Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) Days Inventory : 126.50 (As of Dec. 2008)

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What is Boewe Systec AG Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Boewe Systec AG's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was €103.5 Mil. Boewe Systec AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was €298.7 Mil. Hence, Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was 63.25.

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

STU:BSY's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 121.99
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2006 (0.00) to Dec. 2008 (126.50). It might indicate that Boewe Systec AG's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Boewe Systec AG's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was 2.89.

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. Boewe Systec AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was 0.23.

Boewe Systec AG Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Boewe Systec AG Days Inventory Chart

Boewe Systec AG Annual Data

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Dec04

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Dec06

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Dec08

Days Inventory

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127.71

109.74

121.78

126.50

Boewe Systec AG Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			127.71	109.74	-	121.78	126.50

Competitive Comparison of Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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Boewe Systec AG Days Inventory Calculation

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

Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2008 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2007 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2008 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2008 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (103.452	+	103.606)	/	2 )	/	298.726	*	365
=	103.529					/	298.726	*	365
=	126.50

Boewe Systec AG's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2008 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2007 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2008 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2008 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (103.452	+	103.606)	/	2 )	/	298.726	*	365 / 2
=	103.529					/	298.726	*	365 / 2
=	63.25

Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) 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.

Boewe Systec AG's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	298.726	/	103.529
	=	2.89

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.

Boewe Systec AG's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	103.529	/	450.236
	=	0.23

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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Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) Business Description

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Address

Werner-von-Siemens-Street 1, Augsburg, DEU, 86159

Website

http://www.boewe-systec.de

Boewe Systec AG is a solutions provider for printing and mail processing centres. The company manufactures and markets inserting systems. It also offers card mailing systems, letter and flats sorting, intralogistics and reading technologies in the field of document processing. It provides services to classic transactional or direct mail applications, modern mail processing centers, intralogistics or serialization in the pharmaceutical industry.