Embratel Participacoes (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) Total Inventories : R$163.27 Mil (As of Sep. 2014)

Embratel Participacoes Total Inventories Chart

Embratel Participacoes Annual Data
	Trend	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Total Inventories		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					27.72	34.53	71.05	111.48	211.61

Embratel Participacoes Quarterly Data
	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															159.79	211.61	185.08	174.51	163.27

Embratel Participacoes 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.

Embratel Participacoes  (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) 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.

Embratel Participacoes's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is

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

Embratel Participacoes's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

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

Embratel Participacoes's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

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.

Embratel Participacoes's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

* 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

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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