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CAles Holdings (JSE:CAA) Days Inventory : 31.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CAles Holdings Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). CAles Holdings's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R878 Mil. CAles Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R5,138 Mil. Hence, CAles Holdings's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 31.18.

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

JSE:CAA' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.48   Med: 28.75   Max: 33.29
Current: 31.89

During the past 8 years, CAles Holdings's highest Days Inventory was 33.29. The lowest was 24.48. And the median was 28.75.

JSE:CAA's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
51.4% of 681 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 29.77 vs JSE:CAA: 31.89

CAles Holdings's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (28.92) to Dec. 2023 (31.18). It might indicate that CAles Holdings's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. CAles Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.85.

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. CAles Holdings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14.


CAles Holdings Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAles Holdings'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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CAles Holdings Days Inventory Chart

CAles Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 24.48 27.68 30.22 30.47 33.29

CAles Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.08 30.48 28.92 31.21 31.18

Competitive Comparison of CAles Holdings's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CAles Holdings'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.


CAles Holdings's Days Inventory Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, CAles Holdings's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



CAles Holdings Days Inventory Calculation

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

CAles Holdings'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
=( (759.838 + 990.804) / 2 ) / 9596.848*365
=875.321 / 9596.848*365
=33.29

CAles Holdings's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (765.05 + 990.804) / 2 ) / 5138.399*365 / 2
=877.927 / 5138.399*365 / 2
=31.18

* 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.


CAles Holdings  (JSE:CAA) 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.

CAles Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 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.

CAles Holdings's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 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.


CAles Holdings Days Inventory Related Terms

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CAles Holdings (JSE:CAA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
254 Hall Street, 1st Floor, Building C, Westend Office Park, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
CA Sales Holdings Ltd operates within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry and delivers services to blue chip manufacturers. The services include warehousing and distribution, retail execution and advisory, retail support, training, and technology and data solutions. The company's geographical presence across Southern Africa operating in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It generates maximum revenue from Botswana region.

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