United Natural Foods (FRA:UN3) Days Inventory : 34.14 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is United Natural Foods Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). United Natural Foods's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €2,315 Mil. United Natural Foods's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €6,187 Mil. Hence, United Natural Foods's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 34.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Natural Foods's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:UN3' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 31.75 Med: 40.72 Max: 50.68
Current: 34.04

During the past 13 years, United Natural Foods's highest Days Inventory was 50.68. The lowest was 31.75. And the median was 40.72.

FRA:UN3's Days Inventory is ranked better than
52.81% of 303 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 36.41 vs FRA:UN3: 34.04

United Natural Foods's Days Inventory declined from Jan. 2023 (37.37) to Jan. 2024 (34.14).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. United Natural Foods's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.67.

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 Natural Foods's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.32.

United Natural Foods Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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United Natural Foods Annual Data

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31.31

36.45

36.43

31.63

33.88

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															37.37	35.21	33.80	33.83	34.14

Competitive Comparison of United Natural Foods's Days Inventory

For the Food Distribution subindustry, United Natural Foods's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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United Natural Foods's Days Inventory Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Natural Foods's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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United Natural Foods Days Inventory Calculation

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

United Natural Foods's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Jul. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jul. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jul. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2314.965	+	2071.968)	/	2 )	/	23631.464	*	365
=	2193.4665					/	23631.464	*	365
=	33.88

United Natural Foods's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2507.656	+	2121.498)	/	2 )	/	6187.32	*	365 / 4
=	2314.577					/	6187.32	*	365 / 4
=	34.14

United Natural Foods (FRA:UN3) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

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

United Natural Foods's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	6187.32	/	2314.577
	=	2.67

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 Natural Foods's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	2314.577	/	7137.45
	=	0.32

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A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.

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United Natural Foods (FRA:UN3) Business Description

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313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI, USA, 02908

Website

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United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and nonfood products across North America. The company's products consist of national, regional and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's operations are comprised of principal divisions: the wholesale division; the retail division; and other.

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