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Empire Co (TSX:EMP.A) Days Inventory : 29.31 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Empire Co Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Empire Co's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$1,769 Mil. Empire Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$5,507 Mil. Hence, Empire Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 29.31.

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

TSX:EMP.A' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.92   Med: 25.85   Max: 28.26
Current: 28.26

During the past 13 years, Empire Co's highest Days Inventory was 28.26. The lowest was 24.92. And the median was 25.85.

TSX:EMP.A's Days Inventory is ranked better than
62.17% of 304 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 36.455 vs TSX:EMP.A: 28.26

Empire Co's Days Inventory increased from Jan. 2023 (28.46) to Jan. 2024 (29.31). It might indicate that Empire Co's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Empire Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.11.

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. Empire Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.24.


Empire Co Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire 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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Empire Co Days Inventory Chart

Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.79 26.81 25.90 25.07 26.83

Empire Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 28.46 29.08 26.77 28.39 29.31

Competitive Comparison of Empire Co's Days Inventory

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire 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.


Empire Co's Days Inventory Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Empire Co's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Empire Co Days Inventory Calculation

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

Empire Co's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Apr. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Apr. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Apr. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Apr. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (1591.5 + 1743.3) / 2 ) / 22685.4*365
=1667.4 / 22685.4*365
=26.83

Empire Co's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1798.7 + 1738.9) / 2 ) / 5507.1*365 / 4
=1768.8 / 5507.1*365 / 4
=29.31

* 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.


Empire Co  (TSX:EMP.A) 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.

Empire Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 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.

Empire Co's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 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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Empire Co (TSX:EMP.A) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0
Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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