Valens Semiconductor (Valens Semiconductor) Days Inventory : 166.70 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Valens Semiconductor Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Valens Semiconductor's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.37 Mil. Valens Semiconductor's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.41 Mil. Hence, Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 166.70.

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

VLN' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 85.84 Med: 165.48 Max: 224.62
Current: 224.62

During the past 5 years, Valens Semiconductor's highest Days Inventory was 224.62. The lowest was 85.84. And the median was 165.48.

VLN's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
77.26% of 941 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 130.44 vs VLN: 224.62

Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2022 (280.08) to Dec. 2023 (166.70).

Warning Sign:

If a company builds up inventory, it may mean it is having difficulties selling its goods.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Valens Semiconductor's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55.

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. Valens Semiconductor's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.

Valens Semiconductor Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Valens Semiconductor Days Inventory Chart

Valens Semiconductor Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Inventory

85.84

113.29

221.32

217.67

Valens Semiconductor Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										280.08	267.32	210.24	281.19	166.70

Competitive Comparison of Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Valens Semiconductor'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.

Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Valens Semiconductor Days Inventory Calculation

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

Valens Semiconductor'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
=	( (23.816	+	13.836)	/	2 )	/	31.569	*	365
=	18.826					/	31.569	*	365
=	217.67

Valens Semiconductor's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (16.902	+	13.836)	/	2 )	/	8.413	*	365 / 4
=	15.369					/	8.413	*	365 / 4
=	166.70

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) 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.

Valens Semiconductor's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	8.413	/	15.369
	=	0.55

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.

Valens Semiconductor's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	15.369	/	21.94
	=	0.70

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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Valens Semiconductor (Valens Semiconductor) Business Description

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Valens Semiconductor Ltd is a provider of semiconductor products, pushing the boundaries of connectivity by enabling long-reach, high-speed video, and data transmission for the audio-video and automotive industries. It operates in two segments: Audio-Video, which includes the company's HDBaseT solutions for the Audio-Video market deliver superior, plug-and-play convergence and distribution of different interfaces, through a single long-distance category cable; and Automotive segment products enable safe and resilient high-speed in-vehicle connectivity for car architectures, realizing the vision of connected and autonomous cars. The company's geographical segments include Israel, China, Hong Kong, the United States, Mexico, Japan, and Others.