Syngenta AG (Syngenta AG) Days Inventory : 216.65 (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is Syngenta AG Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Syngenta AG's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was $4,216 Mil. Syngenta AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was $3,551 Mil. Hence, Syngenta AG's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was 216.65.

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

SYT's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 108.6
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Syngenta AG's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2017 (241.53) to Dec. 2018 (216.65).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Syngenta AG's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.84.

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. Syngenta AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.67.

Syngenta AG Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Syngenta AG's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Syngenta AG Days Inventory Chart

Syngenta AG Annual Data

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Days Inventory

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232.51

238.58

230.80

226.56

212.00

Syngenta AG Semi-Annual Data
	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															243.41	203.17	241.53	202.99	216.65

Competitive Comparison of Syngenta AG's Days Inventory

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Syngenta AG's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Syngenta AG's Days Inventory Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Syngenta AG's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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Syngenta AG Days Inventory Calculation

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

Syngenta AG's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2018 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2018 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (4174	+	4292)	/	2 )	/	7288	*	365
=	4233					/	7288	*	365
=	212.00

Syngenta AG's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2018 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2018 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2018 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (4139	+	4292)	/	2 )	/	3551	*	365 / 2
=	4215.5					/	3551	*	365 / 2
=	216.65

Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) 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.

Syngenta AG's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	3551	/	4215.5
	=	0.84

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.

Syngenta AG's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	4215.5	/	6274
	=	0.67

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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Formed in 2000 from spin-offs of Novartis' crop-protection and seeds business and AstraZeneca's agrochemical business, Syngenta is a global producer of crop chemicals and seeds. The Swiss company is a leading manufacturer of crop-protection products, making multiple herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides used on a wide variety of crops. Syngenta's seeds business trails rivals, but the company is investing heavily in research and development in an effort to close the technology gap in genetically modified seeds.