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ACTA SpA (LSE:ACTA) Days Inventory : 1,000.43 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is ACTA SpA Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). ACTA SpA's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was £0.60 Mil. ACTA SpA's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was £0.11 Mil. Hence, ACTA SpA's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was 1,000.43.

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

LSE:ACTA' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 1069.04   Max: 2849.56
Current: 1

During the past 10 years, ACTA SpA's highest Days Inventory was 2849.56. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1069.04.

LSE:ACTA's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 120.75 vs LSE:ACTA: 1.00

ACTA SpA's Days Inventory increased from Jun. 2013 (834.03) to Jun. 2014 (1,000.43). It might indicate that ACTA SpA's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. ACTA SpA's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was 0.18.

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. ACTA SpA's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was 2.47.


ACTA SpA Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for ACTA SpA'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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ACTA SpA Days Inventory Chart

ACTA SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 2,842.00 273.75 1,077.05

ACTA SpA Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 496.40 211.21 834.03 1,181.38 1,000.43

Competitive Comparison of ACTA SpA's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, ACTA SpA'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.


ACTA SpA's Days Inventory Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ACTA SpA's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



ACTA SpA Days Inventory Calculation

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

ACTA SpA's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2013 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2013 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (0.103 + 0.617) / 2 ) / 0.122*365
=0.36 / 0.122*365
=1,077.05

ACTA SpA's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2013 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2014 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2014 )*Days in Period
=( (0.617 + 0.589) / 2 ) / 0.11*365 / 2
=0.603 / 0.11*365 / 2
=1,000.43

* 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.


ACTA SpA  (LSE:ACTA) 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.

ACTA SpA's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 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.

ACTA SpA's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 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.


ACTA SpA Days Inventory Related Terms

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ACTA SpA (LSE:ACTA) Business Description

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ACTA SpA was incorporated on 28 June 2004. The Company is engaged in the development, production and marketing of clean technology products for fuel cells and other hydrogen applications. It sells of electrolysers, of energy storage systems based on electrolysers and fuel cells, and of components based on the proprietary technology of the Company. The Company's products cover a wide range of hydrogen generators and respective stacks and components, sold in the telecommunications back-up power sector, to energy independent homes, for hydrogen supply systems and other applications.

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