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British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Days Inventory : 433.14 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is British American Tobacco Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). British American Tobacco's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £5,136 Mil. British American Tobacco's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £2,164 Mil. Hence, British American Tobacco's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 433.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for British American Tobacco's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BATS' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 417.18   Med: 483.94   Max: 533.3
Current: 424.3

During the past 13 years, British American Tobacco's highest Days Inventory was 533.30. The lowest was 417.18. And the median was 483.94.

LSE:BATS's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
88.24% of 51 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 148.23 vs LSE:BATS: 424.30

British American Tobacco's Days Inventory declined from Jun. 2023 (459.71) to Jun. 2024 (433.14).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. British American Tobacco's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.42.

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. British American Tobacco's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.42.


British American Tobacco Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for British American Tobacco'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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British American Tobacco Days Inventory Chart

British American Tobacco 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 498.64 533.30 469.66 438.82 417.18

British American Tobacco Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 476.00 441.73 459.71 402.46 433.14

Competitive Comparison of British American Tobacco's Days Inventory

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco'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.


British American Tobacco's Days Inventory Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, British American Tobacco's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco's Days Inventory falls into.



British American Tobacco Days Inventory Calculation

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

British American Tobacco'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
=( (5671 + 4938) / 2 ) / 4641*365
=5304.5 / 4641*365
=417.18

British American Tobacco's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (4938 + 5334) / 2 ) / 2164*365 / 2
=5136 / 2164*365 / 2
=433.14

* 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.


British American Tobacco  (LSE:BATS) 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.

British American Tobacco's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 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.

British American Tobacco's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 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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British American Tobacco Business Description

Address
Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, GBR, WC2R 2PG
The second-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 555 billion cigarettes in 2023. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the us. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, Glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 25.5% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.

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