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Acino Holding AG's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF69.04 Mil. Acino Holding AG's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF71.94 Mil.
In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Acino Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF-37.66.
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
Acino Holding AG's Days Inventory for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2013 was 123.83.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Acino Holding AG's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 1.47.
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.
Acino Holding AG's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.22.
Acino Holding AG (LTS:0QM8) 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.
Acino Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is
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.
Acino Holding AG's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as
* 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.
Acino Holding AG Total Inventories Related Terms
Acino Holding AG Total Inventories Historical Data
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* 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.
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.
What does a Total Inventories of CHF69.04 Mil mean?
Acino Holding AG (LTS:0QM8) has a Total Inventories of CHF69.04 Mil as of Dec. 2013. The total amount of inventory as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data for Acino Holding AG and its competitors.
Is Acino Holding AG's Total Inventories too high?
Acino Holding AG's current Total Inventories is CHF69.04 Mil.
How does Acino Holding AG's Total Inventories compare to competitors?
Acino Holding AG's Total Inventories of CHF69.04 Mil can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers 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 Drug Manufacturers company?
A good Total Inventories depends on the Drug Manufacturers 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 Acino Holding AG and its competitors. Acino Holding AG's current Total Inventories is CHF69.04 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Acino Holding AG stock overvalued right now?
Acino Holding AG (LTS:0QM8) has a current Total Inventories of CHF69.04 Mil. The current Total Inventories is CHF69.04 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 Acino Holding AG (LTS:0QM8), the current Total Inventories is CHF69.04 Mil as of Dec. 2013. 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.
Acino Holding AG is a Switzerland-based company engaged in the pharmaceutical industry. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceuticals in novel drug delivery forms internationally. It is divided into four segments Business to Consumer (BtC); Business to Business (BtB); Technology marketing (TM); and Production (Prod). The BtC segment comprises all direct marketing activities. Under the company's "Acino Switzerland" brand and, with the promise of Swiss quality, the company sells its products in emerging markets around the globe. This reporting segment includes the business purchased from Mepha/Cephalon in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia. The BtB segment comprises Acino's business with its internally developed products, for which the company also owns the intellectual property rights. Acino develops and produces high-quality medicines with proven active ingredients and modern drug delivery systems and grants licenses for them to leading pharmaceutical and generic pharmaceutical companies worldwide. The technology marketing segment comprises a broad spectrum of fully integrated contract services, including procurement, contract development, production and packaging for companies in the life sciences industry. On behalf of these customers, Acino develops a comprehensive product pipeline on the basis of its special technological know-how. This includes both new types of medicines as well as projects with innovative drug delivery systems for established active ingredients. The production segment is responsible for the manufacturing of products and the supplying of the other three segments, and generates turnover through the reimbursement of its services. The manufacturing costs of products are credited to the production segment at standard prices along with remuneration in the form of a mark-up for materials and production costs.
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