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BEST (BEST) Days Inventory : 0.38 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BEST Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). BEST's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1 Mil. BEST's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $297 Mil. Hence, BEST's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.38.

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

BEST' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 2.26   Max: 4.79
Current: 0.54

During the past 10 years, BEST's highest Days Inventory was 4.79. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 2.26.

BEST's Days Inventory is ranked better than
93.96% of 778 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 11.545 vs BEST: 0.54

BEST's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (0.83) to Dec. 2023 (0.38).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. BEST's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 238.15.

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. BEST's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.


BEST Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for BEST's Days Inventory 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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BEST Days Inventory Chart

BEST Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.79 2.26 0.83 1.01 0.56

BEST Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.83 0.76 0.56 0.47 0.38

Competitive Comparison of BEST's Days Inventory

For the Trucking subindustry, BEST'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.


BEST's Days Inventory Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, BEST's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BEST's Days Inventory falls into.



BEST Days Inventory Calculation

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

BEST's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (2.364 + 1.092) / 2 ) / 1129.577*365
=1.728 / 1129.577*365
=0.56

BEST's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (1.399 + 1.092) / 2 ) / 296.62*365 / 4
=1.2455 / 296.62*365 / 4
=0.38

* 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.


BEST  (NYSE:BEST) 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.

BEST's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

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.

BEST's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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

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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BEST (BEST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 18 Tangmiao Road, 2nd Floor, Block A, Huaxing Modern Industry Park, Xihu District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, CHN, 310013
BEST Inc is a supply chain company. It provides a New Retail platform that offers technology-enabled integrated solutions such as supply chain management, express delivery, freight, merchandise sourcing, cross-border supply chain, last-mile, financial and value-added services. The Group operates in the following operating segments, Supply chain management services, Freight, Global and Others. The Others category principally relates to cross-border logistic coordination services. The majority of revenue generated from Freight segment.