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CHS (CHSCM.PFD) Days Inventory : 50.77 (As of Feb. 2019)


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What is CHS Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). CHS's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 was $3,369.61 Mil. CHS's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 was $6,056.13 Mil. Hence, CHS's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 was 50.77.

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

CHSCM.PFD' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.76   Med: 26.09   Max: 131.52
Current: 131.52

During the past 13 years, CHS's highest Days Inventory was 131.52. The lowest was 23.76. And the median was 26.09.

CHSCM.PFD's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 82.17 vs CHSCM.PFD: 131.52

CHS's Days Inventory increased from Feb. 2018 (44.63) to Feb. 2019 (50.77). It might indicate that CHS's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. CHS's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 was 1.80.

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. CHS's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 was 0.52.


CHS Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for CHS'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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CHS Days Inventory Chart

CHS Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.14 29.85 31.19 29.14 31.02

CHS Quarterly Data
May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19
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 44.63 34.45 30.95 33.89 50.77

Competitive Comparison of CHS's Days Inventory

For the Farm Products subindustry, CHS'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.


CHS's Days Inventory Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



CHS Days Inventory Calculation

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

CHS's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Aug. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2018 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Aug. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (2601.604 + 2768.649) / 2 ) / 31589.887*365
=2685.1265 / 31589.887*365
=31.02

CHS's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Feb. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Nov. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2019 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2019 )*Days in Period
=( (3184.449 + 3554.78) / 2 ) / 6056.126*365 / 4
=3369.6145 / 6056.126*365 / 4
=50.77

* 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.


CHS  (NAS:CHSCM.PFD) 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.

CHS's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 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.

CHS's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2019 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.


CHS Days Inventory Related Terms

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CHS (CHSCM.PFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5500 Cenex Drive, Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA, 55077
CHS Inc is an integrated agricultural enterprise, that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers. Its Energy segment produces and provides wholesale distribution of petroleum products and transportation of those products. Its Ag segment, which is the key revenue driver, purchases and processes or resells grains and oilseeds; serves as a wholesaler and retailer of crop inputs; produces and markets ethanol. Its Nitrogen Production segment consists of equity method investment in CF Nitrogen, which entitles to the purchase of up to a specified quantity of granular urea and UAN annually from CF Nitrogen. Maximum revenue is generated from Ag segment.