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AltaGas (TSX:ALA.PR.E.PFD) Days Inventory : 30.35 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is AltaGas Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). AltaGas's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$727.00 Mil. AltaGas's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$2,186.00 Mil. Hence, AltaGas's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 30.35.

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

TSX:ALA.PR.E.PFD' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.04   Med: 55.03   Max: 76.27
Current: 29.04

During the past 13 years, AltaGas's highest Days Inventory was 76.27. The lowest was 29.04. And the median was 55.03.

TSX:ALA.PR.E.PFD's Days Inventory is ranked better than
53.12% of 704 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 31.715 vs TSX:ALA.PR.E.PFD: 29.04

AltaGas's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2023 (28.40) to Sep. 2024 (30.35). It might indicate that AltaGas's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. AltaGas's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.01.

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. AltaGas's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.26.


AltaGas Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for AltaGas'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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AltaGas Days Inventory Chart

AltaGas 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 57.79 65.58 33.57 31.59 35.97

AltaGas Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 28.40 30.88 26.14 27.17 30.35

Competitive Comparison of AltaGas's Days Inventory

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, AltaGas'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.


AltaGas's Days Inventory Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, AltaGas's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



AltaGas Days Inventory Calculation

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

AltaGas'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
=( (1146 + 847) / 2 ) / 10112*365
=996.5 / 10112*365
=35.97

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

Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (734 + 720) / 2 ) / 2186*365 / 4
=727 / 2186*365 / 4
=30.35

* 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.


AltaGas  (TSX:ALA.PR.E.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.

AltaGas's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 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.

AltaGas's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 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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AltaGas Business Description

Address
1700, 355 - 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 0J1
AltaGas Ltd owns and operates a diversified basket of energy infrastructure businesses. Business is conducted through given segments: Midstream, Utilities and Corporate/other. Utility business owns and operates rate-regulated natural gas distribution assets across North America. Midstream business subsequent to the sale of non-core midstream assets in Canada and also engaged in natural gas liquid processing and extraction, transportation, and storage. Natural gas is sold and purchased for both commercial and industrial users. Revenue is derived from customers in both Canada and the United States, with Canadian customers contributing the most.

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