Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) Total Inventories : NZ$1,772 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Fletcher Building Total Inventories?

Fletcher Building's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$1,772 Mil. Fletcher Building's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$1,698 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Fletcher Building's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$-4.78.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Fletcher Building's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 102.48.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Fletcher Building's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.78.

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. Fletcher Building's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.40.

Fletcher Building Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fletcher Building's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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Fletcher Building Annual Data

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Total Inventories

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1,340.00

1,215.00

1,186.00

1,507.00

1,624.00

Fletcher Building Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,426.00	1,507.00	1,695.00	1,624.00	1,772.00

Fletcher Building 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.

Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) 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.

Fletcher Building's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(215	+	0.75 * 978	+	0.5 * 1772	-	5524
-	0	-	23)	/	776.388
=	-4.78

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

Fletcher Building's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
	=	1698	/	3024	*	365 / 2
	=	102.48

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

Fletcher Building's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	3024	/	1698
	=	1.78

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.

Fletcher Building's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1698	/	4248
	=	0.40

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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810 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1061

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Fletcher Building is a New Zealand-based building materials company with operations focused in New Zealand, but also extending to Australia. It has a conglomerate structure with diverse operations across concrete, building products, steel, retail distribution, construction, and development. Having previously expanded internationally through acquisitions, operations have gradually refocused on the New Zealand and Australian businesses.

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