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. Westlake's Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $1,646 Mil. Westlake's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $4,056 Mil.
Westlake's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 0.41.
Westlake's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022
increased
from Dec. 2021 (0.36) to Dec. 2021 (0.41)
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.
Westlake's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was 54.19.
Total Inventories can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI).
Westlake's days sales of inventory (DSI) for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was 37.02.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Westlake's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 1.68.
Westlake Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westlake'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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Westlake Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Inventory-to-Revenue
0.11
0.11
0.12
0.12
0.10
Westlake Quarterly Data
Jun17
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Inventory-to-Revenue
0.40
0.34
0.34
0.36
0.41
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake'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.
Westlake Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.
Westlake 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.
Westlake's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 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.
Westlake's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 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.
Westlake Inventory-to-Revenue Related Terms
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Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and global supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance & Essential Materials segment offers a wide range of essential building blocks for making products utilized in everyday living, including olefins, vinyl chemicals, polyethylene, and epoxies. Its Housing & Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe & fittings, and global compounds businesses.
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