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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Days Inventory

: 34.02 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Chunghwa Telecom Co's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $471 Mil. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,264 Mil. Hence, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 34.02.

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

CHT' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.56   Med: 37.14   Max: 50.04
Current: 38.76

During the past 13 years, Chunghwa Telecom Co's highest Days Inventory was 50.04. The lowest was 24.56. And the median was 37.14.

CHT's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
75.17% of 298 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 19.14 vs CHT: 38.76

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (36.16) to Dec. 2023 (34.02).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.68.

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. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chunghwa Telecom Co'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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Chunghwa Telecom Co 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 49.64 43.90 38.78 40.81 37.44

Chunghwa Telecom Co 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 36.16 41.17 41.34 41.47 34.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Chunghwa Telecom Co'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.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Days Inventory Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chunghwa Telecom Co's Days Inventory falls into.



Chunghwa Telecom Co Days Inventory Calculation

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

Chunghwa Telecom Co'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
=( (479.44 + 440.107) / 2 ) / 4481.801*365
=459.7735 / 4481.801*365
=37.44

Chunghwa Telecom Co'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
=( (502.628 + 440.107) / 2 ) / 1264.413*365 / 4
=471.3675 / 1264.413*365 / 4
=34.02

* 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.


Chunghwa Telecom Co  (NYSE:CHT) 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.

Chunghwa Telecom Co'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.

Chunghwa Telecom Co'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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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number 21-3 Hsinyi Road, Section 1, Taipei, TWN, 100
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is Taiwan's largest integrated telecom operator, providing fixed-line, wireless, and Internet and data services. The company enjoys a dominant position in all three segments. It has a market share of 35% in mobile, 85% in broadband, and greater than 95% in the fixed-line segment as measured by the number of local fixed-line subscribers. Chunghwa Telecom was privatized in 2005, with the government retaining 36.3% of the firm's ordinary shares.