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Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Days Inventory : 39.70 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lancaster Colony Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Lancaster Colony's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $160 Mil. Lancaster Colony's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $367 Mil. Hence, Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 39.70.

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

LANC' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 31.51   Med: 32.88   Max: 40.9
Current: 40.9

During the past 13 years, Lancaster Colony's highest Days Inventory was 40.90. The lowest was 31.51. And the median was 32.88.

LANC's Days Inventory is ranked better than
83.7% of 1785 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 82.17 vs LANC: 40.90

Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory increased from Mar. 2023 (36.21) to Mar. 2024 (39.70). It might indicate that Lancaster Colony's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Lancaster Colony's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.30.

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. Lancaster Colony's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.34.


Lancaster Colony Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lancaster Colony'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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Lancaster Colony Days Inventory Chart

Lancaster Colony Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.90 31.99 34.96 36.84 38.56

Lancaster Colony 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 36.21 39.51 43.46 42.06 39.70

Competitive Comparison of Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lancaster Colony'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.


Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lancaster Colony Days Inventory Calculation

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

Lancaster Colony's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Jun. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jun. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (144.702 + 158.265) / 2 ) / 1433.959*365
=151.4835 / 1433.959*365
=38.56

Lancaster Colony'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
=( (158.192 + 161.088) / 2 ) / 366.952*365 / 4
=159.64 / 366.952*365 / 4
=39.70

* 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.


Lancaster Colony  (NAS:LANC) 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.

Lancaster Colony'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.

Lancaster Colony'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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Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
380 Polaris Parkway, Suite 400, Westerville, OH, USA, 43082
Lancaster Colony Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of speciality food products. The company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. By product segment, the company divides its portfolio into non frozen (roughly 70% of net sales) and frozen food. The key products and brands are salad dressing and sauces (Cardini's, Girard's, Marzetti), frozen garlic breads (New York Brand Bakery, Mamma Bella), vegetable dips and fruit dips (Marzetti), frozen parkerhouse-style yeast rolls and dinner rolls (Sister Schubert's, Mary B's), premium dry egg noodles (Amish Kitchen), frozen speciality noodles (Reames, Aunt Vi's), croutons and salad toppings, flatbread wraps, and pizza crusts.
Executives
Knight George F. Iii director 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Zena Srivatsa Arnold director 2500 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG. 1, SUITE 200, ROLLINGWOOD TX 78746
Luis Viso officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Kristin Bird officer: President-Foodservice Division 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Carl R. Stealey officer: President-T Marzetti Retail 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
David Alan Ciesinski officer: President & COO H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, P.O. BOX 57, PITTSBURGH PA 15230
David S. Nagle officer: SVP-T Marzetti Co Supply Chain 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
K. Pigott Thomas officer: CFO and Asst. Secretary C/O MGP INGREDIENTS, INC., 100 COMMERCIAL STREET, ATCHISON KS 66002
Alan F Harris director
Elliot K. Fullen director 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Gerlach John B Jr director, officer: Chairman & CEO LANCASTER COLONY CORP, 37 W. BROAD ST., COLUMBUS OH 43215
Barbara L Brasier director C/O MEADWESTVACO CORP, ONE HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD CT 06905
Michael H Keown director P O BOX 77057, FORT WORTH TX 76177
Timothy A. Tate officer: SVP-TMarzettiFoodservice Sales 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Neeli Bendapudi director FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, 556 FISHER H, 2100 NEIL AVENUE, COLUMBUS OH 43210