MKS (MKSI) Days Inventory : 165.72 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is MKS Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). MKS's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $894 Mil. MKS's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $492 Mil. Hence, MKS's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 165.72.

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

MKSI' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 107.17 Med: 131.32 Max: 183.08
Current: 176.54

During the past 13 years, MKS's highest Days Inventory was 183.08. The lowest was 107.17. And the median was 131.32.

MKSI's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
75.8% of 2380 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 97.475 vs MKSI: 176.54

MKS's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2024 (197.61) to Mar. 2025 (165.72).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. MKS's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.55.

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. MKS's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.95.

MKS Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for MKS's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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MKS Days Inventory Chart

MKS Annual Data

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Dec16

Dec17

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dec24

Days Inventory

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137.27

125.36

141.80

181.39

183.08

MKS Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															197.61	186.11	184.66	169.64	165.72

Competitive Comparison of MKS's Days Inventory

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, MKS's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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MKS's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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MKS Days Inventory Calculation

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

MKS's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (991	+	893)	/	2 )	/	1878	*	365
=	942					/	1878	*	365
=	183.08

MKS's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (893	+	894)	/	2 )	/	492	*	365 / 4
=	893.5					/	492	*	365 / 4
=	165.72

MKS (NAS:MKSI) 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.

MKS's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	492	/	893.5
	=	0.55

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.

MKS's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	893.5	/	936
	=	0.95

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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MKS Business Description

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Address

2 Tech Drive, Suite 201, Andover, MA, USA, 01810

Website

https://www.mksinst.com

MKS Inc formerly, MKS Instruments Inc is engaged in providing instruments, subsystems, and process control systems used to measure, monitor, deliver, and control parameters of manufacturing processes. The company's product portfolio includes instruments, components, and systems required in manufacturing products such as flat panel displays, medical devices, and electronic materials, among others, used in industrial technologies, semiconductors, life and health sciences, and research and defense markets. The company organizes itself into three reportable business segments: Vacuum Solutions, Photonics Solutions, and Materials Solutions. The Vacuum Solutions segment contributes the majority of the company's revenue.

Executives

Elizabeth Mora	director	C/O MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 2 TECH DRIVE, SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA 01810
Jacqueline F Moloney	director	222 MERRIMACK STREET, LOWELL MA 01852
Gerard G Colella	officer: VP Global Business Operations	6 SHATTUCK RD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Kathleen Flaherty Burke	officer: Sr. VP, GC & Secretary	MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 2 TECH DRIVE, SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA 01810
Seth H Bagshaw	officer: Vice President, CFO
David Philip Henry	officer: SVP, Corp Mkt, PMO & Glob Svc	MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 2 TECH DRIVE, SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA 01810
Cap Iv, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Cap Iv General Partner, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Carlyle Asia Partners Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 220, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Carlyle Partners Vi Cayman Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD., GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9008
Carlyle Group Inc.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Geoffrey Wild	director	108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Tc Group Vi Cayman, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD., GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9008
Cg Subsidiary Holdings L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Vi Cayman, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004