Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU1) Days Inventory : 29.86 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Central Puerto Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Central Puerto's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS17,702 Mil. Central Puerto's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS54,092 Mil. Hence, Central Puerto's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 29.86.

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

BUE:CEPU1' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.79 Med: 10.44 Max: 91.72
Current: 91.72

During the past 13 years, Central Puerto's highest Days Inventory was 91.72. The lowest was 5.79. And the median was 10.44.

BUE:CEPU1's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
89.61% of 462 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 22.695 vs BUE:CEPU1: 91.72

Central Puerto's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (0.00) to Dec. 2023 (29.86). It might indicate that Central Puerto's sales slowed down.

Warning Sign:

If a company builds up inventory, it may mean it is having difficulties selling its goods.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Central Puerto's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.06.

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. Central Puerto's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.22.

Central Puerto Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Puerto's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Central Puerto Days Inventory Chart

Central Puerto Annual Data

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5.79

7.79

12.78

41.37

21.68

Central Puerto Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	59.44	41.79	39.73	29.86

Competitive Comparison of Central Puerto's Days Inventory

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Central Puerto'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.

Central Puerto's Days Inventory Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Central Puerto's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Central Puerto Days Inventory Calculation

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

Central Puerto'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
=	( (9268.589	+	15699)	/	2 )	/	210166	*	365
=	12483.7945					/	210166	*	365
=	21.68

Central Puerto'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
=	( (19704.05	+	15699)	/	2 )	/	54092	*	365 / 4
=	17701.525					/	54092	*	365 / 4
=	29.86

Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU1) 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.

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

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	54092	/	17701.525
	=	3.06

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.

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

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	17701.525	/	79241
	=	0.22

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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Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU1) Business Description

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Address

Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, Darsena E, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1104BAB

Website

https://www.centralpuerto.com

Central Puerto SA is a private sector power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has three reporting segments: production of electric power from conventional sources, production of electric power from renewable sources and natural gas transport and distribution. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.

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