SEVAP.PFD (Sevcon) Days Inventory : 109.53 (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is Sevcon Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Sevcon's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $16.71 Mil. Sevcon's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $13.92 Mil. Hence, Sevcon's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 109.53.

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

SEVAP.PFD' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 74.42 Med: 106.63 Max: 132.84
Current: 120.57

During the past 13 years, Sevcon's highest Days Inventory was 132.84. The lowest was 74.42. And the median was 106.63.

SEVAP.PFD's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 123.42 vs SEVAP.PFD: 120.57

Sevcon's Days Inventory declined from Jun. 2016 (136.48) to Jun. 2017 (109.53).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Sevcon's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.83.

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. Sevcon's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.90.

Sevcon Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sevcon's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Sevcon Days Inventory Chart

Sevcon Annual Data

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108.07

107.95

94.52

94.09

110.80

Sevcon Quarterly Data
	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															136.48	121.16	133.05	119.73	109.53

Competitive Comparison of Sevcon's Days Inventory

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Sevcon'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.

Sevcon's Days Inventory Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Sevcon's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sevcon Days Inventory Calculation

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

Sevcon's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Sep. 2016 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2015 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (6.79	+	13.666)	/	2 )	/	33.693	*	365
=	10.228					/	33.693	*	365
=	110.80

Sevcon's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (16.356	+	17.072)	/	2 )	/	13.924	*	365 / 4
=	16.714					/	13.924	*	365 / 4
=	109.53

Sevcon (OTCPK:SEVAP.PFD) 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.

Sevcon's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	13.924	/	16.714
	=	0.83

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.

Sevcon's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	16.714	/	18.556
	=	0.90

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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Sevcon Business Description

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http://www.sevcon.com

Sevcon Inc through its wholly-owned subsidiaries is engaged in designing and selling, under the Sevcon name, motor controls for zero emission electric and hybrid vehicles.

Executives

Bassi Holding S.r.l.	10 percent owner	VIA MENSA 3/2, S. MARIA IN FABRIAGO, LUGO (RA) L6 48022
Andrea Bassi	10 percent owner, officer: General Manager, Bassi S.r.l	VIA MENSA, 3/2 S MARIA IN FABRIAGO, LUGO RA L6 48022
David Sidlow	officer: Managing Director, Sevcon Ltd	KINGSWAY SOUTH, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR X0 NE11 0QA
Meson Constructive Capital Lp	10 percent owner	12 ARANA CIRCLE, SAUSALITO CA 94965
Matthew Goldfarb	director	C/O DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Ryan J. Morris	director	531 E. STATE ST., ITHACA NY 14850
Glenn Angiolillo	director	C/O NYMAGIC INC, 919 THIRD AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Walter Milton Schenker	director	1130 ROUTE 46, SUITE 22, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Frederick A Wang	director	155 NORTHBORO ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH MA 01772
William J Ketelhut	director	C/O ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC, 2956 WATERVIEW DR, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48309
Paul Neil Farquhar	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	3 DUXBURY PARK, FATFIELD, WASHINGTON X0 NE38 8BJ
Marvin G Schorr	director	NINE HAMPSHIRE STREET, MANSFIELD MA 02048-9171
Bernard F Start	director
Paul B Rosenberg	director
Paul O Stump	director	C/O TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC., 155 NORTHBORO ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH MA 01772