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Baltic Trading (FRA:L8B) Inventory Turnover : 3.21 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is Baltic Trading Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Baltic Trading's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €6.59 Mil. Baltic Trading's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €2.05 Mil. Baltic Trading's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 3.21.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Baltic Trading's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 28.44.

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. Baltic Trading's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.32.


Baltic Trading Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baltic Trading's Inventory Turnover 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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Baltic Trading Inventory Turnover Chart

Baltic Trading Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Inventory Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 9.47 12.33

Baltic Trading Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
Inventory Turnover 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 3.49 3.12 2.86 2.74 3.21

Baltic Trading Inventory Turnover Calculation

Baltic Trading's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2014 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2014 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 )) / count )
=21.772 / ((1.48 + 2.052) / 2 )
=21.772 / 1.766
=12.33

Baltic Trading's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2015 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2014 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2015 )) / count )
=6.585 / ((2.052 + 0) / 1 )
=6.585 / 2.052
=3.21

* 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.


Baltic Trading  (FRA:L8B) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Baltic Trading's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2015 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2015 )*Days in Period
=2.052/6.585*365 / 4
=28.44

2. 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.

Baltic Trading's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2015 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=2.052 / 6.386
=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.


Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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Baltic Trading (FRA:L8B) Business Description

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Baltic Trading Ltd is a New York City-based company incorporated in October 2009 in the Marshall Islands to conduct shipping business focused on the drybulk industry spot market. The Company's fleet currently consists of four Capesize vessels, four Supramax vessels and five Handysize vessels with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 1,095,000 deadweight tons. Its fleet contains five groups of sister ships, which are vessels of virtually identical sizes and specifications. It operates a fleet of drybulk ships that transports iron ore, coal, grain, steel products and other drybulk cargoes along worldwide shipping routes. It plans to operate all of its vessels in the spot market, on spot market-related time charters, or in vessel pools trading in the spot market. Its customers include national, regional and international companies, including Cargill International S.A. ('Cargill'), Klaveness Chartering ('Klaveness'), Resource Marine PTE Ltd. (part of the Macquarie group of Companies) ('Resource Marine'), and Swissmarine Services S.A. ('Swissmarine'). The Company competes with other owners of drybulk carriers in the Capesize, Supramax and Handysize class sectors, some of whom may also charter its vessels as customers. The Company is subject to international conventions and treaties, national, state and local laws and regulations in force in the countries in which its vessels may operate or are atregistered relating to safety and health and environmental protection including the storage, handling, emission, transportation and discharge of hazardous and non-hazardous merials, and the remediation of contamination and liability for damage to natural resources.

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