RBCL (RBC Life Sciences) Total Inventories: $5.99 Mil (As of Jun. 2017)


What is RBC Life Sciences Total Inventories?

RBC Life Sciences RBCL +0.14% Total Inventories is $5.99 Mil as of Jun. 2017.

RBC Life Sciences's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $5.99 Mil. RBC Life Sciences's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 to the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $5.24 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. RBC Life Sciences's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $-0.36.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. RBC Life Sciences's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 191.46.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. RBC Life Sciences's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.48.

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. RBC Life Sciences's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.91.


RBC Life Sciences  (OTCPK:RBCL) 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.

RBC Life Sciences's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.727+0.75 * 1.152+0.5 * 5.989-5.377
-0-0)/2.213
=-0.36

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

RBC Life Sciences's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2017 )*Days in Period
=5.2435/2.499*365 / 4
=191.46

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

RBC Life Sciences's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2017 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=2.499 / 5.2435
=0.48

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.

RBC Life Sciences's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2017 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=5.2435 / 5.738
=0.91

* 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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RBC Life Sciences 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.

RBC Life Sciences Total Inventories Chart

RBC Life Sciences Annual Data
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RBC Life Sciences Quarterly Data
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RBC Life Sciences 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.

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What does a Total Inventories of $5.99 Mil mean?
RBC Life Sciences (RBCL) has a Total Inventories of $5.99 Mil as of Jun. 2017. The total amount of inventory as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data for RBC Life Sciences and its competitors.
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RBC Life Sciences' current Total Inventories is $5.99 Mil.
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Total Inventories is calculated from a company's financial statements. For RBC Life Sciences (RBCL), the current Total Inventories is $5.99 Mil as of Jun. 2017. 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.

RBC Life Sciences Business Description

Address 2301 Crown Court, Irving, TX, USA, 75038
RBC Life Sciences Inc, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in marketing and distribution of nutritional supplements and personal care products. Its products include herbal formulas, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and skin, hair and body care products. It also markets its Nutritional Products in certain international markets through license arrangements. In addition to its Nutritional Products, the company also markets a line of wound care products under the MPM Medical brand name through a U.S. subsidiary.