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Wegener (Wegener) Days Inventory : 86.26 (As of May. 2012)


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What is Wegener Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Wegener's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $1.63 Mil. Wegener's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $1.73 Mil. Hence, Wegener's Days Inventory for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 86.26.

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

WGNR's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 101.86
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Wegener's Days Inventory declined from May. 2011 (114.95) to May. 2012 (86.26).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Wegener's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 1.06.

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. Wegener's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 0.85.


Wegener Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wegener'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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Wegener Days Inventory Chart

Wegener Annual Data
Trend Aug01 Aug02 Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 103.10 94.60 134.83 223.15 222.11

Wegener Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
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 114.95 112.67 123.25 98.18 86.26

Competitive Comparison of Wegener's Days Inventory

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Wegener'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.


Wegener's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Wegener's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wegener Days Inventory Calculation

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

Wegener's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2010 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Aug. 2010 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2009 ) + Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2010 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Aug. 2010 )*Days in Period
=( (4.464 + 3.145) / 2 ) / 6.252*365
=3.8045 / 6.252*365
=222.11

Wegener's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: May. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2012 ) + Total Inventories (Q: May. 2012 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: May. 2012 )*Days in Period
=( (1.714 + 1.553) / 2 ) / 1.728*365 / 4
=1.6335 / 1.728*365 / 4
=86.26

* 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.


Wegener  (OTCPK:WGNR) 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.

Wegener's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in May. 2012 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.

Wegener's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2012 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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Wegener (Wegener) Business Description

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Address
930 Interstate Ridge Drive, Suite A, Gainesville, GA, USA, 30501
Wegener Corp is engaged in Manufacturing and sale of electronic products and systems primarily for the radio broadcast market and digital signage market. Its product line includes iPump media servers, digital signage applications, and audio and data networks.
Executives
David W Wright director

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