.


Cognex  (NAS:CGNX) 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.

Cognex'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.

Cognex'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.


Cognex Days Inventory Related Terms

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Cognex (Cognex) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Vision Drive, Natick, MA, USA, 01760-2059
Cognex Corp provides machine vision products that help automate manufacturing processes. The firm's products include vision software, vision systems, vision sensors, and ID products. Vision software combines vision tools with a customer's own cameras and peripheral equipment and can help with several vision tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. Vision systems combine a camera, processor, and vision software into a single package. Vision sensors deliver simple, low-cost solutions for common vision applications, such as checking the size of parts. ID products read codes that have been applied to items during the manufacturing process. Cognex generates the largest proportion of its sales in the United States and Europe.
Executives
Angelos Papadimitriou director 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Patrick Alias director
Theodor Krantz director ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Joerg Kuechen officer: Chief Technology Officer 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Paul Todgham officer: SVP, CFO 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Anthony Sun director 2494 SAND HILL RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dianne M Parrotte director 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
John Tseng-chung Lee director 90 INDUSTRIAL WAY, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Carl Gerst officer: EVP, Vision & ID Products 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Marjorie T. Sennett director 950 TOWER LANE, 6TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Jerry A. Schneider director ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Sachin Lawande director HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, 400 ATLANTIC STREET, SUITE 1500, STAMFORD CT 06901
Eugene G Banucci director
Sheila Marie Dipalma officer: SVP, Employee Services 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Robert Willett officer: Executive Vice President C/O COGNEX CORPORATION, ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760-2059

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