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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Days Inventory : 46.31 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Watawala Plantations Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Watawala Plantations's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was රු723 Mil. Watawala Plantations's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was රු1,426 Mil. Hence, Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 46.31.

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

COL:WATA.N0000' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.19   Med: 45.45   Max: 56.22
Current: 45.84

During the past 13 years, Watawala Plantations's highest Days Inventory was 56.22. The lowest was 30.19. And the median was 45.45.

COL:WATA.N0000's Days Inventory is ranked better than
79.01% of 1791 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 83.4 vs COL:WATA.N0000: 45.84

Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (53.99) to Mar. 2024 (46.31).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Watawala Plantations's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.97.

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. Watawala Plantations's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.39.


Watawala Plantations Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watawala Plantations'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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Watawala Plantations Days Inventory Chart

Watawala Plantations Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.12 32.45 30.19 44.61 56.22

Watawala Plantations Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 53.99 34.93 31.25 62.09 46.31

Competitive Comparison of Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory

For the Farm Products subindustry, Watawala Plantations'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.


Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Watawala Plantations Days Inventory Calculation

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

Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (960.753 + 630.68) / 2 ) / 5166.312*365
=795.7165 / 5166.312*365
=56.22

Watawala Plantations's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (816.292 + 630.68) / 2 ) / 1425.574*365 / 4
=723.486 / 1425.574*365 / 4
=46.31

* 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.


Watawala Plantations  (COL:WATA.N0000) 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.

Watawala Plantations's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 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.

Watawala Plantations's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 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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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No 60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 03
Watawala Plantations PLC engages in the provision of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Palm Oil, Dairy, and others. Its Dairy segment provides various dairy products. The Palm Oil segment includes producing crude and kernel palm oil and generates the majority of revenue for the company. It is also involved in the marketing of tea products.

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