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Andalay Solar (Andalay Solar) Inventory-to-Revenue : 1.09 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Andalay Solar 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. Andalay Solar's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.21 Mil. Andalay Solar's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.19 Mil. Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 1.09.

Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 declined from Jun. 2015 (1.37) to Jun. 2015 (1.09)

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. Andalay Solar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 542.29.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Andalay Solar's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.17.


Andalay Solar Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Andalay Solar'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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Andalay Solar Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Andalay Solar Annual Data
Trend Oct05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.50 0.37 0.50 0.79 0.59

Andalay Solar Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 1.28 2.89 2.60 1.37 1.09

Competitive Comparison of Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Solar subindustry, Andalay Solar'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.


Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



Andalay Solar 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.

Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2014 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 )
=( (0.787 + 0.728) / 2 ) / 1.289
=0.7575 / 1.289
=0.59

Andalay Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Sep. 2015 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2015 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2015 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2015 )
=( (0.232 + 0.184) / 2 ) / 0.191
=0.208 / 0.191
=1.09

* 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.


Andalay Solar  (GREY:WEST) 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.

Andalay Solar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2015 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2015 )*Days in Period
=0.208/0.035*365 / 4
=542.29

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

Andalay Solar's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2015 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2015 )
=0.035 / 0.208
=0.17

* 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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Andalay Solar (Andalay Solar) Business Description

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Andalay Solar Inc designs and manufactures solar power systems and solar panels with integrated micro-inverters. Its product offering includes sold to solar installers, trade workers, and do-it-yourself customers. The company operates in two segments which include Selling AC solar panels to solar installers, trade workers and do-it-yourself customers and its markets, sells, designs and installs systems for residential and commercial customers.