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Naspers (JSE:NPN) Days Inventory

: 37.95 (As of Sep. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Naspers's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R7,307 Mil. Naspers's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R35,143 Mil. Hence, Naspers's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 37.95.

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

JSE:NPN' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.66   Med: 30.26   Max: 38.65
Current: 31.46

During the past 13 years, Naspers's highest Days Inventory was 38.65. The lowest was 19.66. And the median was 30.26.

JSE:NPN's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
60% of 240 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 19.14 vs JSE:NPN: 31.46

Naspers's Days Inventory declined from Sep. 2022 (46.75) to Sep. 2023 (37.95).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Naspers's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 4.81.

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. Naspers's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.13.


Naspers Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Naspers's Days Inventory 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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Naspers Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 34.62 29.85 30.66 37.90 32.99

Naspers Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Days Inventory 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 33.19 42.38 46.75 27.03 37.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Naspers's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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.


Naspers Days Inventory Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Naspers's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Naspers's Days Inventory falls into.



Naspers Days Inventory Calculation

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

Naspers's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (8542.046 + 7577.693) / 2 ) / 89161.138*365
=8059.8695 / 89161.138*365
=32.99

Naspers's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (7577.693 + 7036.275) / 2 ) / 35143.442*365 / 2
=7306.984 / 35143.442*365 / 2
=37.95

* 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.


Naspers  (JSE:NPN) 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.

Naspers's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

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.

Naspers's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

* 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

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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Naspers (JSE:NPN) Business Description

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40 Heerengracht, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 8001
Naspers Ltd is a Internet and entertainment group and technology investor in the world. Operating in more than 120 countries and markets with long-term growth potential, Naspers builds companies that empower people and enrich communities. It runs some of the platforms in the internet, video entertainment, and media. Naspers operates in various sectors including online classifieds, food delivery, payments, travel, education, health, and social and internet platforms. People use products and services of companies that Naspers has invested in, acquired or built, including Avito, Brainly, BYJU'S, Codecademy, Honor, Delivery Hero, eMAG, ibibo, iFood, letgo, Media24, Movile, MultiChoice, OLX, PayU, Showmax, SimilarWeb, Swiggy, Twiggle, Takealot, and Udemy.

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