Carvana Co (Carvana Co) Inventory Turnover : 2.14 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Carvana Co Inventory Turnover?

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. Carvana Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,470 Mil. Carvana Co's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,156 Mil. Carvana Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.14.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Carvana Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 42.71.

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. Carvana Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.38.

Carvana Co Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Carvana Co Inventory Turnover Chart

Carvana Co Annual Data

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5.84

5.33

5.20

4.92

5.98

Carvana Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.35	1.77	1.92	1.81	2.14

Carvana Co Inventory Turnover Calculation

Carvana Co's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	9047	/ (	(1876	+	1150)	/	2 )
=	9047	/	1513
=	5.98

Carvana Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	2470	/ (	(1150	+	1162)	/	2 )
=	2470	/	1156
=	2.14

Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) 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.

Carvana Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	1156	/	2470	*	365 / 4
	=	42.71

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.

Carvana Co's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	1156	/	3061
	=	0.38

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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Address

300 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281

Website

https://www.carvana.com

Carvana Co is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. The company derives revenue from used vehicle sales, wholesale vehicle sales and other sales and revenues. The other sales and revenues include sales of loans originated and sold in securitization transactions or to financing partners, commissions received on VSCs and sales of GAP waiver coverage. The foundation of the business is retail vehicle unit sales. This drives the majority of the revenue and allows the company to capture additional revenue streams associated with financing, VSCs, auto insurance and GAP waiver coverage, as well as trade-in vehicles.

Executives

Paul W. Breaux	officer: See Remarks	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Ecg Ii Spe, Llc	10 percent owner	1720 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, SUITE A, TEMPE AZ 85281
Thomas Taira	officer: President, Special Projects	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Daniel J. Gill	officer: Chief Product Officer	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Gregory B Sullivan	director	1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Ira J. Platt	director	65 STURGES HWY, WESTPORT CT 06880
Michael E Maroone	director	909 POINCIANA DRIVE, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Garcia Ernest C Ii	10 percent owner	100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Ryan S. Keeton	officer: Chief Brand Officer	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
J Danforth Quayle	director	1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Garcia Ernest C. Iii	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Benjamin E. Huston	officer: Chief Operating Officer	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Mark W. Jenkins	officer: Chief Financial Officer	300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Stephen R Palmer	officer: Vice President of Accounting	1930 W RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Neha Parikh	director	1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281