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. Costco Wholesale's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $17,538 Mil. Costco Wholesale's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 was $58,442 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.30.
Costco Wholesale's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024
stayed the same
from Nov. 2023 (0.30) to Nov. 2023 (0.30)
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
Costco Wholesale's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 was 31.29.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Costco Wholesale's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 2.92.
Costco Wholesale Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data
The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale'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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Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend
Aug14
Aug15
Aug16
Aug17
Aug18
Aug19
Aug20
Aug21
Aug22
Aug23
Inventory-to-Revenue
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
May23
Aug23
Nov23
Feb24
Inventory-to-Revenue
0.29
0.30
0.21
0.30
0.30
Competitive Comparison
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale'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.
Costco Wholesale Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.
Costco Wholesale 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.
Costco Wholesale's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
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.
Costco Wholesale's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:
* 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.
Costco Wholesale Inventory-to-Revenue Related Terms
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Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given Costco's frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates nearly 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the U.K.
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