WABCO Holdings (FRA:WB0) Total Inventories : €327 Mil (As of Mar. 2020)

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What is WABCO Holdings Total Inventories?

WABCO Holdings's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was €327 Mil. WABCO Holdings's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 to the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was €295 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. WABCO Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was €-26.62.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. WABCO Holdings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was 55.79.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. WABCO Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 1.64.

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. WABCO Holdings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 0.44.

WABCO Holdings Total Inventories Historical Data

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WABCO Holdings Annual Data

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271.58

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WABCO Holdings Quarterly Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															316.21	280.10	309.90	263.61	327.16

WABCO Holdings 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.

WABCO Holdings (FRA:WB0) 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.

WABCO Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Mar. 2020 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(556.846	+	0.75 * 474.763	+	0.5 * 327.157	-	2359.787
-	0	-	84.346)	/	51.3742
=	-26.62

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

WABCO Holdings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2020 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2020 )	*	Days in Period
	=	295.3835	/	483.089	*	365 / 4
	=	55.79

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

WABCO Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2020 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2020 )
	=	483.089	/	295.3835
	=	1.64

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.

WABCO Holdings's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2020 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2020 )
	=	295.3835	/	674.858
	=	0.44

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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WABCO Holdings Inc is a producer of car and truck safety and efficiency technologies. The product lineup includes driver assistance systems, brake and stability control systems, brake chambers, suspensions, emission control systems, and fleet management systems. The products are developed for cars, busses, trailers, trucks, and utility vehicles. The majority of revenue is generated in Germany and the United States of America.

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