MP Materials (MP Materials) Days Inventory : 172.17 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is MP Materials Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). MP Materials's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $101.8 Mil. MP Materials's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $54.0 Mil. Hence, MP Materials's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 172.17.

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

MP' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 124.02 Med: 142.74 Max: 187.8
Current: 176.19

During the past 5 years, MP Materials's highest Days Inventory was 187.80. The lowest was 124.02. And the median was 142.74.

MP's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
81.39% of 661 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 88.64 vs MP: 176.19

MP Materials's Days Inventory increased from Mar. 2023 (168.40) to Mar. 2024 (172.17). It might indicate that MP Materials's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. MP Materials's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.53.

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. MP Materials's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.09.

MP Materials Days Inventory Historical Data

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

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MP Materials Days Inventory Chart

MP Materials Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Inventory

124.02

142.74

128.69

158.85

187.80

MP Materials Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial													168.40	169.38	169.73	186.31	172.17

Competitive Comparison of MP Materials's Days Inventory

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, MP Materials'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.

MP Materials's Days Inventory Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, MP Materials's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

MP Materials Days Inventory Calculation

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

MP Materials'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
=	( (57.554	+	95.182)	/	2 )	/	148.423	*	365
=	76.368					/	148.423	*	365
=	187.80

MP Materials's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (95.182	+	108.509)	/	2 )	/	53.979	*	365 / 4
=	101.8455					/	53.979	*	365 / 4
=	172.17

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) 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.

MP Materials's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	53.979	/	101.8455
	=	0.53

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.

MP Materials's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	101.8455	/	48.684
	=	2.09

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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MP Materials (MP Materials) Business Description

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1700 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 8th Floor, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89135

Website

https://www.mpmaterials.com

MP Materials Corp is the largest producer of rare earth materials in the Western Hemisphere. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility, the only rare earth mining and processing site ofscale in North America.

Executives

Michael Stuart Rosenthal	officer: Chief Operating Officer	1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
James H. Litinsky	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O MP MATERIALS CORP., 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Llc	other: See Remarks	1500 N. HALSTED ST., SUITE 200, CHICAGO IL 60642
Arnold W Donald	director	C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION, 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Daniel Allen Gold	director	6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Qvt Financial Lp	director, 10 percent owner, other: Director by Deputization	888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10106
Ryan Corbett	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Duckworth Connie K	director	EIGHT WINGS ENTERPRISES, 77 STONE AGTE LANE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Andrew A. Mcknight	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	ONE MARKET PLAZA, SPEAR TOWER 42ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123
Elliot Dean Hoops	officer: General Counsel and Secretary	1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Holdings Two Llc	other: See Remarks	1500 N. HALSTED ST.,, SUITE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60642
Richard B Myers	director	C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Randall J Weisenburger	director	C/O WASSERSTEIN PERELLA GROUP, 31 WEST 52ND ST 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Maryanne Lavan	director	6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheila Bangalore	officer: CSO and General Counsel	6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119