Softcat (FRA:SF5) Inventory Turnover : 71.43 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Softcat 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. Softcat's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was €316 Mil. Softcat's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €4 Mil. Softcat's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 71.43.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Softcat's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.55.

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. Softcat's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.01.

Softcat Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

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Softcat Inventory Turnover Chart

Softcat Annual Data

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Jul23

Inventory Turnover

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78.72

73.55

20.50

34.77

139.69

Softcat Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.45	12.88	53.86	52.25	71.43

Softcat Inventory Turnover Calculation

Softcat's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Jul. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jul. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	712.327	/ (	(6.016	+	4.183)	/	2 )
=	712.327	/	5.0995
=	139.69

Softcat's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	315.687	/ (	(4.183	+	4.656)	/	2 )
=	315.687	/	4.4195
=	71.43

Softcat (FRA:SF5) 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.

Softcat's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	4.4195	/	315.687	*	365 / 2
	=	2.55

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.

Softcat's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	4.4195	/	544.912
	=	0.01

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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Softcat PLC is a information technology infrastructure and service provider. It offers software licensing, workplace technology, networking and security, and cloud and data center solutions to the corporates, public sector organizations and small to medium-sized business segment, of which small to medium-sized business segment is the major business provider to the company. The entity earns revenue from offering products like software, hardware, and services, as well as the sale of the company's own services, of which majority of the revenue is derived from offering software products.

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