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Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Days Inventory

: 3.62 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Mahanagar Gas's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹366 Mil. Mahanagar Gas's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹9,230 Mil. Hence, Mahanagar Gas's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.62.

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

NSE:MGL' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.41   Med: 4.8   Max: 8.45
Current: 3.36

During the past 12 years, Mahanagar Gas's highest Days Inventory was 8.45. The lowest was 2.41. And the median was 4.80.

NSE:MGL's Days Inventory is ranked better than
86.45% of 465 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 22.67 vs NSE:MGL: 3.36

Mahanagar Gas's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (2.36) to Dec. 2023 (3.62). It might indicate that Mahanagar Gas's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Mahanagar Gas's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.21.

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. Mahanagar Gas's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.


Mahanagar Gas Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mahanagar Gas'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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Mahanagar Gas Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.08 4.47 8.45 4.04 2.41

Mahanagar Gas 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 2.36 2.96 3.66 3.72 3.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Mahanagar Gas'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.


Mahanagar Gas Days Inventory Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Mahanagar Gas's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mahanagar Gas Days Inventory Calculation

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

Mahanagar Gas's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (274.9 + 338.4) / 2 ) / 46363.6*365
=306.65 / 46363.6*365
=2.41

Mahanagar Gas'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
=( (366.2 + 0) / 1 ) / 9230.4*365 / 4
=366.2 / 9230.4*365 / 4
=3.62

* 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.


Mahanagar Gas  (NSE:MGL) 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.

Mahanagar Gas'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.

Mahanagar Gas'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.


Mahanagar Gas Days Inventory Related Terms

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Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Block No. G-33, Bandra-Kurla Complex, MGL House, Bandra (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400051
Mahanagar Gas Ltd is an India-based natural gas distribution company. It distributes natural gas through the City Gas Distribution network of pipelines. It distributes compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in vehicles and piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic household, commercial and industrial use. The company operates under the business segment of the sale of natural gas. Its business operations are principally carried out in India. The company generates revenue by selling natural gas, of which the sale of CNG accounts majorly for the total gas sales revenue.

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