American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Days Inventory : 10.12 (As of Jun. 2008)

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What is American Community Newspapers Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). American Community Newspapers's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.86 Mil. American Community Newspapers's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $7.71 Mil. Hence, American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 10.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

ACNI's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 26.06
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory increased from Jun. 2007 (0.00) to Jun. 2008 (10.12). It might indicate that American Community Newspapers's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. American Community Newspapers's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 9.01.

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. American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 0.05.

American Community Newspapers Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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American Community Newspapers Days Inventory Chart

American Community Newspapers Annual Data

Trend

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

Days Inventory

14.15

American Community Newspapers Quarterly Data
	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								-	7.61	7.48	9.64	10.12

Competitive Comparison of American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory

For the Publishing subindustry, American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory falls into.

American Community Newspapers Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2007 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2006 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2007 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2007 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0	+	0.619)	/	1 )	/	15.972	*	365
=	0.619					/	15.972	*	365
=	14.15

American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2008 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2008 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2008 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2008 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0.958	+	0.752)	/	2 )	/	7.706	*	365 / 4
=	0.855					/	7.706	*	365 / 4
=	10.12

American Community Newspapers (OTCPK:ACNI) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

American Community Newspapers's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	7.706	/	0.855
	=	9.01

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.

American Community Newspapers's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	0.855	/	17.211
	=	0.05

Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.

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American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

14875 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 110, Addison, TX, USA, 75254

Website

http://www.acnpapers.com

American Community Newspapers Inc is a community newspaper publisher in the United States, operating within four major U.S. markets.

Executives

Rachesky Mark H Md	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Fund Management Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mhr Advisors Llc	10 percent owner
Marilyn Rubenstein	10 percent owner
Woodland Services Corp	10 percent owner
Israel A Englander	other: May be deemed as group member.	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc	other: May be deemed as group member.	399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry Rubenstein	10 percent owner	68 WHEATLEY RD, BROOKVILLE NY 11545

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