United Online, (United Online,) Total Inventories : $1.4 Mil (As of Mar. 2016)

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What is United Online, Total Inventories?

United Online,'s total inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $1.4 Mil. United Online,'s average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 to the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $4.1 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. United Online,'s Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $0.49.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. United Online,'s Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 47.65.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. United Online,'s Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 1.92.

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. United Online,'s Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 0.22.

United Online, Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Online,'s Total Inventories can be seen below:

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United Online, Total Inventories Chart

United Online, Annual Data

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8.83

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7.54

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6.88

United Online, Quarterly Data
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Total Inventories	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.01	5.99	7.99	6.88	1.38

United Online, 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.

United Online, (NAS:UNTDV) 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.

United Online,'s Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(98.069	+	0.75 * 3.497	+	0.5 * 1.376	-	56.389
-	0	-	0)	/	92.644
=	0.49

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

United Online,'s Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
	=	4.127	/	7.904	*	365 / 4
	=	47.65

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

United Online,'s Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2016 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 )
	=	7.904	/	4.127
	=	1.92

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.

United Online,'s Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2016 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2016 )
	=	4.127	/	18.436
	=	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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United Online Inc is a Delaware corporation that commenced operations in 2001 following the merger of dial-up Internet access providers NetZero, Inc. (NetZero) and Juno Online Services, Inc. The Company provides consumer services and products over the Internet under a number of brands, including StayFriends, Trombi, MyPoints, NetZero, and Juno. The Company operates in two segments, namely Content & Media and Communications. The Content & Media segment provides social networking services and products under the StayFriends, and Trombi brands. It operates its social networking services as a platform to enable users to locate and interact with acquaintances from their past, with high school affiliations as the primary focus. Its domestic and international social networking services comprise a large and diverse population of users. It also provides advertising opportunities to marketers with both brand and direct response objectives through a full suite of display, search, email, and text-link opportunities across its various properties. Its social networking products primarily consist of yearbook reprints. Its principal Communications pay service is dial-up Internet access, offered under the NetZero and Juno brands. It also offers mobile broadband, DSL, email, Internet security, web hosting services, and other services. Each of its services, including social networking services, loyalty marketing service, and Internet access services operates on a separate and distinct technology platform. The Company has international operations in India and Germany. Its operations in India primarily handle software development and operations, quality assurance and email customer support. Its operations in Germany provide social networking services in Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, and Switzerland. It competes with major social networking platforms such as Facebook, as well as Internet search engines such as Google, other online loyalty marketing programs, such as Ebates, as well as offline loyalty marketing programs that have a significant online presence, such as those operated by credit card, airline and hotel companies, members from online providers of discounted offerings and coupons, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, as well as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. The Company is subject to a number of international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those relating to taxation, bulk email or "spam," advertising, user privacy and data protection, consumer protection, antitrust, export, and unclaimed property.