Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Total Inventories : R145.2 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Bowler Metcalf Total Inventories?

Bowler Metcalf's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was R145.2 Mil. Bowler Metcalf's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was R137.6 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Bowler Metcalf's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was R3.12.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Bowler Metcalf's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was 94.33.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Bowler Metcalf's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.93.

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. Bowler Metcalf's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.30.

Bowler Metcalf Total Inventories Historical Data

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Bowler Metcalf Annual Data

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86.23

105.38

148.05

138.07

130.09

Bowler Metcalf Semi-Annual Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															146.90	138.07	120.30	130.09	145.20

Bowler Metcalf 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.

Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) 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.

Bowler Metcalf's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(117.9	+	0.75 * 192.4	+	0.5 * 145.2	-	120.5
-	0	-	0)	/	68.763
=	3.12

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

Bowler Metcalf's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	137.646	/	266.3	*	365 / 2
	=	94.33

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

Bowler Metcalf's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	266.3	/	137.646
	=	1.93

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.

Bowler Metcalf's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	137.646	/	459.4
	=	0.30

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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Bowler Metcalf Ltd is engaged in the business of containers and packaging. The company's operating segment includes Plastic Packaging and Property Investment. It generates maximum revenue from the Plastic Packaging segment. The plastics division specializes in the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging for the toiletry, cosmetic, household, pharmaceutical, and food markets. Its mode of manufacture comprises injection and blow molding, extrusion and injection stretch blow molding.

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