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Steel Dynamics (Steel Dynamics) Days Inventory : 72.76 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Steel Dynamics Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Steel Dynamics's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,961 Mil. Steel Dynamics's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,713 Mil. Hence, Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 72.76.

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

STLD' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 64.1   Med: 73.04   Max: 78.94
Current: 74.24

During the past 13 years, Steel Dynamics's highest Days Inventory was 78.94. The lowest was 64.10. And the median was 73.04.

STLD's Days Inventory is ranked better than
58.89% of 574 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 85.62 vs STLD: 74.24

Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory stayed the same from Mar. 2023 (72.76) to Mar. 2024 (72.76).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Steel Dynamics's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.25.

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. Steel Dynamics's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.63.


Steel Dynamics Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steel Dynamics'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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Steel Dynamics Days Inventory Chart

Steel Dynamics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 72.48 78.94 75.18 75.31 74.54

Steel Dynamics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Days Inventory 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 72.76 72.92 75.13 76.02 72.76

Competitive Comparison of Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory

For the Steel subindustry, Steel Dynamics'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.


Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Steel Dynamics Days Inventory Calculation

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

Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (3129.964 + 2894.632) / 2 ) / 14749.433*365
=3012.298 / 14749.433*365
=74.54

Steel Dynamics's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (2894.632 + 3027.143) / 2 ) / 3713.205*365 / 4
=2960.8875 / 3713.205*365 / 4
=72.76

* 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.


Steel Dynamics  (NAS:STLD) 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.

Steel Dynamics's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 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.

Steel Dynamics's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 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.


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Steel Dynamics (Steel Dynamics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7575 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN, USA, 46804
Steel Dynamics Inc operates scrap-based steel minimills with roughly 16 million tons of annual steel production capacity. The company's segment includes steel operations, metals recycling operations, and steel fabrication operations. It generates maximum revenue from the steel operations segment.
Executives
Glenn Pushis officer: Senior Vice President 4500 COUNTY ROAD 59, BUTLER IN 46721
James C Marcuccilli director 127 W BERRY ST, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Bradley S Seaman director 161 SHAWFORD WAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Richard A Poinsatte officer: Senior Vice President 6714 POINTE INVERNESS WAY, SUITE 200, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Jennifer L Hamann director 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Christopher A Graham officer: Vice President 7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Gabriel Shaheen director 1540 PARILLA CIRCLE, TRINITY FL 34655
Keith E Busse director 7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
James Stanley Anderson officer: Senior Vice President 203 E BERRY STREET, AWB SUITE 804, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Luis Manuel Sierra director 1555 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Miguel Alvarez officer: Senior Vice President 7575 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Mark D Millett director, officer: President and CEO 7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Theresa E Wagler officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Russell B Rinn officer: Executive Vice President 7575 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Kenneth W. Cornew director 10 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603

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