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Harvard Bioscience (Harvard Bioscience) Days Inventory

: 194.93 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Harvard Bioscience's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.3 Mil. Harvard Bioscience's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.8 Mil. Hence, Harvard Bioscience's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 194.93.

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

HBIO' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 111.7   Med: 170.8   Max: 205.38
Current: 205.38

During the past 13 years, Harvard Bioscience's highest Days Inventory was 205.38. The lowest was 111.70. And the median was 170.80.

HBIO's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
54.83% of 777 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 187.18 vs HBIO: 205.38

Harvard Bioscience's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (190.39) to Dec. 2023 (194.93). It might indicate that Harvard Bioscience's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Harvard Bioscience's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47.

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. Harvard Bioscience's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.90.


Harvard Bioscience Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harvard Bioscience'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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Harvard Bioscience 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 165.94 183.59 177.50 187.75 202.17

Harvard Bioscience 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 190.39 209.12 199.89 222.66 194.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Harvard Bioscience'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.


Harvard Bioscience Days Inventory Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Harvard Bioscience's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Harvard Bioscience Days Inventory Calculation

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

Harvard Bioscience'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
=( (26.439 + 24.716) / 2 ) / 46.179*365
=25.5775 / 46.179*365
=202.17

Harvard Bioscience'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
=( (25.818 + 24.716) / 2 ) / 11.828*365 / 4
=25.267 / 11.828*365 / 4
=194.93

* 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.


Harvard Bioscience  (NAS:HBIO) 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.

Harvard Bioscience'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.

Harvard Bioscience'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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Harvard Bioscience (Harvard Bioscience) Business Description

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84 October Hill Road, Holliston, MA, USA, 01746
Harvard Bioscience Inc is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of technologies, specialized products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Its primary focus is scientific instruments used to advance life science and research. With operations in North America, Europe and china it sells through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world. The product brands of the company include Harvard Apparatus, DSI, Buxco, Biochrom, BTX, Heka, Hugo Sachs, Multichannel Systems MCS GmbH, and Panlab.. The majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
James W Green director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 12525 CHADRON AVENUE, HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Alan I Edrick director 20200 SUNBURST STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311
Jennifer Cote officer: Interim CFO C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Bertrand Loy director C/O ENTEGRIS, INC., 129 CONCORD RD, BILLERICA MA 01821
Thomas W Loewald director 81 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
John F Kennedy director C/O NET PERCEPTIONS INC, 7700 FRANCE AVE. SOUTH, EDINA MN 55435
Katherine A. Eade director C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Susan M. Steele director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST., 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Kenneth Fletcher Olson officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Michael A. Rossi officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Yash Singh officer: Executive Vice President C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Jeffrey Duchemin officer: Chief Executive Officer 14 EASTLAND TERRACE, HAVERHILL MA 01830
Kamalam Unninayar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 480 ARSENAL STREET, SUITE 110, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Robert E. Gagnon officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 133 BOSTON POST ROAD, WESTON MA 02493
George Uveges director C/O MFIC CORPORATION, 30 OSSIPEE ROAD, NEWTON MA 02464

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