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DLB (Dolby Laboratories) Inventory Turnover : 1.08 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Dolby Laboratories 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. Dolby Laboratories's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $36 Mil. Dolby Laboratories's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $33 Mil. Dolby Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.08.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Dolby Laboratories's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 84.57.

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. Dolby Laboratories's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.09.


Dolby Laboratories Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dolby Laboratories's Inventory Turnover 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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Dolby Laboratories Inventory Turnover Chart

Dolby Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Inventory Turnover
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Dolby Laboratories Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Dolby Laboratories Inventory Turnover Calculation

Dolby Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Sep. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2024 )) / count )
=140.496 / ((35.623 + 33.728) / 2 )
=140.496 / 34.6755
=4.05

Dolby Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count )
=35.837 / ((31.833 + 34.594) / 2 )
=35.837 / 33.2135
=1.08

* 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.


Dolby Laboratories  (NYSE:DLB) 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.

Dolby Laboratories's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=33.2135/35.837*365 / 4
=84.57

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.

Dolby Laboratories's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=33.2135 / 369.561
=0.09

* 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

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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Dolby Laboratories Business Description

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Address
1275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103-1410
Dolby Laboratories Inc develops audio and surround sound for cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, in-car entertainment systems, DVD players, games, televisions, and personal computers. The company designs and manufactures audio, imaging, accessibility, and other hardware and software solutions for the cinema, with occasional applications in the television, broadcast, and live entertainment industries. The company operates in the United States and internationally.
Executives
John D Couling officer: SVP, Entertainment C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Todd Pendleton officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ryan Nicholson officer: VP, Corporate Controller C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mark Andrew Sherman officer: EVP, GEN. COUN. & SECRTY DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Emily Rollins director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Kevin J Yeaman officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Peter C Gotcher director
Anjali Sud director C/O VIMEO INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Simon Segars director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Avadis Tevanian director DOLBY LABORATORIES INC, 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Shriram Revankar officer: SVP, Advanced Technology Group C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Tony A Prophet director 9 BERNICE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Robert J Park officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Steven E Forshay officer: Sr. Vice President, Research 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Lewis Chew officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103