General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Inventory-to-Revenue

: 0.72 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. General Dynamics's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,430 Mil. General Dynamics's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $11,668 Mil. General Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.72.

General Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 declined from Sep. 2023 (0.75) to Sep. 2023 (0.72)

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. General Dynamics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 78.94.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. General Dynamics's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.16.

General Dynamics Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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General Dynamics Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Inventory-to-Revenue

0.16

0.14

0.15

0.18

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue																0.58	0.67	0.72	0.75	0.72

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

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General Dynamics Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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

General Dynamics Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

General Dynamics'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 )
=	( (6322	+	8578)	/	2 )	/	42272
=	7450					/	42272
=	0.18

General Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	( (8282	+	8578)	/	2 )	/	11668
=	8430					/	11668
=	0.72

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) 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:

More Related Terms:

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

General Dynamics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
	=	8430	/	9745	*	365 / 4
	=	78.94

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

General Dynamics's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	9745	/	8430
	=	1.16

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General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Business Description

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Address

11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

Website

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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.

Executives

Gregory S Gallopoulos	officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.	C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Phebe N Novakovic	director, officer: Chairman and CEO
Marguerite Amy Gilliland	officer: Senior Vice President	2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Charles W Hooper	director	C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Malcolm	director	TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC., 17672 LAUREL PARK DRIVE N., SUITE 400E, LIVONIA MI 48152
Richard D Clarke	director	11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
Mark Lagrand Burns	officer: Vice President	2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Mark C. Roualet	officer: Vice President	C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
William A Moss	officer: Vice President and Controller	2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
James S Crown	director	222 N LASALLE STREET, STE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60601
Robert K Steel	director	85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William A Osborn	director	100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Danny Deep	officer: Vice President	11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
John G Stratton	director	1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lester L Lyles	director	C/O MTC TECHNOLOGIES INC, 4032 LINDEN AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45432