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Circuit Research Labs (Circuit Research Labs) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.92 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Circuit Research Labs 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. Circuit Research Labs's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $3.02 Mil. Circuit Research Labs's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $3.29 Mil. Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was 0.92.

Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 increased from Jun. 2008 (0.75) to Jun. 2008 (0.92)

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.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Circuit Research Labs's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was 193.35.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Circuit Research Labs's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was 0.47.


Circuit Research Labs Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue 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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Circuit Research Labs Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Circuit Research Labs Annual Data
Trend Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.21 0.19

Circuit Research Labs Quarterly Data
Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 0.90 0.61 0.63 0.75 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue 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.


Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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Circuit Research Labs Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

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.

Circuit Research Labs'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 )
=( (2.586 + 2.367) / 2 ) / 12.894
=2.4765 / 12.894
=0.19

Circuit Research Labs's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Sep. 2008 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2008 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2008 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2008 )
=( (2.816 + 3.227) / 2 ) / 3.285
=3.0215 / 3.285
=0.92

* 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.


Circuit Research Labs  (OTCPK:CRLI) 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.

Circuit Research Labs's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2008 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2008 )*Days in Period
=3.0215/1.426*365 / 4
=193.35

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

Circuit Research Labs's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2008 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2008 )
=1.426 / 3.0215
=0.47

* 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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Circuit Research Labs (Circuit Research Labs) Business Description

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Circuit Research Labs Inc develops manufactures and markets electronic audio processing, transmission encoding and noise reduction equipment for the radio, television, cable, Internet and professional audio markets.

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