CUSI (Cuisine Solutions) Total Inventories: $9.86 Mil (As of Mar. 2009)


What is Cuisine Solutions Total Inventories?

Cuisine Solutions CUSI +2.50% Total Inventories is $9.86 Mil as of Mar. 2009.

Cuisine Solutions's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $9.86 Mil. Cuisine Solutions's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 to the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $10.08 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Cuisine Solutions's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $-0.17.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Cuisine Solutions's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2009 was 52.45.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Cuisine Solutions's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was 1.74.

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. Cuisine Solutions's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was 0.47.


Cuisine Solutions  (OTCPK:CUSI) 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.

Cuisine Solutions's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 is

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Mar. 2009 )
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.825+0.75 * 8.305+0.5 * 9.855-14.922
-0-0.066)/17.559
=-0.17

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

Cuisine Solutions's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2009 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2009 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2009 )*Days in Period
=10.0765/17.531*365 / 4
=52.45

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

Cuisine Solutions's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2009 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2009 )
=17.531 / 10.0765
=1.74

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.

Cuisine Solutions's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2009 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2009 )
=10.0765 / 21.415
=0.47

* 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.


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.


Cuisine Solutions Total Inventories Related Terms


Cuisine Solutions Total Inventories Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cuisine Solutions's Total Inventories 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.

Cuisine Solutions Total Inventories Chart

Cuisine Solutions Annual Data
Trend Jun99 Jun00 Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08
Total Inventories
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.42 6.93 9.46 15.08 11.32

Cuisine Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09
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Cuisine Solutions 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.

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What does a Total Inventories of $9.86 Mil mean?
Cuisine Solutions (CUSI) has a Total Inventories of $9.86 Mil as of Mar. 2009. The total amount of inventory as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data for Cuisine Solutions and its competitors.
Is Cuisine Solutions' Total Inventories too high?
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Cuisine Solutions Business Description

Address 22445 Sous Vide Lane, Unit 100, Sterling, VA, USA, 20166
Cuisine Solutions Inc is a United States-based company engaged in the business of production and marketing of fully-cooked, frozen and prepared foods to different channels and geographic regions. The company's food product portfolio includes poultry, sauces, seafood, lamb, pork, veal, beef and other items.