General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Days Inventory : 189.43 (As of Jun. 2010)

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What is General DataComm Industries Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). General DataComm Industries's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $2.02 Mil. General DataComm Industries's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $0.98 Mil. Hence, General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 189.43.

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

GNRD's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 101.84
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory increased from Jun. 2009 (137.69) to Jun. 2010 (189.43). It might indicate that General DataComm Industries's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.48.

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. General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 1.17.

General DataComm Industries Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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General DataComm Industries Days Inventory Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data

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Sep97

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Sep09

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1,046.97

175.60

174.65

180.01

193.62

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															137.69	181.52	125.54	259.62	189.43

Competitive Comparison of General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, General DataComm Industries'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.

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory falls into.

General DataComm Industries Days Inventory Calculation

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

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Sep. 2009 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2008 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2009 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2009 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (3.173	+	2.435)	/	2 )	/	5.286	*	365
=	2.804					/	5.286	*	365
=	193.62

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2010 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2.083	+	1.965)	/	2 )	/	0.975	*	365 / 4
=	2.024					/	0.975	*	365 / 4
=	189.43

General DataComm Industries (GREY:GNRD) 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.

General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	0.975	/	2.024
	=	0.48

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.

General DataComm Industries's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	2.024	/	1.731
	=	1.17

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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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Business Description

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Address

6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770

Website

http://www.gdc.com

General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.

Executives

Howard S Modlin

director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer

P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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