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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Days Inventory : 191.61 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Optical Cable Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Optical Cable's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $23.39 Mil. Optical Cable's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $11.14 Mil. Hence, Optical Cable's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 191.61.

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

OCC' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 104.27   Med: 133.79   Max: 173.54
Current: 173.54

During the past 13 years, Optical Cable's highest Days Inventory was 173.54. The lowest was 104.27. And the median was 133.79.

OCC's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
74.98% of 2406 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 103.87 vs OCC: 173.54

Optical Cable's Days Inventory increased from Jan. 2023 (161.74) to Jan. 2024 (191.61). It might indicate that Optical Cable's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Optical Cable's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.48.

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. Optical Cable's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.57.


Optical Cable Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Optical Cable'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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Optical Cable Days Inventory Chart

Optical Cable Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 122.44 155.94 142.23 134.31 158.08

Optical Cable Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 161.74 161.22 185.38 165.18 191.61

Competitive Comparison of Optical Cable's Days Inventory

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable'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.


Optical Cable's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Optical Cable Days Inventory Calculation

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

Optical Cable's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Oct. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Oct. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (19.439 + 23.766) / 2 ) / 49.88*365
=21.6025 / 49.88*365
=158.08

Optical Cable's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (23.766 + 23.023) / 2 ) / 11.141*365 / 4
=23.3945 / 11.141*365 / 4
=191.61

* 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.


Optical Cable  (NAS:OCC) 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.

Optical Cable's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 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.

Optical Cable's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 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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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24019
Optical Cable Corp manufactures tight-buffered fiber optic & copper data communication cables, data communication connectivity solutions for enterprise markets, and customized solutions for specialty use & harsh environments. Its products and services include designs and customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, cabling, connectors, patch cords, assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, faceplates, and multi-media boxes. The company supplies its products and services to industries such as the military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, broadcast, oil & gas, and others.
Executives
Randall H Frazier director
Wilkin Neil D Jr director, officer: President and CFO
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Nygren John A Jr director 567 SEAFORD LANE, MATHEWS VA 23109
Craig H Weber director
William Russell Reynolds officer: SR VP OF SALES 106 DISTANT VIEW DRIVE, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Tracy G Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer
Luke J Huybrechts director, officer: SVP Sales
Charles W Carson officer: SVP Marketing & Strategy
Ted W Leonard officer: VP Sales - USA
John M Holland director