Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co (FRA:NQU) Inventory Turnover : 10.71 (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co 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. Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was €4.83 Mil. Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.45 Mil. Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 10.71.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was 17.05.

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. Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.03.

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Inventory Turnover Chart

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Annual Data

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9.23

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6.27

10.71

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Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								9.23	7.96	4.13	6.27	10.71

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Inventory Turnover Calculation

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2013 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2013 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 ))	/	count )
=	4.834	/ (	(0.431	+	0.472)	/	2 )
=	4.834	/	0.4515
=	10.71

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 ))	/	count )
=	4.834	/ (	(0.431	+	0.472)	/	2 )
=	4.834	/	0.4515
=	10.71

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co (FRA:NQU) 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.

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 )	*	Days in Period
	=	0.4515	/	4.834	*	365 / 2
	=	17.05

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.

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2013 )
	=	0.4515	/	12.962
	=	0.03

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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Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as a limited liability company on February 8, 2002 as "Ninetowns Digital World Trade Technology Holdings Limited". It changed its name to "Ninetowns Digital World Trade One Technology Holdings Limited" on June 14, 2002 and then to "Ninetowns Digital World Trade Holdings Limited" on April 7, 2003. The Company is a PRC software company that enables enterprises and trade-related PRC government agencies to streamline the import/export process in China. Its enterprise software products consist of standardized, easy-to-install applications that simplify the declaration and approval process for international trade enterprises in China. Its enterprise software automates and facilitates the processing of the required import/export declarations and approvals in a cost-efficient, user-friendly and legally-compliant manner over the Internet, utilizing an electronic infrastructure it helped build that links together numerous branch offices of the PRC Inspections Administration. Through its software development services, it assists in the development and maintenance of the software systems used to process electronic filings by the PRC Inspections Administration and the data exchange platforms which serve as the interface between such systems and its enterprise software users.

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