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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) Days Inventory : 0.00 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is DS Smith Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). DS Smith's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £620 Mil. DS Smith's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £0 Mil.

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

LSE:SMDS' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 35.17   Med: 44.03   Max: 51.09
Current: 43.64

During the past 13 years, DS Smith's highest Days Inventory was 51.09. The lowest was 35.17. And the median was 44.03.

LSE:SMDS's Days Inventory is ranked better than
85.56% of 367 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 77.89 vs LSE:SMDS: 43.64

DS Smith's Days Inventory stayed the same from Oct. 2022 (0.00) to Oct. 2023 (0.00).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. DS Smith's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.00.

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. DS Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.18.


DS Smith Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith'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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DS Smith Days Inventory Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Days Inventory
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DS Smith Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of DS Smith's Days Inventory

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DS Smith'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.


DS Smith's Days Inventory Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DS Smith's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



DS Smith Days Inventory Calculation

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

DS Smith's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Apr. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Apr. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Apr. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Apr. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (710 + 625) / 2 ) / 5583*365
=667.5 / 5583*365
=43.64

DS Smith's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Apr. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (625 + 615) / 2 ) / 0*365 / 2
=620 / 0*365 / 2
=N/A

* 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.


DS Smith  (LSE:SMDS) 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.

DS Smith's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Oct. 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.

DS Smith's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Oct. 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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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Paddington Square, Level 3, London, GBR, W2 1DL
DS Smith PLC manufactures and sells packaging and packaging-related products. The company produces corrugated boards made from recycled paper materials. The firm organizes itself into four segments. The segments are based on geography: U.K., Western Europe, DCH and Northern Europe, and Central Europe and Italy. The Western Europe and Central Europe and Italy segments generate more revenue than any other segment.

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