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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Days Inventory : 42.40 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Summit Materials Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Summit Materials's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $290 Mil. Summit Materials's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $624 Mil. Hence, Summit Materials's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 42.40.

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

SUM' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 40.05   Med: 44.5   Max: 49.25
Current: 44.64

During the past 13 years, Summit Materials's highest Days Inventory was 49.25. The lowest was 40.05. And the median was 44.50.

SUM's Days Inventory is ranked better than
78.47% of 367 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 83.39 vs SUM: 44.64

Summit Materials's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (57.61) to Mar. 2024 (42.40).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Summit Materials's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.15.

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. Summit Materials's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.36.


Summit Materials Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Summit Materials'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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Summit Materials Days Inventory Chart

Summit Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 46.42 43.22 40.05 40.70 44.47

Summit Materials 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 57.61 44.55 41.11 46.75 42.40

Competitive Comparison of Summit Materials's Days Inventory

For the Building Materials subindustry, Summit Materials'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.


Summit Materials's Days Inventory Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Summit Materials's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Summit Materials Days Inventory Calculation

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

Summit Materials'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
=( (212.491 + 241.35) / 2 ) / 1862.408*365
=226.9205 / 1862.408*365
=44.47

Summit Materials'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
=( (241.35 + 338.501) / 2 ) / 624.011*365 / 4
=289.9255 / 624.011*365 / 4
=42.40

* 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.


Summit Materials  (NYSE:SUM) 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.

Summit Materials'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.

Summit Materials'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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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1801 California Street, Suite 3500, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Summit Materials Inc is an aggregates supplier and cement producer in the United States. The company sells products that include aggregates, which it supplies across the United States, and in British Columbia, Canada, and cement, which it supplies to surrounding states along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana. In addition to supplying aggregates to customers, the company uses a portion of its materials internally to produce ready-mix concrete and asphalt paving mix, which may be sold externally or used in its paving and related services businesses. The company operates in 22 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada and has assets in 21 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada through their platforms.
Executives
Craig Scott Anderson officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3500, DENVER CO 80202
Christopher Burke Gaskill officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 08202
Kekin Ghelani officer: Chief Strategy&Growth Officer 1550 WYNKOOP, DENVER CO 80202
Anne K. Wade director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
John Raymond Murphy director 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Anne P Noonan director, officer: President & CEO 25435 HARVARD RD, BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Tamla Oates-forney director 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Deon Macmillan officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 08202
Karli S. Anderson officer: See Remarks 1660 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Howard L Lance director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Joseph S Cantie director C/O DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Anne Lee Benedict officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Brian James Harris officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Mikel Shane Evans officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust 10 percent owner C/O SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, 6410 POPLAR AVE, SUITE 900, MEMPHIS TN 38119