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Nucor (NUE) Days Inventory : 72.39 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Nucor Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Nucor's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $5,116 Mil. Nucor's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $6,449 Mil. Hence, Nucor's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 72.39.

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

NUE' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 59.43   Med: 71.28   Max: 76.96
Current: 73.07

During the past 13 years, Nucor's highest Days Inventory was 76.96. The lowest was 59.43. And the median was 71.28.

NUE's Days Inventory is ranked better than
59.49% of 585 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 87.36 vs NUE: 73.07

Nucor's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2023 (78.26) to Dec. 2024 (72.39).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Nucor's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.26.

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. Nucor's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.72.


Nucor Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nucor'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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Nucor Days Inventory Chart

Nucor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.51 68.68 72.13 74.84 73.21

Nucor Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 78.26 77.04 71.89 70.85 72.39

Competitive Comparison of Nucor's Days Inventory

For the Steel subindustry, Nucor'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.


Nucor's Days Inventory Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nucor's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nucor Days Inventory Calculation

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

Nucor's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (5578 + 5106) / 2 ) / 26632*365
=5342 / 26632*365
=73.21

Nucor's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (5126.493 + 5106) / 2 ) / 6448.754*365 / 4
=5116.2465 / 6448.754*365 / 4
=72.39

* 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.


Nucor  (NYSE:NUE) 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.

Nucor's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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.

Nucor's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 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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Nucor Business Description

Address
1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company's reportable segments are steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. A majority of its revenue is derived from the steel mills segment, which is engaged in producing sheet steel (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized), plate steel, structural steel (wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling), and bar steel products. Nucor manufactures steel principally from scrap steel and scrap steel substitutes using electric arc furnaces (EAFs) along with continuous casting and automated rolling mills. The steel mills segment sells its products mainly to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Executives
Allen C Behr officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Stephen D Laxton officer: CFO, Treasurer and EVP 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Gregory J Murphy officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Leon J Topalian officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Kenneth Rex Query officer: Executive Vice President 2100 REXFORD RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Daniel R. Needham officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
D. Chad Utermark officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Douglas J Jellison officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Michael D Keller officer: General Mgr. and Corp. Contro 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Nicholas C Gangestad director 3M CENTER-OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
David A Sumoski officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
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Noah C Hanners officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
John J Hollatz officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Bradley Ford officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211