Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) Inventory Turnover : 0.89 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Japan Publications Trading Co 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. Japan Publications Trading Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,254 Mil. Japan Publications Trading Co's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,415 Mil. Japan Publications Trading Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.89.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Japan Publications Trading Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 103.02.

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. Japan Publications Trading Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.83.

Japan Publications Trading Co Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Japan Publications Trading Co Inventory Turnover Chart

Japan Publications Trading Co Annual Data

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Inventory Turnover

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5.12

5.37

5.88

6.42

6.48

Japan Publications Trading Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.36	2.12	1.12	1.17	0.89

Japan Publications Trading Co Inventory Turnover Calculation

Japan Publications Trading Co's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Mar. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	8954.416	/ (	(1413.178	+	1351.489)	/	2 )
=	8954.416	/	1382.3335
=	6.48

Japan Publications Trading Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	1253.778	/ (	(1246.092	+	1584.858)	/	2 )
=	1253.778	/	1415.475
=	0.89

Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) 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.

Japan Publications Trading Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
	=	1415.475	/	1253.778	*	365 / 4
	=	103.02

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.

Japan Publications Trading Co's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1415.475	/	1697.858
	=	0.83

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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1-2-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0064

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http://www.jptco.co.jp

Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. is a Japan based company involved in publication business. It imports, exports and sells general and academic books and periodicals, language learning textbooks and materials, audio and visual discs, and other general merchandise. The company ships its products around the globe. In addition, the company is also involved in the manufacturing, importing, and selling of office supplies to stationery shops, bookstores and universities.

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