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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Inventory-to-Revenue : 1.17 (As of Jun. 2010)


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What is General DataComm Industries 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. General DataComm Industries's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was $2.02 Mil. General DataComm Industries's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $1.73 Mil. General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 1.17.

General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 declined from Mar. 2010 (1.36) to Mar. 2010 (1.17)

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. General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 189.43.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.48.


General DataComm Industries Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries'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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General DataComm Industries Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep96 Sep97 Sep98 Sep99 Sep00 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.21 0.21 0.19 0.27 0.32

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10
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 0.85 0.97 0.89 1.36 1.17

Competitive Comparison of General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, General DataComm Industries'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.


General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



General DataComm Industries 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.

General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Sep. 2009 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2008 ) + Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2009 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2009 )
=( (3.173 + 2.435) / 2 ) / 8.7
=2.804 / 8.7
=0.32

General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2010 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=( (2.083 + 1.965) / 2 ) / 1.731
=2.024 / 1.731
=1.17

* 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.


General DataComm Industries  (GREY:GNRD) 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.

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )*Days in Period
=2.024/0.975*365 / 4
=189.43

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

General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=0.975 / 2.024
=0.48

* 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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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770
General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.
Executives
Howard S Modlin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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