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Post Holdings (Post Holdings) Days Inventory

: 52.87 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Post Holdings's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $807 Mil. Post Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,393 Mil. Hence, Post Holdings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 52.87.

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

POST' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 42.7   Med: 50.36   Max: 65.98
Current: 48.9

During the past 13 years, Post Holdings's highest Days Inventory was 65.98. The lowest was 42.70. And the median was 50.36.

POST's Days Inventory is ranked better than
76.76% of 1786 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 82.33 vs POST: 48.90

Post Holdings's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (45.40) to Dec. 2023 (52.87). It might indicate that Post Holdings's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Post Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.73.

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. Post Holdings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.41.


Post Holdings Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Post Holdings'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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Post Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 49.93 65.98 55.28 42.70 47.83

Post Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 45.40 45.05 46.16 51.36 52.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Post Holdings'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.


Post Holdings Days Inventory Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Post Holdings's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Post Holdings Days Inventory Calculation

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

Post Holdings's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (549.1 + 789.9) / 2 ) / 5109.3*365
=669.5 / 5109.3*365
=47.83

Post Holdings'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
=( (789.9 + 824.8) / 2 ) / 1393.3*365 / 4
=807.35 / 1393.3*365 / 4
=52.87

* 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.


Post Holdings  (NYSE:POST) 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.

Post Holdings'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.

Post Holdings'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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Post Holdings (Post Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2503 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63144
Post Holdings Inc is an consumer packaged goods holding company. It operates in Post Consumer Brands which Includes branded and private label ready-to-eat cereals, Weetabix it Includes the businesses of Weetabix Limited, which Post acquired in July 2017 and which produces and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal, hot cereals and other cereal-based food products, Foodservice which Includes primarily egg and potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels from the businesses of MFI Holding Corporation, lastly Refrigerated Retail segment Provides refrigerated retail products, inclusive of side dishes, eggs and egg products, sausage, cheese and other dairy and refrigerated products.
Executives
Ellen F Harshman director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Dorothy M Burwell director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63021
Bradly A Harper officer: SVP, CHIEF ACCTING OFFICER C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Thomas C Erb director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Nicolas Catoggio officer: PRES & CEO, PCB C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
David P Skarie director RALCORP HOLDINGS INC, 800 MARKET STREET STE 2900, ST LOUIS MO 63101
Diedre J Gray officer: SVP, GEN. COUNSEL & SEC'Y C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Matthew J Mainer officer: SVP, CFO & TREASURER C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Robert E Grote director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Gregory L Curl director
Jennifer Kuperman Johnson director C/O BELLRING BRANDS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Mark W Westphal officer: PRES., MICHAEL FOODS C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
David W Kemper director PO BOX 419248, KANSAS CITY MO 64141-6248
Jay W Brown director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Robert V Vitale officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144