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Vianet Group (LSE:VNET) Days Inventory : 163.55 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vianet Group Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Vianet Group's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was £2.28 Mil. Vianet Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was £2.54 Mil. Hence, Vianet Group's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 163.55.

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

LSE:VNET' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 99.69   Med: 139.88   Max: 175.15
Current: 175.15

During the past 13 years, Vianet Group's highest Days Inventory was 175.15. The lowest was 99.69. And the median was 139.88.

LSE:VNET's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
87.72% of 684 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 27.62 vs LSE:VNET: 175.15

Vianet Group's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (173.85) to Mar. 2024 (163.55).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Vianet Group's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.12.

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. Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.29.


Vianet Group Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vianet Group'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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Vianet Group Days Inventory Chart

Vianet Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 111.71 161.25 117.80 148.25 171.54

Vianet Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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 120.59 121.21 173.85 192.44 163.55

Competitive Comparison of Vianet Group's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Vianet Group'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.


Vianet Group's Days Inventory Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Vianet Group's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vianet Group's Days Inventory falls into.



Vianet Group Days Inventory Calculation

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

Vianet Group's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (2.275 + 2.185) / 2 ) / 4.745*365
=2.23 / 4.745*365
=171.54

Vianet Group's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (2.371 + 2.185) / 2 ) / 2.542*365 / 2
=2.278 / 2.542*365 / 2
=163.55

* 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.


Vianet Group  (LSE:VNET) 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.

Vianet Group's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Mar. 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.

Vianet Group's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 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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Vianet Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One Surtees Way, Surtees Business Park, Stockton on Tees, GBR, TS18 3HR
Vianet Group PLC is a provider of actionable management information and business insight created by combining data from the smart Internet of Things solutions and external information sources. Smart Zones include Data insight and actionable data services as well as design, product development, sale, and rental of fluid monitoring equipment. The business of the group is divided into two divisions: Smart Machines and Smart Zones. The company generates maximum revenue from the Smart Zones segment. Geographically, the company derives maximum of the revenue from the United Kingdom and has a presence in the Rest of Europe and the United States/Canada.