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Federal Signal (FRA:FSG) Days Inventory : 87.24 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Federal Signal Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Federal Signal's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €310 Mil. Federal Signal's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €324 Mil. Hence, Federal Signal's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 87.24.

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

FRA:FSG' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 58.81   Med: 76.17   Max: 89.07
Current: 89.07

During the past 13 years, Federal Signal's highest Days Inventory was 89.07. The lowest was 58.81. And the median was 76.17.

FRA:FSG's Days Inventory is ranked better than
67.51% of 2921 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 121.56 vs FRA:FSG: 89.07

Federal Signal's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2023 (88.85) to Dec. 2024 (87.24).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Federal Signal's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.05.

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. Federal Signal's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.69.


Federal Signal Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Federal Signal'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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Federal Signal Days Inventory Chart

Federal Signal Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 83.98 79.15 84.98 86.73 85.49

Federal Signal Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 88.85 92.33 85.15 92.13 87.24

Competitive Comparison of Federal Signal's Days Inventory

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Federal Signal'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.


Federal Signal's Days Inventory Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Federal Signal's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Federal Signal Days Inventory Calculation

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

Federal Signal's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (278.218 + 316.105) / 2 ) / 1268.718*365
=297.1615 / 1268.718*365
=85.49

Federal Signal's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (303.637 + 316.105) / 2 ) / 324.127*365 / 4
=309.871 / 324.127*365 / 4
=87.24

* 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.


Federal Signal  (FRA:FSG) 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.

Federal Signal's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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.

Federal Signal's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 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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Federal Signal Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1333 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, IL, USA, 60515
Federal Signal Corp designs and manufactures products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and airport customers. It operates in the segments of Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions group manufactures and supplies street sweeper vehicles, sewer cleaner and vacuum loader trucks, hydro-excavation trucks, high-performance water blasting equipment, dump truck bodies, and trailers. The Safety and Security Systems Group offers comprehensive systems and products such as campus and community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and others. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Environmental Solutions Group segment.

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