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Lombard Medical Technologies (LSE:LMT) Days Inventory : 287.31 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Lombard Medical Technologies Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Lombard Medical Technologies's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £2.13 Mil. Lombard Medical Technologies's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £2.49 Mil. Hence, Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 156.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:LMT' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 147.84   Med: 352.68   Max: 2946.8
Current: 770.19

During the past 10 years, Lombard Medical Technologies's highest Days Inventory was 2946.80. The lowest was 147.84. And the median was 352.68.

LSE:LMT's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 193.045 vs LSE:LMT: 770.19

Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2010 (380.91) to Dec. 2012 (287.31).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Lombard Medical Technologies's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 1.17.

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. Lombard Medical Technologies's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.55.

Lombard Medical Technologies Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lombard Medical Technologies'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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Lombard Medical Technologies Days Inventory Chart

Lombard Medical Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep02 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 392.05 394.18 354.20 358.07 312.60

Lombard Medical Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Sep02 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 493.23 389.32 380.91 414.65 287.31

Competitive Comparison of Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Lombard Medical Technologies'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.

Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory falls into.


Lombard Medical Technologies Days Inventory Calculation

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

Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2011 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2012 )*Days in Period
=( (2.305 + 1.96) / 2 ) / 2.49*365
=2.1325 / 2.49*365
=312.60

Lombard Medical Technologies's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2011 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2012 )*Days in Period
=( (2.305 + 1.96) / 2 ) / 2.49*365 / 2
=2.1325 / 2.49*365 / 2
=156.30

* 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.

Lombard Medical Technologies  (LSE:LMT) 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.

Lombard Medical Technologies's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=2.49 / 2.1325
=1.17

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.

Lombard Medical Technologies's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=2.1325 / 3.89
=0.55

* 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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Lombard Medical Technologies (LSE:LMT) Business Description

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http://www.lombardmedical.com
Lombard Medical Technologies PLC is engaged in the design and development of endovascular stent grafts, their manufacture, and commercialization either directly through the group's own sales force or through a network of local distributors supported by clinical specialists from Lombard Medical. The principal product, the AorfixT AAA stent graft has European CE mark approval for use in patients with high-angle-neck aneurysms of up to 90 degrees. The group has operations in United Kingdom and United States of America.