General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Total Inventories : $1.97 Mil (As of Jun. 2010)

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What is General DataComm Industries Total Inventories?

General DataComm Industries's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was $1.97 Mil. General DataComm Industries's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 to the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was $2.02 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. General DataComm Industries's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was $-11.69.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 189.43.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.48.

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. General DataComm Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 1.17.

General DataComm Industries Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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General DataComm Industries Total Inventories Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data

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2.77

3.17

2.44

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.63	2.44	2.11	2.08	1.97

General DataComm Industries 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.

General DataComm Industries (GREY:GNRD) 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.

General DataComm Industries's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(0.014	+	0.75 * 0.047	+	0.5 * 1.965	-	48.468
-	0.777	-	0)	/	4.123
=	-11.69

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

General DataComm Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )	*	Days in Period
	=	2.024	/	0.975	*	365 / 4
	=	189.43

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

General DataComm Industries's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )
	=	0.975	/	2.024
	=	0.48

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.

General DataComm Industries's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2010 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2010 )
	=	2.024	/	1.731
	=	1.17

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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6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770

Website

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General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.

Executives

Howard S Modlin

director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer

P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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