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Vianet Group (LSE:VNET) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.32 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Vianet Group 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. Vianet Group's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £2.32 Mil. Vianet Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £7.19 Mil. Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.32.

Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 increased from Mar. 2023 (0.30) to Mar. 2023 (0.32)

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. Vianet Group's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 192.44.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Vianet Group's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.95.


Vianet Group Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vianet Group'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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Vianet Group Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Vianet Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.10 0.18 0.11 0.14

Vianet Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.30 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Vianet Group'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.


Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vianet Group 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.

Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=( (1.573 + 2.275) / 2 ) / 14.115
=1.924 / 14.115
=0.14

Vianet Group's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=( (2.275 + 2.371) / 2 ) / 7.194
=2.323 / 7.194
=0.32

* 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.


Vianet Group  (LSE:VNET) 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.

Vianet Group's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=2.323/2.203*365 / 2
=192.44

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

Vianet Group's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=2.203 / 2.323
=0.95

* 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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Vianet Group (LSE:VNET) Business Description

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One Surtees Way, Surtees Business Park, Stockton on Tees, GBR, TS18 3HR
Vianet Group PLC is a provider of actionable management information and business insight created by combining data from the smart Internet of Things solutions and external information sources. Smart Zones include Data insight and actionable data services as well as design, product development, sale and rental of fluid monitoring equipment. The business of the group is divided into two divisions: Smart Machines and Smart Zones. It generates maximum revenue from the Smart Zones segment. Geographically, it derives maximum of the revenue from the United Kingdom and has a presence in the Rest of Europe and the United States/Canada.

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