Walmart (BSP:WALM34) Inventory Turnover

: 2.19 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Walmart's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was R$648,342 Mil. Walmart's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was R$296,650 Mil. Walmart's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.19.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Walmart's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 41.75.

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. Walmart's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.35.

Walmart Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walmart's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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Walmart Annual Data

Trend

Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Inventory Turnover

9.37

10.60

8.57

7.94

8.55

Walmart Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Inventory Turnover																2.06	2.00	2.10	2.06	2.19

Walmart Inventory Turnover Calculation

Walmart's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Jan. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jan. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	2410616.385	/ (	(293753.907	+	269969.834)	/	2 )
=	2410616.385	/	281861.8705
=	8.55

Walmart's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	648341.715	/ (	(323329.861	+	269969.834)	/	2 )
=	648341.715	/	296649.8475
=	2.19

Walmart (BSP:WALM34) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

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

Walmart's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	296649.8475	/	648341.715	*	365 / 4
	=	41.75

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.

Walmart's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	296649.8475	/	852756.862
	=	0.35

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,700 stores in the United States (5,300 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 stores globally. Walmart generated over $420 billion in domestic namesake sales last year, with Sam's Club contributing another $84 billion to the firm's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $100 billion in sales. The company serves around 240 million customers globally each week.

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