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Copart (BSP:C1PR34) Days Inventory : 7.11 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Copart Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Copart's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was R$213 Mil. Copart's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was R$2,735 Mil. Hence, Copart's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 7.11.

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

BSP:C1PR34' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.37   Med: 5.4   Max: 9.99
Current: 7.41

During the past 13 years, Copart's highest Days Inventory was 9.99. The lowest was 4.37. And the median was 5.40.

BSP:C1PR34's Days Inventory is ranked better than
72.75% of 679 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 29.12 vs BSP:C1PR34: 7.41

Copart's Days Inventory declined from Jan. 2023 (9.17) to Jan. 2024 (7.11).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Copart's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 12.84.

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. Copart's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.04.


Copart Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Copart'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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Copart Days Inventory Chart

Copart Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.04 5.35 8.86 9.83 9.05

Copart Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 9.17 8.38 7.35 6.61 7.11

Competitive Comparison of Copart's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Copart'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.


Copart's Days Inventory Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Copart's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Copart Days Inventory Calculation

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

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

Days Inventory (A: Jul. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jul. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (315.602 + 191.89) / 2 ) / 10237.196*365
=253.746 / 10237.196*365
=9.05

Copart's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (215.538 + 210.558) / 2 ) / 2734.505*365 / 4
=213.048 / 2734.505*365 / 4
=7.11

* 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.


Copart  (BSP:C1PR34) 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.

Copart's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 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.

Copart's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 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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Copart (BSP:C1PR34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254
Based in Dallas, Copart operates an online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 3.5 million transactions annually. The company utilizes its virtual bidding platform, VB3, to connect vehicle sellers with over 750,000 registered buyers around the world. Buyers primarily consist of vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, individuals and used vehicle retailers. About 80% of Copart's vehicle volume is supplied by auto insurance companies holding vehicles deemed a total loss. Copart also offers services such as vehicle transportation, storage, title transfer, and salvage value estimation. The company primarily operates on a consignment basis and collects fees based on the vehicle's final selling price.

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