Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Days Inventory : 21.38 (As of Sep. 2010)

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What is Bell Industries Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Bell Industries's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $7.5 Mil. Bell Industries's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $32.1 Mil. Hence, Bell Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was 21.38.

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

BLLI's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 19.18
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Bell Industries's Days Inventory declined from Sep. 2009 (23.53) to Sep. 2010 (21.38).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Bell Industries's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was 4.27.

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. Bell Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was 0.19.

Bell Industries Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bell Industries's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Bell Industries Days Inventory Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data

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49.61

41.49

38.25

43.52

38.08

Bell Industries Quarterly Data
	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															23.53	42.33	47.67	31.27	21.38

Competitive Comparison of Bell Industries's Days Inventory

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Bell Industries's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Bell Industries's Days Inventory Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bell Industries's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Bell Industries Days Inventory Calculation

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

Bell Industries's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2009 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2008 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2009 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2009 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (8.77	+	8.012)	/	2 )	/	80.431	*	365
=	8.391					/	80.431	*	365
=	38.08

Bell Industries's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2010 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2010 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2010 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (7.878	+	7.185)	/	2 )	/	32.146	*	365 / 4
=	7.5315					/	32.146	*	365 / 4
=	21.38

Bell Industries (GREY:BLLI) 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.

Bell Industries's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	32.146	/	7.5315
	=	4.27

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.

Bell Industries's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	7.5315	/	40.241
	=	0.19

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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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Business Description

Industry

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Address

4400 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268

Website

http://www.bellind.com

Bell Industries Inc is an information technology managed services and solutions company. It provides transformational Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management Solutions to large and mid-market enterprises, as well as the public sector. It also offers End User Computing, Infrastructure Management and Cloud Computing, IT Lifecycle Services and Enterprise Mobility Management.

Executives

Newcastle Partners L P	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark E Schwarz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Group Llc	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 1400, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Management Lp	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Clinton J Coleman	director, other: see attached explanation	C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Dale Booth	director

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