Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) Total Inventories: £106.5 Mil (As of Sep. 2025)


What is Zambeef Products Total Inventories?

Zambeef Products LSE:ZAM +2.11% Total Inventories is £106.5 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Zambeef Products's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was £106.5 Mil. Zambeef Products's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 to the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was £106.3 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Zambeef Products's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was £-0.32.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Zambeef Products's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was 167.38.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Zambeef Products's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 1.09.

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. Zambeef Products's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 0.59.


Zambeef Products  (LSE:ZAM) 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.

Zambeef Products's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(10.491+0.75 * 7.32+0.5 * 106.454-166.224
-0.043--0.633)/300.580
=-0.32

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

Zambeef Products's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2025 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2025 )*Days in Period
=106.2815/115.881*365 / 2
=167.38

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

Zambeef Products's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2025 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=115.881 / 106.2815
=1.09

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.

Zambeef Products's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=106.2815 / 181.007
=0.59

* 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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Zambeef Products Total Inventories Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Zambeef Products'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.

Zambeef Products Total Inventories Chart

Zambeef Products Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Total Inventories
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 63.75 71.93 83.32 102.39 106.45

Zambeef Products Semi-Annual Data
Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25
Total Inventories Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 83.32 93.38 102.39 106.11 106.45

Zambeef Products 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Total Inventories →
What does a Total Inventories of £106.5 Mil mean?
Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) has a Total Inventories of £106.5 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The total amount of inventory as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data for Zambeef Products and its competitors.
Is Zambeef Products' Total Inventories too high?
Zambeef Products' current Total Inventories is £106.5 Mil.
How does Zambeef Products' Total Inventories compare to KHC and GIS?
Zambeef Products' Total Inventories of £106.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Inventories for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Total Inventories depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Total Inventories should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Total Inventories mean?
A high Total Inventories can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The total amount of inventory as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data for Zambeef Products and its competitors. Zambeef Products's current Total Inventories is £106.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zambeef Products stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.04, compared to a current price of £0.05 — trading 21.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Total Inventories is £106.5 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Inventories calculated?
Total Inventories is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM), the current Total Inventories is £106.5 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Zambeef Products Business Description

Other Exchanges ZMBF:Zambia
Address Manda Road, Plot 4970, Industrial Area, Lusaka, ZMB
Zambeef Products PLC is a food retailer engaged in the production, processing, distribution, and retailing of beef, chicken, pork, milk, dairy products, eggs, stock feed, and flour. The company has row cropping operations of maize, soya beans, and wheat crops under irrigation. The company's reportable segment includes Retailing and cold chain food products and Cropping and milling. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its cropping and milling segment which is involved in selling of sells wheat, soya, and maize grain, and flour mill and bread.