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Solvay (XBRU:SOLB) Days Inventory : 58.19 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Solvay Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Solvay's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €632 Mil. Solvay's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €991 Mil. Hence, Solvay's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 58.19.

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

XBRU:SOLB' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 56.94   Med: 72.91   Max: 108.16
Current: 56.94

During the past 13 years, Solvay's highest Days Inventory was 108.16. The lowest was 56.94. And the median was 72.91.

XBRU:SOLB's Days Inventory is ranked better than
69.42% of 1514 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 80.715 vs XBRU:SOLB: 56.94

Solvay's Days Inventory increased from Mar. 2024 (57.90) to Mar. 2025 (58.19). It might indicate that Solvay's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Solvay's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.57.

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. Solvay's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.51.


Solvay Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solvay'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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Solvay Days Inventory Chart

Solvay Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 71.61 64.05 107.32 108.16 57.95

Solvay Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 57.90 54.63 56.10 57.07 58.19

Competitive Comparison of Solvay's Days Inventory

For the Chemicals subindustry, Solvay'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.


Solvay's Days Inventory Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Solvay's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Solvay Days Inventory Calculation

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

Solvay's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (642 + 623) / 2 ) / 3984*365
=632.5 / 3984*365
=57.95

Solvay's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (623 + 641) / 2 ) / 991*365 / 4
=632 / 991*365 / 4
=58.19

* 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.


Solvay  (XBRU:SOLB) 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.

Solvay's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 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.

Solvay's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 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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Solvay Business Description

Address
Rue De Ransbeek, 310, Brussels, BEL, B-1120
Solvay SA is a Belgium-based producer of chemicals, plastics, and composites. Their five major businesses include soda ash, peroxides, silica, rare earths, and fluorine. The company has a top-three market position for nearly all of its products. Key business segments include Basic Chemicals, Performance Chemicals, and Corporate. High-value products include aerospace composites and specialty polymers while traditional chemical products include soda ash and hydrogen peroxide. Geographical exposure is relatively balanced, with Europe, North America, and Asia each contributing a third of sales.

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