Oesterreichische Post AG (WBO:POST) Days Inventory

: 2.94 (As of Dec. 2022)

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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Oesterreichische Post AG's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was €21 Mil. Oesterreichische Post AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was €650 Mil. Hence, Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was 2.94.

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

WBO:POST' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.75 Med: 3.07 Max: 4.59
Current: 3.21

During the past 13 years, Oesterreichische Post AG's highest Days Inventory was 4.59. The lowest was 2.75. And the median was 3.07.

WBO:POST's Days Inventory is ranked better than
76.67% of 763 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 11.22 vs WBO:POST: 3.21

Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2021 (2.49) to Dec. 2022 (2.94). It might indicate that Oesterreichische Post AG's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Oesterreichische Post AG's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was 31.04.

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. Oesterreichische Post AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.03.

Oesterreichische Post AG Days Inventory Historical Data

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

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Oesterreichische Post AG Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Days Inventory

4.37

3.47

2.93

2.75

3.18

Oesterreichische Post AG Quarterly Data
	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22
Days Inventory																2.49	3.09	3.31	3.61	2.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Annual Data Quarterly Data

Oesterreichische Post AG Days Inventory Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Days Inventory's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Oesterreichische Post AG Days Inventory Calculation

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

Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2022 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2021 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2022 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (16.4	+	21.2)	/	2 )	/	2159.6	*	365
=	18.8					/	2159.6	*	365
=	3.18

Oesterreichische Post AG's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2022 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2022 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (20.7	+	21.2)	/	2 )	/	650.3	*	365 / 4
=	20.95					/	650.3	*	365 / 4
=	2.94

Oesterreichische Post AG (WBO: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.

Oesterreichische Post AG's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	650.3	/	20.95
	=	31.04

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.

Oesterreichische Post AG's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	20.95	/	706.2
	=	0.03

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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Oesterreichische Post AG (WBO:POST) Business Description

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Address

Rochusplatz 1, Vienna, AUT, 1030

Website

https://www.post.at

Oesterreichische Post AG is an Austrian logistics and mail and parcel delivery company. The company delivers mail and advertising products in the form of leaflets, print media, and parcels in Austria. Oesterreichische Post operates one of the largest customer-facing networks in the country, offering its logistic services as well as other associated products such as banking and telecommunication. Next to its operations in Austria, the company operates subsidiaries in other European countries in the parcel and logistics industry.

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