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Sothebys (Sothebys) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.10 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Sothebys Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. Sothebys's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $38 Mil. Sothebys's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $362 Mil. Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.10.

Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 declined from Mar. 2019 (0.25) to Mar. 2019 (0.10)

A decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Sothebys's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was 38.55.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Sothebys's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 2.37.


Sothebys Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue can be seen below:

* 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.

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Sothebys Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Sothebys Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.23 0.22 0.11 0.06

Sothebys Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Inventory-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.36 0.13 0.25 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Sothebys Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

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.

Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )
=( (74.483 + 43.635) / 2 ) / 1035.74
=59.059 / 1035.74
=0.06

Sothebys's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2019 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=( (43.137 + 32.204) / 2 ) / 361.778
=37.6705 / 361.778
=0.10

* 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.


Sothebys  (NYSE:BID) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

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

Sothebys's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2019 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2019 )*Days in Period
=37.6705/89.169*365 / 4
=38.55

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

Sothebys's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2019 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=89.169 / 37.6705
=2.37

* 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.


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Sothebys (Sothebys) Business Description

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Address
1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10021
Sothebys is a global art business based in the United States. Its operations are organized under two segments: agency and finance. The agency business provides an auction space or private sale arrangements for sellers and buyers of fine art, decorative art, wine, jewelry and collectibles. The finance segment provides financing activities for collectors and art dealers. Sotheby's auction commissions include those paid by both buyer and seller, both of which are calculated as a percentage of the price of the property sold at auction. Sotheby's private sale commissions are part of a legally binding agreement between Sotheby's and the seller.
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