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MLAB (Mesa Laboratories) Inventory Turnover : 0.73 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Mesa Laboratories 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. Mesa Laboratories's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $22.4 Mil. Mesa Laboratories's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $30.8 Mil. Mesa Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.73.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 125.40.

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. Mesa Laboratories's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.53.


Mesa Laboratories Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mesa Laboratories Inventory Turnover Chart

Mesa Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Inventory Turnover
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Mesa Laboratories Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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Mesa Laboratories Inventory Turnover Calculation

Mesa Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Mar. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2024 )) / count )
=82.937 / ((34.642 + 32.675) / 2 )
=82.937 / 33.6585
=2.46

Mesa Laboratories's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )) / count )
=22.378 / ((31.767 + 29.738) / 2 )
=22.378 / 30.7525
=0.73

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Mesa Laboratories  (NAS:MLAB) 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.

Mesa Laboratories's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )*Days in Period
=30.7525/22.378*365 / 4
=125.40

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.

Mesa Laboratories's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=30.7525 / 57.833
=0.53

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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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Mesa Laboratories Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12100 West Sixth Avenue, Lakewood, CO, USA, 80228
Mesa Laboratories Inc manufactures life sciences tools and critical quality control products. It operates in 4 divisions: Sterilization and Disinfection Control, which manufactures and sells biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization, decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes. Clinical Genomics division develops, manufactures, and sells highly sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput genetic analysis tools and related consumables. The Biopharmaceutical Development division develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. The Calibration Solutions division develops, manufactures, sells, and services quality control products.
Executives
Gary M Owens officer: COO 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Brian David Archbold officer: SVP of Continuous Improvement 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John Bradley Schmieder director C/O MESA LABORATORIES, INC., 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John V Sakys officer: VP Finance, CFO MESA LABORATORIES, INC., 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Shannon Hall director 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Evan Guillemin director 380 LAFAYETTE STREET, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
R Tony Tripeny director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gregory Dinoia officer: SVP Commercial Operations 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Mesa Laboratories Inc /co/ director 12100 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John James Sullivan officer: VP Sales & Marketing 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
David M Kelly director
Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala director C/O THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC., 168 THIRD AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Robert V Dwyer director 12100 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Jennifer Sadie Alltoft director 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
David Brian Perez director 12100 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228