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Stella-Jones (TSX:SJ) Days Inventory : 260.11 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Stella-Jones Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Stella-Jones's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$1,688 Mil. Stella-Jones's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$592 Mil. Hence, Stella-Jones's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 260.11.

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

TSX:SJ' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 158.22   Med: 180.67   Max: 221.99
Current: 221.69

During the past 13 years, Stella-Jones's highest Days Inventory was 221.99. The lowest was 158.22. And the median was 180.67.

TSX:SJ's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
88.69% of 274 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 87.46 vs TSX:SJ: 221.69

Stella-Jones's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2023 (247.83) to Dec. 2024 (260.11). It might indicate that Stella-Jones's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Stella-Jones's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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. Stella-Jones's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.31.


Stella-Jones Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stella-Jones'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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Stella-Jones Days Inventory Chart

Stella-Jones Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 177.38 173.51 168.35 195.47 221.99

Stella-Jones Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 247.83 249.92 187.43 205.47 260.11

Competitive Comparison of Stella-Jones's Days Inventory

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Stella-Jones'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.


Stella-Jones's Days Inventory Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Stella-Jones's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stella-Jones's Days Inventory falls into.


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Stella-Jones Days Inventory Calculation

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

Stella-Jones's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1580 + 1759) / 2 ) / 2745*365
=1669.5 / 2745*365
=221.99

Stella-Jones's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1616 + 1759) / 2 ) / 592*365 / 4
=1687.5 / 592*365 / 4
=260.11

* 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.


Stella-Jones  (TSX:SJ) 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.

Stella-Jones's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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.

Stella-Jones's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 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.


Stella-Jones Days Inventory Related Terms

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Stella-Jones Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3100 de la Cote-Vertu Boulevard, Suite 300, Saint-Laurent, QC, CAN, H4R 2J8
Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells lumber and wood products. The company operates in two segments: Pressure-treated wood, which includes utility poles, railway ties, residential lumber, and industrial products; and the Logs & Lumber segment comprises the sales of logs harvested in the course of the company's procurement process that is determined to be unsuitable for use as utility poles, it also includes the sale of excess lumber to local home-building markets. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Pressure-treated wood segment. Its geographical segments are the United States and Canada, and the majority of its revenue is derived from the United States.
Executives
Anne Elizabeth Giardini Director
Patrick Kirkham Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Dean Anderson Senior Officer
Marco Albanesi Senior Officer
Silvana Travaglini Senior Officer
Richard Cuddihy Senior Officer
Rhodri Harries Director
Eric Vachon Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Mathieu Hebert Senior Officer
Marla Eichenbaum Senior Officer
James Augustus Manzi Director
Simon Pelletier Director
Kevin Patrick Comerford Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Driessen Marcell Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Ian Jones Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)