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Western Forest Products (Western Forest Products) Days Inventory : 87.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Western Forest Products Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Western Forest Products's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $156.3 Mil. Western Forest Products's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $162.5 Mil. Hence, Western Forest Products's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 87.78.

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

WFSTF' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 57.14   Med: 64.07   Max: 83.1
Current: 83.1

During the past 13 years, Western Forest Products's highest Days Inventory was 83.10. The lowest was 57.14. And the median was 64.07.

WFSTF's Days Inventory is ranked better than
55.04% of 278 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 88.235 vs WFSTF: 83.10

Western Forest Products's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (85.69) to Dec. 2023 (87.78). It might indicate that Western Forest Products's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Western Forest Products's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04.

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. Western Forest Products's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.85.


Western Forest Products Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Forest Products'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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Western Forest Products Days Inventory Chart

Western Forest Products 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 72.87 70.46 70.81 68.23 82.23

Western Forest Products Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 85.69 83.84 75.73 86.32 87.78

Competitive Comparison of Western Forest Products's Days Inventory

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Western Forest Products'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.


Western Forest Products's Days Inventory Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Western Forest Products's Days Inventory falls into.



Western Forest Products Days Inventory Calculation

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

Western Forest Products'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
=( (165.477 + 159.138) / 2 ) / 720.483*365
=162.3075 / 720.483*365
=82.23

Western Forest Products'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
=( (153.499 + 159.138) / 2 ) / 162.492*365 / 4
=156.3185 / 162.492*365 / 4
=87.78

* 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.


Western Forest Products  (OTCPK:WFSTF) 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.

Western Forest Products's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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.

Western Forest Products's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Western Forest Products Days Inventory Related Terms

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Western Forest Products (Western Forest Products) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 11122, Royal Centre Building, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
Western Forest Products Inc is a Canada-based softwood forest products company. The company's principal business activities include timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value-added lumber remanufacturing. Its operating business segment comprises Timber harvesting, Log sales, and Lumber manufacturing and sales. The firm purchases and harvests logs which are then manufactured into lumber products at its sawmills, or sold. Canada and the United States, represent the company's large markets and contribute the vast majority of its total revenue.