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Dollar General Inventory-to-Revenue

: 0.57 (As of Oct. 2020)
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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. Dollar General's Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 was $4,708 Mil. Dollar General's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2020 was $8,200 Mil. Dollar General's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 was 0.57.

Dollar General's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 increased from Jul. 2020 (0.49) to Jul. 2020 (0.57)

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. Dollar General's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2020 was 76.30.

Total Inventories can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Dollar General's days sales of inventory (DSI) for the three months ended in Oct. 2020 was 52.40.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Dollar General's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 was 1.20.

Dollar General Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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Dollar General Annual Data
Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20
Inventory-to-Revenue Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.16

Dollar General Quarterly Data
Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.64 0.52 0.49 0.57
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Dollar General Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution

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


Dollar General 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.

Dollar General's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Jan. 2020 )
=Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2019 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2020 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jan. 2020 )
=( (4097.004 + 4676.848) / 2 ) / 27753.973
=4386.926 / 27753.973
=0.16

Dollar General's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Oct. 2020 )
=Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2020 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2020 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Oct. 2020 )
=( (4391.157 + 5025.81) / 2 ) / 8199.625
=4708.4835 / 8199.625
=0.57

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

Dollar General  (NYSE:DG) 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.

Dollar General's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2020 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2020 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2020 )*Days in Period
=4708.4835/5631.385*365 / 4
=76.30

2. Total Inventories can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI).

Dollar General's Days Sales of Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2020 is

Days Sales of Inventory (DSI)=Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2020 )/Revenue (Q: Oct. 2020 )*Days in Period
=4708.4835/8199.625*365 / 4
=52.40

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

Dollar General's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2020 ) / Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2020 )
=5631.385 / 4708.4835
=1.20

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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