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Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Inventory Turnover : 2.30 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lancaster Colony 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. Lancaster Colony's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $367 Mil. Lancaster Colony's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $160 Mil. Lancaster Colony's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.30.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 39.70.

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. Lancaster Colony's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.34.


Lancaster Colony Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lancaster Colony'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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Lancaster Colony Inventory Turnover Chart

Lancaster Colony Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Inventory Turnover
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Lancaster Colony Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Lancaster Colony Inventory Turnover Calculation

Lancaster Colony's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Jun. 2023 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jun. 2023 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2023 )) / count )
=1433.959 / ((144.702 + 158.265) / 2 )
=1433.959 / 151.4835
=9.47

Lancaster Colony'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 )
=366.952 / ((158.192 + 161.088) / 2 )
=366.952 / 159.64
=2.30

* 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.


Lancaster Colony  (NAS:LANC) 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.

Lancaster Colony'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
=159.64/366.952*365 / 4
=39.70

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.

Lancaster Colony'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 )
=159.64 / 471.446
=0.34

* 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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Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
380 Polaris Parkway, Suite 400, Westerville, OH, USA, 43082
Lancaster Colony Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of speciality food products. The company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. By product segment, the company divides its portfolio into non frozen (roughly 70% of net sales) and frozen food. The key products and brands are salad dressing and sauces (Cardini's, Girard's, Marzetti), frozen garlic breads (New York Brand Bakery, Mamma Bella), vegetable dips and fruit dips (Marzetti), frozen parkerhouse-style yeast rolls and dinner rolls (Sister Schubert's, Mary B's), premium dry egg noodles (Amish Kitchen), frozen speciality noodles (Reames, Aunt Vi's), croutons and salad toppings, flatbread wraps, and pizza crusts.
Executives
Knight George F. Iii director 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Zena Srivatsa Arnold director 2500 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG. 1, SUITE 200, ROLLINGWOOD TX 78746
Luis Viso officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Kristin Bird officer: President-Foodservice Division 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Carl R. Stealey officer: President-T Marzetti Retail 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
David Alan Ciesinski officer: President & COO H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, P.O. BOX 57, PITTSBURGH PA 15230
David S. Nagle officer: SVP-T Marzetti Co Supply Chain 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
K. Pigott Thomas officer: CFO and Asst. Secretary C/O MGP INGREDIENTS, INC., 100 COMMERCIAL STREET, ATCHISON KS 66002
Alan F Harris director
Elliot K. Fullen director 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Gerlach John B Jr director, officer: Chairman & CEO LANCASTER COLONY CORP, 37 W. BROAD ST., COLUMBUS OH 43215
Barbara L Brasier director C/O MEADWESTVACO CORP, ONE HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD CT 06905
Michael H Keown director P O BOX 77057, FORT WORTH TX 76177
Timothy A. Tate officer: SVP-TMarzettiFoodservice Sales 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Neeli Bendapudi director FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, 556 FISHER H, 2100 NEIL AVENUE, COLUMBUS OH 43210

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