Southern Sun (JSE:SSU) Total Inventories : R79 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)

View and export this data going back to 2019. Start your Free Trial

What is Southern Sun Total Inventories?

Southern Sun's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R79 Mil. Southern Sun's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 to the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R80 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Southern Sun's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R-2.97.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Southern Sun's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was 17.07.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Southern Sun's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 10.69.

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. Southern Sun's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.03.

Southern Sun Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Sun'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.

* Premium members only.

Southern Sun Total Inventories Chart

Southern Sun Annual Data

Trend

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Mar24

Total Inventories

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

58.00

62.00

69.00

75.00

80.00

Southern Sun Semi-Annual Data
	Mar17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23	Mar24	Sep24
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										71.00	75.00	77.00	80.00	79.00

Southern Sun 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.

Southern Sun (JSE:SSU) 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.

Southern Sun's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(517	+	0.75 * 653	+	0.5 * 79	-	5042
-	0	-	-20)	/	1340.739
=	-2.97

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

Southern Sun's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	79.5	/	850	*	365 / 2
	=	17.07

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

Southern Sun's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	850	/	79.5
	=	10.69

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.

Southern Sun's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	79.5	/	2966
	=	0.03

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.

Southern Sun Total Inventories Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Southern Sun's Total Inventories provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Southern Sun Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Travel & Leisure » Southern Sun Ltd (JSE:SSU) » Definitions » Total Inventories

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

Nelson Mandela Square, Maude Streets, 4th Floor, South Tower, Cnr 5th, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2196

Website

https://www.southernsun.com

Southern Sun Ltd is a South Africa-based company engaged in the hospitality industry. The company's segment includes Manco; Investment properties; Sandton Consortium; SA Portfolio and Offshore. It generates maximum revenue from the SA Portfolio segment. The SA Portfolio consists of the South African hotel operations which are owned within the group and are managed and reported on based on the geographical area in which the hotel is located.

Southern Sun Headlines

No Headlines