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. Newport's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $118.2 Mil. Newport's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2015 was $150.5 Mil.
Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.79.
Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015
declined
from Sep. 2015 (0.84) to Sep. 2015 (0.79)
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.
Newport's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2015 was 127.46.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Newport's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.72.
Newport Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data
The historical data trend for Newport'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.
Competitive Comparison of Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Newport'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.
Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.
Newport 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.
Newport's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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.
Newport's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2015 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.
Newport Inventory-to-Revenue Related Terms
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Newport Corp was established in 1969 as Newport Research Corporation. In 1978, Newport Research Corporation merged into James Dole Corporation, an entity which was incorporated in Nevada in 1938, and the company was renamed Newport Corporation following the merger. The Company is a supplier of advanced technology products and systems to a wide range of industries, including scientific research, microelectronics, defense and security, life and health sciences, and industrial markets. It also provides a broad portfolio of products to customers in these end markets, allowing it to offer them an end-to-end resource for photonics solutions. In January 2013, Company reorganized its operations to create three new operating groups: Photonics Group, Lasers Group and Optics Group. Its Lasers Group is substantially the same as former Lasers Division. Photonics Group is comprised of the photonics products and technologies of former PPT Division and Ophir Division. Optics Group is comprised of the optical components and integrated solutions products and technologies of former PPT Division and Ophir Division. Photonics Group's products and systems are sold to end users in all of target end markets. The products sold by this group include photonics instruments and systems, precision positioning systems and subsystems, vibration isolation systems and subsystems, optical components for research applications, optical hardware, and three-dimensional non-contact measurement sensors and equipment. Lasers Group offers a broad portfolio of laser technology products and services to OEM and end-user customers in all of target end markets. Its lasers and laser-based systems include ultrafast lasers and amplifiers, diode-pumped solid-state lasers, high-energy pulsed lasers, tunable lasers, fiber lasers and gas lasers. Optics Group offers precision optics and lens assemblies, thin-film filters and coatings, replicated mirrors and ruled and holographic diffraction gratings to OEM and end-user customers in target end markets. This business was sold in January 2014. Its competitors include: Coherent, Inc., Sciencetech, Inc., Optometrics Corporation, Corning, Inc., among others. The Company's lasers and laser-based systems are subject to the laser radiation safety regulations of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act administered by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the United States Food and Drug Administration.
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