Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Total Inventories : $1.17 Mil (As of May. 2012)

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What is Peoples Educational Holdings Total Inventories?

Peoples Educational Holdings's total inventories for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $1.17 Mil. Peoples Educational Holdings's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Feb. 2012 to the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $2.06 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Peoples Educational Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $-2.94.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Peoples Educational Holdings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 24.86.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Peoples Educational Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was 3.67.

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. Peoples Educational Holdings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was 0.38.

Peoples Educational Holdings Total Inventories Historical Data

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Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.20	3.06	3.14	2.96	1.17

Peoples Educational Holdings 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.

Peoples Educational Holdings (OTCPK:PEDH) 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.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: May. 2012 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(0.665	+	0.75 * 1.928	+	0.5 * 1.167	-	15.829
-	0	-	0)	/	4.4652
=	-2.94

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

Peoples Educational Holdings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in May. 2012 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: May. 2012 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: May. 2012 )	*	Days in Period
	=	2.0625	/	7.57	*	365 / 4
	=	24.86

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

Peoples Educational Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: May. 2012 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: May. 2012 )
	=	7.57	/	2.0625
	=	3.67

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.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: May. 2012 )	/	Revenue (Q: May. 2012 )
	=	2.0625	/	5.393
	=	0.38

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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Address

299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663

Website

http://www.peopleseducation.com

Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.

Executives

Tony Christianson	director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer	10 percent owner

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