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Plug Power (Plug Power) Inventory Turnover : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Plug Power 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. Plug Power's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $444.4 Mil. Plug Power's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $992.7 Mil. Plug Power's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.45.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Plug Power's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 203.82.

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. Plug Power's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.47.


Plug Power Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Plug Power'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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Plug Power Inventory Turnover Chart

Plug Power Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory Turnover
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Plug Power Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Plug Power Inventory Turnover Calculation

Plug Power'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 )
=1399.131 / ((645.636 + 961.253) / 2 )
=1399.131 / 803.4445
=1.74

Plug Power's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count )
=444.448 / ((1024.209 + 961.253) / 2 )
=444.448 / 992.731
=0.45

* 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.


Plug Power  (NAS:PLUG) 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.

Plug Power's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=992.731/444.448*365 / 4
=203.82

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.

Plug Power's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=992.731 / 222.161
=4.47

* 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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Plug Power (Plug Power) Business Description

Address
968 Albany Shaker Road, Latham, NY, USA, 12110
Plug Power is building an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem—from production, storage and delivery to energy generation. The company plans to build and operate green hydrogen highways across North America and Europe. Plug will deliver its green hydrogen solutions directly to its customers and through joint venture partners into multiple end markets—including material handling, e-mobility, power generation, and industrial applications.
Executives
Jose Luis Crespo officer: GM, MATL Handling, Key Accts C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Mark J Bonney director 2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 2300, DALLAS TX 74204
Patrick Joggerst director C/O BROADSOFT, INC., 9737 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
David Mindnich officer: EVP, Global Manufacturing C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Keith Schmidt officer: GM New Mkts & Pres New Prd Dv C/O CHELSEA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 13950 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, UNIT 325, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Jean A Bua director
Kavita Mahtani director C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Dirk Ole Hoefelmann officer: GM, Electrolyzer Solutions C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Sanjay K Shrestha officer: Chief Strategy Officer 968 ALBANY SHAKER RD, LATHAM NY 12110
Kyungyeol Song director C/O GROVE ENERGY CAPITAL LLC, 55 EAST 59TH ST. 11TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10022
Kim Harriman director C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Andrew Marsh director, officer: President & CEO 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
George C Mcnamee director, officer: Chairman of the Board FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC., 677 BROADWAY, ALBANY NY 12207-2990
Jonathan M Silver director 3027 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Conway Gerard L Jr officer: General Counsel 968 ALBANY-SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110