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Walmart Inventory-to-Revenue

: 0.32 (As of Jan. 2021)
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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. Walmart's Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2021 was $48,396 Mil. Walmart's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2021 was $152,079 Mil. Walmart's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2021 was 0.32.

Walmart's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2021 declined from Oct. 2020 (0.35) to Oct. 2020 (0.32)

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. Walmart's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2021 was 38.31.

Total Inventories can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Walmart's days sales of inventory (DSI) for the three months ended in Jan. 2021 was 29.04.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Walmart's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2021 was 2.38.

Walmart Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Walmart Annual Data
Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
Inventory-to-Revenue Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.08

Walmart Quarterly Data
Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21
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 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.35 0.32
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Walmart Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution

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


Walmart 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.

Walmart's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Jan. 2021 )
=Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2020 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2021 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jan. 2021 )
=( (44435 + 44949) / 2 ) / 559151
=44692 / 559151
=0.08

Walmart's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jan. 2021 )
=Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2020 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2021 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2021 )
=( (51842 + 44949) / 2 ) / 152079
=48395.5 / 152079
=0.32

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Walmart  (NYSE:WMT) 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.

Walmart's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2021 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2021 )*Days in Period
=48395.5/115261*365 / 4
=38.31

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

Walmart's Days Sales of Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2021 is

Days Sales of Inventory (DSI)=Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2021 )/Revenue (Q: Jan. 2021 )*Days in Period
=48395.5/152079*365 / 4
=29.04

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

Walmart's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2021 ) / Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2021 )
=115261 / 48395.5
=2.38

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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