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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.46 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lafarge Africa 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. Lafarge Africa's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦63,135 Mil. Lafarge Africa's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦137,772 Mil. Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.46.

Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 declined from Dec. 2023 (0.46) to Dec. 2023 (0.46)

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. Lafarge Africa's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 79.87.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Lafarge Africa's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.14.


Lafarge Africa Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lafarge Africa'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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Lafarge Africa Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Lafarge Africa Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.19 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13

Lafarge Africa Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.60 0.53 0.59 0.46 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge Africa'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.


Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lafarge Africa 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.

Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=( (53043.073 + 54340.615) / 2 ) / 405502.712
=53691.844 / 405502.712
=0.13

Lafarge Africa's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=( (54340.615 + 71929.27) / 2 ) / 137772.474
=63134.9425 / 137772.474
=0.46

* 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.


Lafarge Africa  (NSA:WAPCO) 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.

Lafarge Africa's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=63134.9425/72128.249*365 / 4
=79.87

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

Lafarge Africa's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=72128.249 / 63134.9425
=1.14

* 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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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 27B, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
Lafarge Africa PLC through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement, concrete, and aggregates products, including the provision of building solutions. Its products include Ashakacem, UniCem, Elephant cement, Lafarge Powermax, RoadCem, and Supaset cement among others. It has operations in South Africa and Nigeria generating a vast majority of its revenues within Nigeria from the sales of Cement. It has two segments Cement & Readymixed products. The majority is from the cement segment.

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