Whitbread (LSE:WTB) Inventory Turnover : 27.08 (As of Aug. 2024)

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What is Whitbread 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. Whitbread's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Aug. 2024 was £547 Mil. Whitbread's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was £20 Mil. Whitbread's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 27.08.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Whitbread's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Aug. 2024 was 6.74.

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

Whitbread Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

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Whitbread Inventory Turnover Chart

Whitbread Annual Data

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Inventory Turnover

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58.23

50.67

47.92

45.13

46.81

Whitbread Semi-Annual Data
	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24	Aug24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	25.70	20.38	27.08

Whitbread Inventory Turnover Calculation

Whitbread's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Feb. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Feb. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	1004.1	/ (	(21.7	+	21.2)	/	2 )
=	1004.1	/	21.45
=	46.81

Whitbread's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	547.1	/ (	(21.2	+	19.2)	/	2 )
=	547.1	/	20.2
=	27.08

Whitbread (LSE:WTB) 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.

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

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	20.2	/	547.1	*	365 / 2
	=	6.74

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.

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

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Aug. 2024 )
	=	20.2	/	1569.8
	=	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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Porz Avenue, Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, GBR, LU5 5XE

Website

https://www.whitbread.co.uk

Whitbread PLC owns hotels and restaurants that operate in the United Kingdom. It operates more than 800 hotels under the Premier Inn brand and provides services in relation to accommodation and food both in the UK and internationally. Restaurant brands include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar Block and Others. Geographically the company derives majority of revenue from UK division.

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