American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.05 (As of Jun. 2008)

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What is American Community Newspapers Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. American Community Newspapers's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.86 Mil. American Community Newspapers's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $17.21 Mil. American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was 0.05.

American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 stayed the same from Mar. 2008 (0.05) to Mar. 2008 (0.05)

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 10.12.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. American Community Newspapers's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was 9.01.

American Community Newspapers Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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American Community Newspapers Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

American Community Newspapers Annual Data

Trend

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

Inventory-to-Revenue

0.02

American Community Newspapers Quarterly Data
	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08
Inventory-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								-	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05

Competitive Comparison of American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Publishing subindustry, American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

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American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.

American Community Newspapers Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2007 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2006 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2007 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2007 )
=	( (0	+	0.619)	/	1 )	/	36.169
=	0.619					/	36.169
=	0.02

American Community Newspapers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jun. 2008 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2008 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2008 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2008 )
=	( (0.958	+	0.752)	/	2 )	/	17.211
=	0.855					/	17.211
=	0.05

American Community Newspapers (OTCPK:ACNI) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

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

American Community Newspapers's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2008 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2008 )	*	Days in Period
	=	0.855	/	7.706	*	365 / 4
	=	10.12

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

American Community Newspapers's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2008 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2008 )
	=	7.706	/	0.855
	=	9.01

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American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

14875 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 110, Addison, TX, USA, 75254

Website

http://www.acnpapers.com

American Community Newspapers Inc is a community newspaper publisher in the United States, operating within four major U.S. markets.

Executives

Rachesky Mark H Md	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Fund Management Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mhr Advisors Llc	10 percent owner
Marilyn Rubenstein	10 percent owner
Woodland Services Corp	10 percent owner
Israel A Englander	other: May be deemed as group member.	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc	other: May be deemed as group member.	399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry Rubenstein	10 percent owner	68 WHEATLEY RD, BROOKVILLE NY 11545

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