IFS Construction Services (ASX:IFS) Total Inventories : A$0.65 Mil (As of Dec. 2011)

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What is IFS Construction Services Total Inventories?

IFS Construction Services's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was A$0.65 Mil. IFS Construction Services's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2010 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was A$0.64 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. IFS Construction Services's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was A$-0.07.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. IFS Construction Services's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was 34.95.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. IFS Construction Services's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was 5.22.

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. IFS Construction Services's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.03.

IFS Construction Services Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for IFS Construction Services's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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IFS Construction Services Total Inventories Chart

IFS Construction Services Annual Data

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0.91

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0.65

IFS Construction Services Semi-Annual Data
	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-	-	0.91	0.64	0.65

IFS Construction Services Total Inventories Calculation

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.

IFS Construction Services (ASX:IFS) Total Inventories Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

IFS Construction Services's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2011 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(0.272	+	0.75 * 0	+	0.5 * 0.647	-	13.154
-	0	-	0)	/	170.937
=	-0.07

2. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

IFS Construction Services's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2011 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2011 )	*	Days in Period
	=	0.6425	/	3.355	*	365 / 2
	=	34.95

3. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

IFS Construction Services's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2011 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2011 )
	=	3.355	/	0.6425
	=	5.22

4. 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.

IFS Construction Services's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2011 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2011 )
	=	0.6425	/	22.405
	=	0.03

Be Aware

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.

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IFS Construction Services Ltd provides formwork, scaffolding, screening, engineering and design services. The Company's operations are based in Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East.