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Lawson (TSE:2651) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.11 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Lawson Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. Lawson's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円30,835 Mil. Lawson's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円273,821 Mil. Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.11.

Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 declined from Nov. 2023 (0.12) to Nov. 2023 (0.11)

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. Lawson's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 22.11.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Lawson's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 4.13.


Lawson Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lawson'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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Lawson Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Lawson Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03

Lawson Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Inventory-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.11

Competitive Comparison of Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Lawson'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.


Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lawson 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.

Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )
=( (28689 + 29176) / 2 ) / 1087964
=28932.5 / 1087964
=0.03

Lawson's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Nov. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=( (32494 + 29176) / 2 ) / 273821
=30835 / 273821
=0.11

* 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.


Lawson  (TSE:2651) 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.

Lawson's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=30835/127241*365 / 4
=22.11

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

Lawson's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=127241 / 30835
=4.13

* 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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Lawson (TSE:2651) Business Description

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Address
East Tower, Gate City Osaki, 11-2, Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-8643
Lawson is the third-largest convenience-store operator in Japan with more than 14,500 stores domestically, and more than 3,400 stores overseas with more than 90% of stores located in China. Convenience-store operations inclusive of franchise fees represent about 55% of group operating revenue and 75% of operating profits. Other activities include Seijo Ishii (an upscale food-store chain with 163 stores in Japan as of November 2020) and entertainment businesses comprising cinema operations with 43 theaters, the HMV music store chain, and Lawson HMV ticketing services.

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