General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Inventory Turnover : 0.48 (As of Jun. 2010)

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What is General DataComm Industries 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. General DataComm Industries's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $0.98 Mil. General DataComm Industries's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was $2.02 Mil. General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.48.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 189.43.

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. General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 1.17.

General DataComm Industries Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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General DataComm Industries Inventory Turnover Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data

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0.35

2.08

2.09

2.03

1.89

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.66	0.50	0.73	0.35	0.48

General DataComm Industries Inventory Turnover Calculation

General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Sep. 2009 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2009 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2008 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2009 ))	/	count )
=	5.286	/ (	(3.173	+	2.435)	/	2 )
=	5.286	/	2.804
=	1.89

General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2010 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 ))	/	count )
=	0.975	/ (	(2.083	+	1.965)	/	2 )
=	0.975	/	2.024
=	0.48

General DataComm Industries (GREY:GNRD) 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.

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )	*	Days in Period
	=	2.024	/	0.975	*	365 / 4
	=	189.43

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.

General DataComm Industries's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2010 )
	=	2.024	/	1.731
	=	1.17

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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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Business Description

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Address

6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770

Website

http://www.gdc.com

General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.

Executives

Howard S Modlin

director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer

P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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