Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Inventory Turnover : 0.19 (As of Sep. 2002)

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What is Photoelectron 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. Photoelectron's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2002 was $0.29 Mil. Photoelectron's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 was $1.52 Mil. Photoelectron's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 was 0.19.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Photoelectron's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2002 was 486.83.

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. Photoelectron's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 was 3.39.

Photoelectron Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Photoelectron Inventory Turnover Chart

Photoelectron Annual Data

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Inventory Turnover

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0.86

0.42

0.21

0.10

0.39

Photoelectron Quarterly Data
	Dec97	Mar98	Jun98	Sep98	Dec98	Mar99	Jun99	Sep99	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.06	0.07	0.10	0.18	0.19

Photoelectron Inventory Turnover Calculation

Photoelectron's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2001 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2001 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2001 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2000 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2001 ))	/	count )
=	0.597	/ (	(1.39	+	1.657)	/	2 )
=	0.597	/	1.5235
=	0.39

Photoelectron's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Sep. 2002 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2002 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2002 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2002 ))	/	count )
=	0.285	/ (	(1.583	+	1.458)	/	2 )
=	0.285	/	1.5205
=	0.19

Photoelectron (OTCPK:PECN) 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.

Photoelectron's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2002 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2002 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2002 )	*	Days in Period
	=	1.5205	/	0.285	*	365 / 4
	=	486.83

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.

Photoelectron's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2002 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2002 )
	=	1.5205	/	0.448
	=	3.39

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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Photoelectron Corp is engaged in the design, development & commercialization of the Photon Radiosurgery System, a proprietary, therapeutic device for the treatment of cancerous tumors through the application of x-ray radiation directly to the tumor site. It is manufacturing miniature x-ray systems for a variety of applications in healthcare and non-healthcare related markets.

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