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AutoZone (AutoZone) Days Inventory

: 301.13 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). AutoZone's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $5,872 Mil. AutoZone's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,779 Mil. Hence, AutoZone's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 301.13.

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

AZO' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 240.62   Med: 252.1   Max: 274.24
Current: 251.8

During the past 13 years, AutoZone's highest Days Inventory was 274.24. The lowest was 240.62. And the median was 252.10.

AZO's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
84.51% of 1065 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 110.2 vs AZO: 251.80

AutoZone's Days Inventory increased from Feb. 2023 (293.78) to Feb. 2024 (301.13). It might indicate that AutoZone's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. AutoZone's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.30.

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. AutoZone's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.52.


AutoZone Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for AutoZone'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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AutoZone Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 274.24 273.77 240.62 241.11 248.12

AutoZone Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 293.78 268.32 194.44 266.39 301.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, AutoZone'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.


AutoZone Days Inventory Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AutoZone's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



AutoZone Days Inventory Calculation

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

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

Days Inventory (A: Aug. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Aug. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (5638.004 + 5764.143) / 2 ) / 8386.787*365
=5701.0735 / 8386.787*365
=248.12

AutoZone's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Nov. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (5774.467 + 5970.175) / 2 ) / 1779.474*365 / 4
=5872.321 / 1779.474*365 / 4
=301.13

* 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.


AutoZone  (NYSE:AZO) 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.

AutoZone's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 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.

AutoZone's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 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.


AutoZone Days Inventory Related Terms

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AutoZone (AutoZone) Business Description

Address
123 South Front Street, Memphis, TN, USA, 38103
AutoZone is the premier seller of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers in the United States. The company derives an increasing proportion of its sales from domestic commercial customers, although its presence in its home market is still dominated by its do-it-yourself operation, which accounts for around 70% of sales in country. AutoZone also has a growing presence in Mexico and Brazil. AutoZone had 7,140 stores in the U.S. (6,300), Mexico (740), and Brazil (100) as of the end of fiscal 2023.
Executives
K. Michelle Borninkhof officer: Senior Vice President & CIO 123 FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Grant E. Mcgee officer: Sr. Vice President 123 FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Dennis W. Leriche officer: Sr. Vice President 123 FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Domingo Hurtado officer: Sr. Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Mrkonic George R Jr director C/O BORDERS GROUP INC, 100 PHOENIX DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Thomas B Newbern officer: Sr. Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Charles Iii Pleas officer: Vice President and Controller 123 S. FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Lindsay Lehman officer: SVP, Marketing 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Preston Frazer officer: Senior Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT ST, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Albert Saltiel officer: Sr. Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Eric S. Gould officer: Sr. Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Jenna M. Bedsole officer: Sr. Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
William R. Hackney officer: Sr. Vice President 123 S. FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Rhodes William C Iii officer: Senior Vice President 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Philip B. Daniele officer: Sr. Vice President 123 S. FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103

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