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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co) Days Inventory

: 163.28 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,939 Mil. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,760 Mil. Hence, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 163.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

SHECF' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 104.09   Med: 114.25   Max: 167.93
Current: 167.93

During the past 13 years, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's highest Days Inventory was 167.93. The lowest was 104.09. And the median was 114.25.

SHECF's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
84.59% of 1493 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 83.51 vs SHECF: 167.93

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (126.60) to Dec. 2023 (163.28). It might indicate that Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56.

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. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.13.


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shin-Etsu Chemical 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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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co 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 109.70 126.53 140.57 128.86 137.31

Shin-Etsu Chemical 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 126.60 151.32 181.42 186.83 163.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Shin-Etsu Chemical 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.


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Days Inventory Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Days Inventory falls into.



Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Days Inventory Calculation

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

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co'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
=( (3825.847 + 5150.792) / 2 ) / 11930.762*365
=4488.3195 / 11930.762*365
=137.31

Shin-Etsu Chemical 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
=( (4867.828 + 5010.31) / 2 ) / 2760.167*365 / 4
=4939.069 / 2760.167*365 / 4
=163.28

* 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.


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co  (OTCPK:SHECF) 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.

Shin-Etsu Chemical 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.

Shin-Etsu Chemical 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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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co) Business Description

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Address
6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0004
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in chemical business. The company operates in six business segments namely Poly Vinyl Chloride, Specialty Chemicals, Silicon, Semiconductor Silicon, Electronic and Functional Materials and Diversified business. It derives majority of revenue through Poly Vinyl Chloride segment which manufactures and sells vinyl chloride, caustic soda products, chloromethane and methanol. The group is also involved in manufacturing and selling of various other chemical products such as Polyvinyl alcohol, Synthetic pheromones, Rare-earth magnets for electronics industry and general applications, Photoresists, Photomask blanks and others. Geographically, it operates from the market of Japan and its business is amplifying across the globe.

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