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Greif (GEF) Inventory Turnover

: 2.78 (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. Greif's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $984 Mil. Greif's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $354 Mil. Greif's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.78.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Greif's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 32.78.

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. Greif's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.29.


Greif Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greif'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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Greif Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Inventory Turnover
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.22 11.05 11.26 11.22 10.98

Greif Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Inventory Turnover 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.41 2.37 2.60 2.84 2.78

Greif Inventory Turnover Calculation

Greif's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Oct. 2023 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Oct. 2023 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2023 )) / count )
=4072.5 / ((403.3 + 338.6) / 2 )
=4072.5 / 370.95
=10.98

Greif'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 )
=984.2 / ((338.6 + 368.5) / 2 )
=984.2 / 353.55
=2.78

* 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.


Greif  (NYSE:GEF) 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.

Greif'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
=353.55/984.2*365 / 4
=32.78

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.

Greif'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 )
=353.55 / 1205.8
=0.29

* 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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Greif (GEF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
425 Winter Road, Delaware, OH, USA, 43015
Greif Inc is a producer of industrial packaging products and services with manufacturing facilities located in many countries. It offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, and services, such as container life cycle management, blending, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. The company operates in three reportable business segments including Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging and Services, and Land Management. It operates in North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.
Executives
Miller Frank Calhoun V director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Vivian Bouet officer: VP Chief Inf & Digital Officer 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Patrick Gerard Mullaney officer: SVP, Pres. Global Industrial P 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Roel Vestjens director C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Anthony John Krabill officer: Corporate Treasurer 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Michael Joseph Taylor officer: Corporate Controller 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Matthew Douglas Eichmann officer: VP, Chief Mktg & Sust. Officer 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Kimberly Thompson Scott director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Karen Morrison director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Tina R. Schoner officer: SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer 425 WINTER RD., DELAWARE OH 43015
Kimberly Anne Kellermann officer: SVP, Global Operations Group 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Nicholas Joseph Petitti 10 percent owner 200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1200, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Robert M Patterson director 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Bala Sathyanarayanan officer: SVP, Chief Human Resources Off 425 WINTER RD., DELAWARE OH 43015
Vicki L Avril director 604 KENMARE DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527

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