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Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Days Inventory : 14.06 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Safaricom Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Safaricom's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES4,057 Mil. Safaricom's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES52,648 Mil. Hence, Safaricom's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.06.

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

NAI:SCOM' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.97   Med: 11.69   Max: 36.09
Current: 14.75

During the past 13 years, Safaricom's highest Days Inventory was 36.09. The lowest was 5.97. And the median was 11.69.

NAI:SCOM's Days Inventory is ranked better than
60.07% of 298 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 18.385 vs NAI:SCOM: 14.75

Safaricom's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (21.97) to Mar. 2024 (14.06).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Safaricom's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 12.98.

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. Safaricom's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.02.


Safaricom Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safaricom'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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Safaricom Days Inventory Chart

Safaricom 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 8.81 9.81 13.56 15.76 15.39

Safaricom 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 16.28 22.58 21.97 14.89 14.06

Competitive Comparison of Safaricom's Days Inventory

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Safaricom'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.


Safaricom's Days Inventory Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Safaricom's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safaricom Days Inventory Calculation

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

Safaricom'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
=( (3655.6 + 4526) / 2 ) / 97046.9*365
=4090.8 / 97046.9*365
=15.39

Safaricom'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
=( (3587 + 4526) / 2 ) / 52648.2*365 / 2
=4056.5 / 52648.2*365 / 2
=14.06

* 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.


Safaricom  (NAI:SCOM) 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.

Safaricom'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.

Safaricom'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.


Safaricom Days Inventory Related Terms

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Safaricom Business Description

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Address
Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 66827, Westlands, Nairobi, KEN, 00800
Safaricom PLC is a Kenya-based telecommunications company. The principal activities of the company are the provision of telecommunication services, providing a comprehensive range of integrated telecommunication services including voice and data both mobile and fixed, SMS, the internet, and m-pesa. The company also offers a wide range of devices such as Mobile handsets, mobile broadband modems, routers, tablets, and notebooks. The majority of its revenue comes from service revenues: Voice, m-pesa, mobile data, messaging, fixed data and other service revenue. The company serves both individual and corporate/enterprise customers.

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