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High Liner Foods (TSX:HLF) Days Inventory : 119.10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is High Liner Foods Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). High Liner Foods's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$374 Mil. High Liner Foods's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$286 Mil. Hence, High Liner Foods's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 119.10.

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

TSX:HLF' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 108.76   Med: 140.27   Max: 165.74
Current: 146.2

During the past 13 years, High Liner Foods's highest Days Inventory was 165.74. The lowest was 108.76. And the median was 140.27.

TSX:HLF's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
76.47% of 1785 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 81.97 vs TSX:HLF: 146.20

High Liner Foods's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (152.54) to Mar. 2024 (119.10).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. High Liner Foods's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.77.

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. High Liner Foods's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.00.


High Liner Foods Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for High Liner Foods'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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High Liner Foods Days Inventory Chart

High Liner Foods 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 145.36 155.68 150.78 165.74 163.91

High Liner Foods 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 152.54 174.63 142.69 145.73 119.10

Competitive Comparison of High Liner Foods's Days Inventory

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, High Liner Foods'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.


High Liner Foods's Days Inventory Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, High Liner Foods's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where High Liner Foods's Days Inventory falls into.



High Liner Foods Days Inventory Calculation

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

High Liner Foods'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
=( (641.634 + 396.609) / 2 ) / 1155.988*365
=519.1215 / 1155.988*365
=163.91

High Liner Foods'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
=( (396.609 + 350.769) / 2 ) / 286.309*365 / 4
=373.689 / 286.309*365 / 4
=119.10

* 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.


High Liner Foods  (TSX:HLF) 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.

High Liner Foods'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.

High Liner Foods'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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High Liner Foods (TSX:HLF) Business Description

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Address
100 Battery Point, P.O. Box 910, Lunenburg, NS, CAN, B0J 2C0
High Liner Foods Inc is a Canadian company which is mainly engaged in the processing and marketing of prepared and packaged frozen seafood products. The company sells its products to institutions, health care facilities, and quick-service family and casual dining establishments. Its foodservice brands include High Liner Culinary, Mirabel, FPI, Viking, American Pride, High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and others.
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