Viasystems Group (FRA:VY7) Days Inventory : 47.04 (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Viasystems Group Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Viasystems Group's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €116.5 Mil. Viasystems Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €226.0 Mil. Hence, Viasystems Group's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 47.04.

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

FRA:VY7' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.61 Med: 45.43 Max: 64.67
Current: 49.8

During the past 11 years, Viasystems Group's highest Days Inventory was 64.67. The lowest was 22.61. And the median was 45.43.

FRA:VY7's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 101.78 vs FRA:VY7: 49.80

Viasystems Group's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2014 (47.32) to Mar. 2015 (47.04).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Viasystems Group's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 1.94.

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. Viasystems Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.41.

Viasystems Group Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viasystems Group's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Viasystems Group Days Inventory Chart

Viasystems Group Annual Data

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35.43

45.93

44.72

45.76

46.76

Viasystems Group Quarterly Data
	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															47.32	48.59	49.96	49.42	47.04

Competitive Comparison of Viasystems Group's Days Inventory

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Viasystems Group's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Viasystems Group's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Viasystems Group's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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Viasystems Group Days Inventory Calculation

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

Viasystems Group's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2014 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (89.193	+	112.076)	/	2 )	/	785.524	*	365
=	100.6345					/	785.524	*	365
=	46.76

Viasystems Group's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2014 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2015 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (112.076	+	120.918)	/	2 )	/	225.995	*	365 / 4
=	116.497					/	225.995	*	365 / 4
=	47.04

Viasystems Group (FRA:VY7) 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.

Viasystems Group's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	225.995	/	116.497
	=	1.94

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.

Viasystems Group's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	116.497	/	281.476
	=	0.41

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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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Viasystems Group (FRA:VY7) Business Description

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Viasystems Group Inc is a Delaware Corporation formed in August 28, 1996. The Company is a provider of complex multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electromechanical solutions (E-M Solutions). Its segment includes Printed Circuit Boards, which includesÂ PCB products; and Assembly, which includesÂ E-M Solutions products and services. Printed circuit boards serve as the electronic backbone of all electronic equipment, and its E-M Solutions products and services integrate PCBs and other components into finished or semi-finished electronic equipment, which include custom and standard metal enclosures, metal cabinets, metal racks and sub-racks, backplanes, cable assemblies and busbars. Printed Circuit Boards serve all electronic equipment, providing the circuitry and mounting surfaces necessary to interconnect discrete electronic components, such as integrated circuits, capacitors and resistors. Electro-Mechanical Solutions include a products and services, mainly including assembly of backplanes, custom and standard metal enclosures, racks and sub-racks, cabinets, systems integration and assembly, final product testing and fulfillment. The Company's primary direct competitors are Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Flextronics Corporation, Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd., Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd., Nanya Technology Corp., Sanmina-SCI Corp. and TTM Technologies, Inc. It marketsÂ itsÂ products throughÂ itsÂ own sales and marketing organization and through relationships with independent sales agents around the world. Its sells its products to various end markets including Automotive, Industrial & instrumentation, Telecommunications, Computer and datacommunications, and Military and aerospace.

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