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RM (LSE:RM.) Days Inventory : 50.36 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is RM Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). RM's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £19.1 Mil. RM's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £69.1 Mil. Hence, RM's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 50.36.

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

LSE:RM.' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.4   Med: 50.94   Max: 60.99
Current: 60.76

During the past 13 years, RM's highest Days Inventory was 60.99. The lowest was 30.40. And the median was 50.94.

LSE:RM.'s Days Inventory is ranked worse than
70.51% of 1563 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 19.18 vs LSE:RM.: 60.76

RM's Days Inventory declined from Nov. 2022 (55.99) to Nov. 2023 (50.36).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. RM's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 3.62.

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. RM's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.18.


RM Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for RM'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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RM Days Inventory Chart

RM Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 55.16 60.99 49.51 56.90 56.99

RM Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 47.13 59.25 55.99 76.76 50.36

Competitive Comparison of RM's Days Inventory

For the Software - Application subindustry, RM'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.


RM's Days Inventory Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, RM's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



RM Days Inventory Calculation

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

RM's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Nov. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Nov. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Nov. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Nov. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (26.359 + 13.959) / 2 ) / 129.103*365
=20.159 / 129.103*365
=56.99

RM's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: May. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Nov. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Nov. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (24.153 + 13.959) / 2 ) / 69.059*365 / 2
=19.056 / 69.059*365 / 2
=50.36

* 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.


RM  (LSE:RM.) 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.

RM's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Nov. 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.

RM's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 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.


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RM (LSE:RM.) Business Description

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142B Park Drive, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GBR, OX14 4SE
RM PLC provides resources, software, and services to the education sector. The company is structured into three operating divisions: RM Resources, RM Assessment, and RM Technology. The RM Resources division consists of the operating business of TTS. TTS provides education resources used in schools through a predominantly direct marketing business model. The RM Assessment business provides IT software and services to exam boards and professional bodies to allow e-assessment. RM Technology division focuses on supplying IT software and services to schools and colleges. Its primary geographic markets are the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and the Rest of the world.

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