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Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) Days Inventory : 258.07 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Ballard Power Systems Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Ballard Power Systems's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$88.0 Mil. Ballard Power Systems's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$31.1 Mil. Hence, Ballard Power Systems's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 258.07.

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

TSX:BLDP' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 79.69   Med: 127.85   Max: 204.41
Current: 182.53

During the past 13 years, Ballard Power Systems's highest Days Inventory was 204.41. The lowest was 79.69. And the median was 127.85.

TSX:BLDP's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
71.93% of 2903 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 121.86 vs TSX:BLDP: 182.53

Ballard Power Systems's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2023 (217.18) to Sep. 2024 (258.07). It might indicate that Ballard Power Systems's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Ballard Power Systems's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.35.

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. Ballard Power Systems's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.40.


Ballard Power Systems Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ballard Power Systems'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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Ballard Power Systems Days Inventory Chart

Ballard Power Systems 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 131.32 130.92 161.46 204.41 153.78

Ballard Power Systems 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 217.18 93.68 232.64 253.08 258.07

Competitive Comparison of Ballard Power Systems's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ballard Power Systems'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.


Ballard Power Systems's Days Inventory Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ballard Power Systems's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ballard Power Systems's Days Inventory falls into.



Ballard Power Systems Days Inventory Calculation

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

Ballard Power Systems'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
=( (78.861 + 61.539) / 2 ) / 166.625*365
=70.2 / 166.625*365
=153.78

Ballard Power Systems'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
=( (85.024 + 90.987) / 2 ) / 31.117*365 / 4
=88.0055 / 31.117*365 / 4
=258.07

* 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.


Ballard Power Systems  (TSX:BLDP) 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.

Ballard Power Systems'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.

Ballard Power Systems'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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Ballard Power Systems Business Description

Address
9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5J8
Ballard Power Systems is a world leader in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, power system development, and commercialization. The company's principal business is the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of PEM fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power product markets of heavy-duty motive (bus, truck, rail, and marine applications), material handling, and stationary power generation. Sales are concentrated in the US, Europe, and China.
Executives
Kevin Michael Colbow Senior Officer
Sarbjot Sidhu Senior Officer
David Mucciacciaro Senior Officer
Mark Edward Biznek Senior Officer
Paul Michael Dobson Senior Officer
Jay Francis Murray Senior Officer
Robert Randall Macewen Senior Officer
Anthony Robert Guglielmin Senior Officer
Jan Louise Laishley Senior Officer
Kerry Brent Hillier Senior Officer
Ian Douglas Sutcliffe Director
Robert William Campbell Senior Officer
David Martin Whyte Senior Officer