Total Inventories

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in . 20 is

2. Inventory can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI).

's Days Sales of Inventory for the six months ended in . 20 is

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

's Days Inventory for the six months ended in . 20 is calculated as:

4. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

5. 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.

's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in . 20 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

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.

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