Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Days Inventory : 103.47 (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Mota-Engil Africa NV Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Mota-Engil Africa NV's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was €95 Mil. Mota-Engil Africa NV's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was €335 Mil. Hence, Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was 51.73.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0R6D' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.74 Med: 51.73 Max: 54.23
Current: 51.73

During the past 4 years, Mota-Engil Africa NV's highest Days Inventory was 54.23. The lowest was 23.74. And the median was 51.73.

LTS:0R6D's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 49.255 vs LTS:0R6D: 51.73

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2012 (54.23) to Dec. 2014 (103.47). It might indicate that Mota-Engil Africa NV's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Mota-Engil Africa NV's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was 3.53.

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. Mota-Engil Africa NV's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.09.

Mota-Engil Africa NV Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Mota-Engil Africa NV Days Inventory Chart

Mota-Engil Africa NV Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Days Inventory

55.98

54.23

103.47

Mota-Engil Africa NV Semi-Annual Data
	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14
Days Inventory	55.98	54.23	-	103.47

Competitive Comparison of Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Mota-Engil Africa NV'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.

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory falls into.

Mota-Engil Africa NV Days Inventory Calculation

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

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2014 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0	+	95.02)	/	1 )	/	335.207	*	365
=	95.02					/	335.207	*	365
=	103.47

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2014 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0	+	95.02)	/	1 )	/	335.207	*	365 / 2
=	95.02					/	335.207	*	365 / 2
=	51.73

Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) 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.

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	335.207	/	95.02
	=	3.53

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.

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	95.02	/	1048.065
	=	0.09

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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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Business Description

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http://www.africa.mota-engil.com

Mota-Engil Africa NV was incorporated on October 31, 2012 by a notarial deed of incorporation as a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands. The Company is a provider of integrated engineering and construction services. The Company also provides other services, across its target markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its portfolio of services ranges from Engineering and Construction which includes infrastructure such as roads, railways, bridges and dams, mining services, civil construction works and real estate construction and services, Logistics which includes ports and other infrastructure management and Environment and Services which includes waste management and collection and water treatment and distribution. The Company currently operates in ten countries comprising its primary markets of Angola, Malawi and Mozambique as well as its other markets of Cape Verde, Ghana, SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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