BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) Inventory Turnover : 0.71 (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is BPZ Resources 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. BPZ Resources's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €7.28 Mil. BPZ Resources's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €10.26 Mil. BPZ Resources's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.71.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. BPZ Resources's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 128.56.

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. BPZ Resources's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.98.

BPZ Resources Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for BPZ Resources's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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BPZ Resources Inventory Turnover Chart

BPZ Resources Annual Data

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4.31

3.58

2.86

1.31

2.08

BPZ Resources 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															0.31	0.46	0.71	0.59	0.71

BPZ Resources Inventory Turnover Calculation

BPZ Resources'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 )
=	23.171	/ (	(12.679	+	9.633)	/	2 )
=	23.171	/	11.156
=	2.08

BPZ Resources'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 )
=	7.283	/ (	(9.633	+	10.888)	/	2 )
=	7.283	/	10.2605
=	0.71

BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) 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.

BPZ Resources'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
	=	10.2605	/	7.283	*	365 / 4
	=	128.56

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.

BPZ Resources'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 )
	=	10.2605	/	10.459
	=	0.98

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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BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.

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