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Waste Management (BSP:W1MC34) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.04 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Waste Management 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. Waste Management's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$894 Mil. Waste Management's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$25,691 Mil. Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.04.

Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 increased from Dec. 2023 (0.03) to Dec. 2023 (0.04)

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.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Waste Management's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.22.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Waste Management's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.48.


Waste Management Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Management'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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Waste Management Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Waste Management Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
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Waste Management Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management'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.


Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Waste Management 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.

Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=( (860.246 + 847.665) / 2 ) / 100083.315
=853.9555 / 100083.315
=0.01

Waste Management's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=( (847.665 + 941.182) / 2 ) / 25690.788
=894.4235 / 25690.788
=0.03

* 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.


Waste Management  (BSP:W1MC34) 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.

Waste Management's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=894.4235/15636.572*365 / 4
=5.22

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

Waste Management's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=15636.572 / 894.4235
=17.48

* 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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Waste Management (BSP:W1MC34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 259 active landfills and about 337 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.

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