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Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Days Inventory : 2,959.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Merafe Resources Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Merafe Resources's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R2,164 Mil. Merafe Resources's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R133 Mil. Hence, Merafe Resources's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 2,959.97.

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

JSE:MRF' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1290.26   Med: 1971.19   Max: 5065.16
Current: 3269.87

During the past 13 years, Merafe Resources's highest Days Inventory was 5065.16. The lowest was 1290.26. And the median was 1971.19.

JSE:MRF's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
98.33% of 660 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 88.605 vs JSE:MRF: 3269.87

Merafe Resources's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (3,448.42) to Dec. 2023 (2,959.97).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Merafe Resources's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.06.

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. Merafe Resources's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.48.


Merafe Resources Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merafe Resources'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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Merafe Resources Days Inventory Chart

Merafe Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,582.38 4,096.56 5,065.16 3,346.70 3,139.53

Merafe Resources Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 2,856.64 3,105.30 3,448.42 3,766.86 2,959.97

Competitive Comparison of Merafe Resources's Days Inventory

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Merafe Resources'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.


Merafe Resources's Days Inventory Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Merafe Resources's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merafe Resources's Days Inventory falls into.



Merafe Resources Days Inventory Calculation

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

Merafe Resources'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
=( (2372.54 + 1916.476) / 2 ) / 249.319*365
=2144.508 / 249.319*365
=3,139.53

Merafe Resources'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: Jun. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (2411.594 + 1916.476) / 2 ) / 133.426*365 / 2
=2164.035 / 133.426*365 / 2
=2,959.97

* 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.


Merafe Resources  (JSE:MRF) 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.

Merafe Resources's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 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.

Merafe Resources's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 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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Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
35 Ballyclare Drive, Building B, 2nd floor, Ballyoaks Office Park, Bryanston, ZAF, 2191
Merafe Resources Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining Proprietary Limited, participates in chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome. The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (Venture) operates five ferrochrome smelters, twenty-two ferrochrome furnaces, and nine mines, situated in the North-West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. The company has operating mines namely, Waterval mine; Marikana West; and Kroondal Gemini. The Group has one reportable segment being the mining and beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome and associated minerals.

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