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Cathay Chemical Works (TPE:1713) Days Inventory : 177.89 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cathay Chemical Works Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Cathay Chemical Works's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$205.7 Mil. Cathay Chemical Works's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$105.5 Mil. Hence, Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 177.89.

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

TPE:1713' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 90.65   Med: 105.56   Max: 196.47
Current: 185.86

During the past 13 years, Cathay Chemical Works's highest Days Inventory was 196.47. The lowest was 90.65. And the median was 105.56.

TPE:1713's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
87.28% of 1494 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 82.18 vs TPE:1713: 185.86

Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (196.89) to Mar. 2024 (177.89).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Cathay Chemical Works's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.51.

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. Cathay Chemical Works's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.76.


Cathay Chemical Works Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Chemical Works'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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Cathay Chemical Works Days Inventory Chart

Cathay Chemical Works Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 108.51 128.17 140.24 188.18 196.47

Cathay Chemical Works Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 196.89 214.54 187.23 169.30 177.89

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cathay Chemical Works'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.


Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory falls into.



Cathay Chemical Works Days Inventory Calculation

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

Cathay Chemical Works's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (263.205 + 208.678) / 2 ) / 438.322*365
=235.9415 / 438.322*365
=196.47

Cathay Chemical Works'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: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (208.678 + 202.725) / 2 ) / 105.517*365 / 4
=205.7015 / 105.517*365 / 4
=177.89

* 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.


Cathay Chemical Works  (TPE:1713) 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.

Cathay Chemical Works's Inventory Turnover for the three 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.

Cathay Chemical Works's Inventory to Revenue for the three 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.


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Cathay Chemical Works (TPE:1713) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12F, No. 320, Section 4, Chung Hsiao East Road, Taipei, TWN
Cathay Chemical Works Inc operates in the specialty chemical industry. The products offered by the company include sodium formaldehyde, sulfoxylate, zinc oxide, zinc dust, and sodium hydrosulfite.

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