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Pacer International, (FRA:PA1) Total Inventories : €0.0 Mil (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Pacer International, Total Inventories?

Pacer International,'s total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.0 Mil. Pacer International,'s average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.0 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Pacer International,'s Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.67.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Pacer International,'s Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.00.

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

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. Pacer International,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.00.


Pacer International, Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pacer International,'s Total Inventories can be seen below:

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Pacer International, 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.


Pacer International,  (FRA:PA1) 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.

Pacer International,'s Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(33.799+0.75 * 80.3+0.5 * 0-70.153
-0-0)/35.3885
=0.67

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

Pacer International,'s Days Inventory for the three 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
=0/147.898*365 / 4
=0.00

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

Pacer International,'s Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2013 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=147.898 / 0
=N/A

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.

Pacer International,'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 )
=0 / 189.727
=0.00

* 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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Pacer International, (FRA:PA1) Business Description

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Pacer International, Inc., is an asset-light transportation and global logistics services provider. The Company provide its services from two operating segments, an intermodal segment, which provides intermodal transportation services mainly to beneficial cargo owners, transportation intermediaries and steamship lines who use intermodal transportation, and the logistics segment, which provides highway brokerage, supply chain management services, international freight forwarding, ocean shipping, and warehousing and distribution services to a wide variety of end-user customers. Intermodal segment offers full service door-to-door intermodal services to its customers, which include end-user customers, transportation intermediaries, such as intermodal marketing companies, and steamship lines. The Company logistics segment consists of: Highway brokerage services; International freight forwarding and NVOCC services; Warehousing and Distribution services; and Supply Chain Management services. The Company provides transportation and logistics services to many Fortune 500 and multi-national companies as well as to numerous other shippers and transportation third parties. The Company has direct sales and customer service representatives in its intermodal and logistics segments that sell and support its portfolio of services to a diverse customer base which includes beneficial cargo owners, steamship lines, truckload carriers, truck brokers, freight forwarders and other third party transportation service providers such as intermodal marketing companies, third-party logistics companies, and shippers' agents. The Company's main competitors are J.B. Hunt Transport, Schneider National, the Hub Group, C.H. Robinson, the supply chain solutions divisions of Ryder and Menlo Worldwide, Expeditors International and UTi Worldwide, Inc. The Company's facilities and operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental, hazardous materials transportation and occupational health and safety requirements, including those relating to the handling, labeling, shipping and transportation of hazardous materials, discharges of substances into the air, water and land, the handling, storage and disposal of wastes and the cleanup of properties affected by pollutants.

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