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Acino Holding AG (XSWX:ACIN) Inventory Turnover : 1.47 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Acino Holding AG 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. Acino Holding AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF106.0 Mil. Acino Holding AG's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF71.9 Mil. Acino Holding AG's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 1.47.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Acino Holding AG's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was 123.83.

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. Acino Holding AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.22.


Acino Holding AG Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acino Holding AG'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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Acino Holding AG Inventory Turnover Chart

Acino Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Inventory Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.29 2.41 2.04 2.15 1.47

Acino Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Inventory Turnover Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.29 2.41 2.04 2.15 1.47

Acino Holding AG Inventory Turnover Calculation

Acino Holding AG's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2013 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2013 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 )) / count )
=106.021 / ((74.839 + 69.035) / 2 )
=106.021 / 71.937
=1.47

Acino Holding AG's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )) / count )
=106.021 / ((74.839 + 69.035) / 2 )
=106.021 / 71.937
=1.47

* 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.


Acino Holding AG  (XSWX:ACIN) 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.

Acino Holding AG's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 )*Days in Period
=71.937/106.021*365 / 2
=123.83

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.

Acino Holding AG's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=71.937 / 321.15
=0.22

* 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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Acino Holding AG (XSWX:ACIN) Business Description

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Acino Holding AG is a Switzerland-based company engaged in the pharmaceutical industry. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceuticals in novel drug delivery forms internationally. It is divided into four segments Business to Consumer (BtC); Business to Business (BtB); Technology marketing (TM); and Production (Prod). The BtC segment comprises all direct marketing activities. Under the company's "Acino Switzerland" brand and, with the promise of Swiss quality, the company sells its products in emerging markets around the globe. This reporting segment includes the business purchased from Mepha/Cephalon in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia. The BtB segment comprises Acino's business with its internally developed products, for which the company also owns the intellectual property rights. Acino develops and produces high-quality medicines with proven active ingredients and modern drug delivery systems and grants licenses for them to leading pharmaceutical and generic pharmaceutical companies worldwide. The technology marketing segment comprises a broad spectrum of fully integrated contract services, including procurement, contract development, production and packaging for companies in the life sciences industry. On behalf of these customers, Acino develops a comprehensive product pipeline on the basis of its special technological know-how. This includes both new types of medicines as well as projects with innovative drug delivery systems for established active ingredients. The production segment is responsible for the manufacturing of products and the supplying of the other three segments, and generates turnover through the reimbursement of its services. The manufacturing costs of products are credited to the production segment at standard prices along with remuneration in the form of a mark-up for materials and production costs.

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