Motive Television (LSE:MTV) Inventory Turnover : 6.67 (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Motive Television 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. Motive Television's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was £0.38 Mil. Motive Television's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was £0.06 Mil. Motive Television's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 6.67.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Motive Television's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was 27.38.

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. Motive Television's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 0.08.

Motive Television Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Motive Television Inventory Turnover Chart

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511.00

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31.86

Motive Television Semi-Annual Data
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Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														-	-	-	17.57	6.67

Motive Television Inventory Turnover Calculation

Motive Television'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 )
=	0.669	/ (	(0	+	0.021)	/	1 )
=	0.669	/	0.021
=	31.86

Motive Television's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Jun. 2015 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2015 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2014 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 ))	/	count )
=	0.38	/ (	(0.021	+	0.093)	/	2 )
=	0.38	/	0.057
=	6.67

Motive Television (LSE:MTV) 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.

Motive Television's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
	=	0.057	/	0.38	*	365 / 2
	=	27.38

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.

Motive Television's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2015 )
	=	0.057	/	0.673
	=	0.08

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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Motive Television PLC was incorporated in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2004. The Company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in providing software and services to Television Broadcasters. The Company operates in two segments including; Digital Television Technology and Television Production (Content). The Company's solution offering include Content Express and TabletTV enabling TV providers to offer audiences more, giving them a competitive edge and delivering new revenues. The Content Express enables viewers to watch whatever they want, when they want, on any screen without having to build new networks. The Content Express software provides secure delivery and management of non-linear digital content across any type of broadcast network to any consumer-facing screen. It provides one-stop shop for digital terrestrial broadcasters, satellite, DTT, and cable pay television platforms, and Internet OTT content providers to offer new services including Video on Demand, Catch-up television, Tablet Television, Targeted Advertising for VOD, Mocast for 4G LTE, and Virtual channels and Video2Go. The Tablet TV designed to address the U.S. tablet and smartphone market, meeting the demand for watching long-form video on devices.

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