Far Eastern Department Stores (TPE:2903) Total Inventories : NT$2,125 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Far Eastern Department Stores Total Inventories?

Far Eastern Department Stores's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$2,125 Mil. Far Eastern Department Stores's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$2,321 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Far Eastern Department Stores's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-60.74.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Far Eastern Department Stores's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 42.89.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Far Eastern Department Stores's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.13.

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. Far Eastern Department Stores's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.22.

Far Eastern Department Stores Total Inventories Historical Data

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Total Inventories

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2,374.46

2,441.26

2,372.93

2,107.66

2,125.08

Far Eastern Department Stores Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2,107.66	2,244.38	1,970.53	2,517.06	2,125.08

Far Eastern Department Stores 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.

Far Eastern Department Stores (TPE:2903) 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.

Far Eastern Department Stores's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(23494.296	+	0.75 * 770.514	+	0.5 * 2125.075	-	104872.178
-	0	-	5825.211)	/	1408.734
=	-60.74

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

Far Eastern Department Stores's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	2321.066	/	4937.807	*	365 / 4
	=	42.89

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

Far Eastern Department Stores's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	4937.807	/	2321.066
	=	2.13

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.

Far Eastern Department Stores's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	2321.066	/	10646.768
	=	0.22

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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No. 16, Xinzhan Road, 18th Floor, Banqiao District, New Taipei, TWN, 220

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Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd is a Taiwan-based company principally engaged in the operation of department stores. The company also operates hypermarkets and shopping malls. It provides a broad range of merchandise, including foods, apparel, gold and jewelry, household appliances, groceries, home furnishing products, consumer electronics, stationery goods, artworks, entertainment appliances, and sports and leisure goods. The company also provides other services, such as vehicle repair and operation of parking lots and gas stations. Majority of the company's stores are located in Taiwan.

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