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Formosa Petrochemical (TPE:6505) Days Inventory : 44.23 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Formosa Petrochemical Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Formosa Petrochemical's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$84,095 Mil. Formosa Petrochemical's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$173,497 Mil. Hence, Formosa Petrochemical's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 44.23.

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

TPE:6505' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 31.55   Med: 39.21   Max: 48.74
Current: 43.42

During the past 13 years, Formosa Petrochemical's highest Days Inventory was 48.74. The lowest was 31.55. And the median was 39.21.

TPE:6505's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
62% of 729 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 31.5 vs TPE:6505: 43.42

Formosa Petrochemical's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (40.89) to Dec. 2023 (44.23). It might indicate that Formosa Petrochemical's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Formosa Petrochemical's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.06.

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. Formosa Petrochemical's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.48.


Formosa Petrochemical Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosa Petrochemical'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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Formosa Petrochemical Days Inventory Chart

Formosa Petrochemical 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 37.00 48.74 39.43 34.91 43.41

Formosa Petrochemical Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 40.89 41.10 42.87 45.54 44.23

Competitive Comparison of Formosa Petrochemical's Days Inventory

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Formosa Petrochemical'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.


Formosa Petrochemical's Days Inventory Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Formosa Petrochemical's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Formosa Petrochemical Days Inventory Calculation

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

Formosa Petrochemical'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
=( (86407.87 + 76657.73) / 2 ) / 685553.532*365
=81532.8 / 685553.532*365
=43.41

Formosa Petrochemical's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (91533.134 + 76657.73) / 2 ) / 173496.997*365 / 4
=84095.432 / 173496.997*365 / 4
=44.23

* 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.


Formosa Petrochemical  (TPE:6505) 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.

Formosa Petrochemical's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 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.

Formosa Petrochemical's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=84095.432 / 175878.253
=0.48

* 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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Formosa Petrochemical (TPE:6505) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1-1, Formosa Plastics Industrial Park, Zhongxing Village, Mailiao Township, Yunlin County, Taipei, TWN, 638
Formosa Petrochemical Corp engages in refining crude oil, selling refined petroleum products, and producing and selling olefins. The firm operates in two segments. The Petrochemical segment that derives majority revenue engages in producing and selling petroleum, and petrochemical products. The Public utility segment engages in producing and selling water, electricity, and steam. Its product offerings comprise gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, asphalt, sulfur, lubricant, diesel, naphtha, and liquid petroleum gas.

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