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GMS (GMS) Days Inventory : 58.95 (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is GMS Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). GMS's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $593 Mil. GMS's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $918 Mil. Hence, GMS's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was 58.95.

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

GMS' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 42.8   Med: 51.08   Max: 57.14
Current: 57.14

During the past 13 years, GMS's highest Days Inventory was 57.14. The lowest was 42.80. And the median was 51.08.

GMS's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
53.07% of 1451 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 50.03 vs GMS: 57.14

GMS's Days Inventory increased from Apr. 2024 (55.19) to Apr. 2025 (58.95). It might indicate that GMS's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. GMS's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was 1.55.

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. GMS's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was 0.44.


GMS Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for GMS'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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GMS Days Inventory Chart

GMS Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 53.61 52.66 57.05 56.62 56.17

GMS Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
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 55.19 54.38 54.30 62.77 58.95

Competitive Comparison of GMS's Days Inventory

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, GMS'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.


GMS's Days Inventory Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, GMS's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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


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GMS Days Inventory Calculation

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

GMS's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Apr. 2025 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Apr. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (A: Apr. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Apr. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (580.83 + 586.191) / 2 ) / 3791.714*365
=583.5105 / 3791.714*365
=56.17

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

Days Inventory (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2025 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Apr. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Apr. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (599.284 + 586.191) / 2 ) / 917.552*365 / 4
=592.7375 / 917.552*365 / 4
=58.95

* 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.


GMS  (NYSE:GMS) 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.

GMS's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 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.

GMS's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 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.


GMS Days Inventory Related Terms

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GMS Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 800, Tucker, GA, USA, 30084
GMS Inc is a distributor of specialty building products including wallboard, suspended ceiling systems, ceilings, steel framing, and other complementary building products. The company serves its products to commercial new construction, commercial repair and remodel, residential new construction, and residential repair and remodel (R&R). Its geographical segment is Central, Midwest, New York, Northeast, Southern, Southeast, Southwest, Western and Canada, and Ames. The company generates maximum revenue from Wallboard products.
Executives
Turner John C Jr officer: President 1009 WIMBERLY COURT, ALLEN TX 75013-1195
Theron I Gilliam director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
George T Hendren officer: Chief Operating Officer 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Craig D Apolinsky officer: VP, GC & Corporate Secretary GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
J David Smith director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
John J Gavin director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
William Forrest Bell officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1001 SUMMIT BLVD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Scott M Deakin officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer 123 MAIN STREET, BRISTOL CT 06011-2185
Coliseum Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Peter C Browning director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Leigh R Dobbs officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Coliseum Capital Co-invest Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Adam Gray 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Christopher S Shackelton 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Coliseum Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853