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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.47 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Great Plains Energy 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. Great Plains Energy's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $275.85 Mil. Great Plains Energy's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $583.90 Mil. Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 0.47.

Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 increased from Dec. 2017 (0.45) to Dec. 2017 (0.47)

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. Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 69.94.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Great Plains Energy's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 1.30.


Great Plains Energy Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Plains Energy'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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Great Plains Energy Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Great Plains Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10

Great Plains Energy Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 0.48 0.39 0.30 0.45 0.47

Competitive Comparison of Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Great Plains Energy'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.


Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Great Plains Energy 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.

Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2017 )
=( (271 + 274.4) / 2 ) / 2708.2
=272.7 / 2708.2
=0.10

Great Plains Energy's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2017 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=( (274.4 + 277.3) / 2 ) / 583.9
=275.85 / 583.9
=0.47

* 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.


Great Plains Energy  (NYSE:GXPPRDCL.PFD) 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.

Great Plains Energy's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2018 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2018 )*Days in Period
=275.85/359.9*365 / 4
=69.94

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

Great Plains Energy's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2018 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=359.9 / 275.85
=1.30

* 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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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Business Description

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Great Plains Energy is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light and Greater Missouri Operations. The two regulated utilities provide electric service to roughly 900,000 customers in the Kansas City area and nearby western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The company has about 6.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. More than 80% of its electricity generation is from coal-fired plants, approximately 15% comes from its co-owned Wolf Creek nuclear plant, and the remainder is from gas, oil, and wind farms.

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