United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Inventory Turnover

: 2.72 (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. United Natural Foods's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $6,740 Mil. United Natural Foods's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $2,480 Mil. United Natural Foods's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.72.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. United Natural Foods's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 33.57.

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. United Natural Foods's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.32.

United Natural Foods Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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United Natural Foods Annual Data

Trend

Jul14

Jul15

Jul16

Jul17

Jul18

Jul19

Jul20

Jul21

Jul22

Jul23

Inventory Turnover

11.50

10.14

10.16

10.75

11.25

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Inventory Turnover																2.56	2.61	2.71	2.64	2.72

United Natural Foods Inventory Turnover Calculation

United Natural Foods's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Jul. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jul. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	26141	/ (	(2355	+	2292)	/	2 )
=	26141	/	2323.5
=	11.25

United Natural Foods'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 )
=	6740	/ (	(2648	+	2311)	/	2 )
=	6740	/	2479.5
=	2.72

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) 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.

United Natural Foods'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
	=	2479.5	/	6740	*	365 / 4
	=	33.57

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.

United Natural Foods'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 )
	=	2479.5	/	7775
	=	0.32

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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United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Business Description

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Address

313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI, USA, 02908

Website

https://www.unfi.com

United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and nonfood products across North America. The company's products consist of national, regional and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's operations are comprised of principal divisions: the wholesale division; the retail division; and other.

Executives

Andre Persaud	officer: President and CEO, Retail	30 HUNTER LANE, CAMP HILL PA 17011
Bates Ann Torre	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
John W Howard	officer: Interim CFO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Douglas J Alexander Jr	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	3925 BROOKSIDE PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Lynn S. Blake	director	250 WEST 34TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, C/O WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10119
James M Loree	director	1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
James C Pappas	director	1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Erin Horvath	officer: COO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, C/O IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Danielle Benedict	officer: SVP, Human Resources	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Christopher P. Testa	officer: President, Blue Marble Brands	C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Richard Eric Esper	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
Mahrukh Hussain	officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec.	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Louis Anthony Martin	officer: CSTO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Matthew T Echols	officer: CCAO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Mohammad Shamim	director	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238