Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Inventory Turnover : 0.74 (As of Mar. 2017)

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What is Reynolds American 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. Reynolds American's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was $1,199 Mil. Reynolds American's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $1,619 Mil. Reynolds American's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.74.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Reynolds American's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was 123.18.

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. Reynolds American's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.55.

Reynolds American Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

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Reynolds American Inventory Turnover Chart

Reynolds American Annual Data

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4.43

3.48

3.37

3.11

2.87

Reynolds American Quarterly Data
	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.69	0.80	0.76	0.75	0.74

Reynolds American Inventory Turnover Calculation

Reynolds American's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2016 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 ))	/	count )
=	4841	/ (	(1734	+	1645)	/	2 )
=	4841	/	1689.5
=	2.87

Reynolds American's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2017 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2016 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 ))	/	count )
=	1199	/ (	(1645	+	1592)	/	2 )
=	1199	/	1618.5
=	0.74

Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) 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.

Reynolds American's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
	=	1618.5	/	1199	*	365 / 4
	=	123.18

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.

Reynolds American's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2017 )
	=	1618.5	/	2949
	=	0.55

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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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Business Description

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Reynolds American controls roughly one third of the U.S. cigarette market and is the second-largest domestic cigarette manufacturer behind Altria. Its brands include Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport. Reynolds also owns the Grizzly and Kodiak smokeless tobacco brands. Another subsidiary, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, manufactures superpremium Natural American Spirit cigarettes. In 2013, Reynolds entered the electronic cigarette market with its Vuse brand, which captured a significant share of this small but growing market.

Executives

John J Zillmer	director	ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Debra Ann Crew	officer: President and CEO	STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Ronald S Rolfe	director	825 8TH AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nowell Lionel L Iii	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Holly K Koeppel	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Susan M. Cameron	director	C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353
Murray S Kessler	director	714 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Nana Mensah	director	1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas C Wajnert	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102
Richard E Thornburgh	director	401 N. MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Nicholas V Scheele	director	FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Betsy S Atkins	director
Joseph P Viviano	director	4351 GULF SHORE BLVD. N, 17N LERIVAGE, NAPLES FL 34103
Monteiro De Castro Antonio	director	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO - GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON X0 WC2R2PG
Chain John T Jr	director	401 N. MAIN ST., C/O RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102