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World Wireless Communications (World Wireless Communications) Inventory-to-Revenue : 3.02 (As of Dec. 2002)


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What is World Wireless Communications 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. World Wireless Communications's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 was $0.44 Mil. World Wireless Communications's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2002 was $0.15 Mil. World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 was 3.02.

World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 increased from Sep. 2002 (3.01) to Sep. 2002 (3.02)

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. World Wireless Communications's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2002 was 526.49.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. World Wireless Communications's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 was 0.17.


World Wireless Communications Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Wireless Communications'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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World Wireless Communications Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

World Wireless Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Inventory-to-Revenue
0.06 0.22 0.48 0.58

World Wireless Communications Quarterly Data
Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02
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 2.68 2.13 1.73 3.01 3.02

Competitive Comparison of World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Telecom Services subindustry, World Wireless Communications'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.


World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



World Wireless Communications 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.

World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2002 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2001 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2002 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2002 )
=( (0.446 + 0.412) / 2 ) / 0.735
=0.429 / 0.735
=0.58

World Wireless Communications's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2002 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2002 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2002 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2002 )
=( (0.465 + 0.412) / 2 ) / 0.145
=0.4385 / 0.145
=3.02

* 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.


World Wireless Communications  (OTCPK:WWRL) 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.

World Wireless Communications's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2002 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2002 )*Days in Period
=0.4385/0.076*365 / 4
=526.49

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

World Wireless Communications's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2002 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2002 )
=0.076 / 0.4385
=0.17

* 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.


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World Wireless Communications (World Wireless Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Penthouse, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
World Wireless Communications Inc is a telecom service provider in the United States. The firm is engaged as a developer of wired and wireless telemetry and remote control systems.
Executives
Marty Steinberg 10 percent owner 1111 BRICKELL AVENUE SUITE 2500, MIAMI FL 33131

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