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Forum Mobile (Forum Mobile) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.49 (As of Jun. 2006)


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What is Forum Mobile 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. Forum Mobile's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2006 was $2.84 Mil. Forum Mobile's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2006 was $5.79 Mil. Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2006 was 0.49.

Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2006 declined from Mar. 2006 (0.52) to Mar. 2006 (0.49)

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.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Forum Mobile's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2006 was 47.63.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Forum Mobile's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2006 was 1.92.


Forum Mobile Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forum Mobile'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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Forum Mobile Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Forum Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.08 0.06 - - 0.13

Forum Mobile Quarterly Data
Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06
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 0.50 0.64 0.58 0.52 0.49

Competitive Comparison of Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Forum Mobile'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.


Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Forum Mobile 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.

Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2005 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2004 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2005 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2005 )
=( (0 + 3.702) / 1 ) / 27.841
=3.702 / 27.841
=0.13

Forum Mobile's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2006 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jun. 2006 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2006 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2006 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2006 )
=( (4.045 + 1.643) / 2 ) / 5.786
=2.844 / 5.786
=0.49

* 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.


Forum Mobile  (OTCPK:FRMB) 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.

Forum Mobile's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2006 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2006 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2006 )*Days in Period
=2.844/5.449*365 / 4
=47.63

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

Forum Mobile's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2006 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2006 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2006 )
=5.449 / 2.844
=1.92

* 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.


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Forum Mobile (Forum Mobile) Business Description

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26 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10004
Forum Mobile Inc is a global Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) based in the USA. It specializes in MVNE, Mobile Services, Telecom, and cloud services. The company is active in a variety of complimentary fields such as private banking, business development and consulting and provides hosting and trading platforms. Geographically the business activities are operated through United States.

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