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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Inventory Turnover : 2.13 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is United States Cellular Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. United States Cellular's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $398 Mil. United States Cellular's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $187 Mil. United States Cellular's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.13.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. United States Cellular's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 42.87.

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. United States Cellular's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.20.


United States Cellular Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Cellular's Inventory Turnover 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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United States Cellular Inventory Turnover Chart

United States Cellular Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory Turnover
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United States Cellular Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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United States Cellular Inventory Turnover Calculation

United States Cellular's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count )
=1728 / ((261 + 199) / 2 )
=1728 / 230
=7.51

United States Cellular's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count )
=398 / ((199 + 175) / 2 )
=398 / 187
=2.13

* 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.


United States Cellular  (NYSE:USM) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

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

United States Cellular's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=187/398*365 / 4
=42.87

2. 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.

United States Cellular's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=187 / 950
=0.20

* 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.


Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Business Description

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Address
8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631
U.S. Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. U.S. Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers.
Executives
Michael Irizarry officer: EVP & CTO-Engineering and IS 8410 W BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kevin R Lowell officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Xavier Williams director C/O AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, 1720 PEACHTREE ST., SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
James W Butman director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Gregory P Josefowicz director 850 76TH STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49518
Deirdre Drake officer: SVP-Chief HR Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Esteban C Iriarte director 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Vicki L Villacrez director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Ronald E Daly director
J Samuel Crowley director 8410 WEST BRYN MAWR ST STE 700, CHICAGO IL 60631
Jay Ellison officer: EVP-Operations
Laurent C Therivel director, officer: President and CEO 8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kenneth R Meyers director, officer: President and CEO
Anita J Kroll officer: Chief Accounting Officer 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Steven T Campbell director, officer: EVP-Finance, CFO and Treasurer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631

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