Rocket Lab USA (Rocket Lab USA) Inventory Turnover : 0.66 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Rocket Lab USA Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Rocket Lab USA's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $68.6 Mil. Rocket Lab USA's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $103.9 Mil. Rocket Lab USA's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.66.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Rocket Lab USA's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 138.19.

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. Rocket Lab USA's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.12.

Rocket Lab USA Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Rocket Lab USA Inventory Turnover Chart

Rocket Lab USA Annual Data

Trend

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Inventory Turnover

1.80

1.73

2.74

1.93

Rocket Lab USA Quarterly Data
	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										0.51	0.47	0.52	0.42	0.66

Rocket Lab USA Inventory Turnover Calculation

Rocket Lab USA's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	193.183	/ (	(92.279	+	107.857)	/	2 )
=	193.183	/	100.068
=	1.93

Rocket Lab USA's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	68.593	/ (	(107.857	+	99.901)	/	2 )
=	68.593	/	103.879
=	0.66

Rocket Lab USA (NAS:RKLB) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

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

Rocket Lab USA's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	103.879	/	68.593	*	365 / 4
	=	138.19

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.

Rocket Lab USA's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	103.879	/	92.767
	=	1.12

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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Rocket Lab USA (Rocket Lab USA) Business Description

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Address

3881 McGowen Street, Long Beach, CA, USA, 90808

Website

https://www.rocketlabusa.com

Rocket Lab USA Inc is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft. It provides end-to-end mission services that provide frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defence, and commercial markets. It designs and manufactures the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platform. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle has delivered more than 100 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. The business operates in two segments being Launch Services and Space systems. Geographically it serves Japan, Germany, rest of the world and earns key revenue from the United States.

Executives

Adam C. Spice	officer: Chief Financial Officer	2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 100, CARLSBAD CA 92011
Arjun Kampani	officer: See Remarks	C/O AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC., 2001 AEROJET ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Nina Armagno	director	C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC., 3881 MCGOWEN ST, LONG BEACH CA 90808
Peter Beck	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO and Chairman	C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC., 3881, LONG BEACH CA 90808
Michael D Griffin	director	21700 ATLANTIC BLVD, ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP, DULLES VA 20166
Shaun O'donnell	officer: EVP - Global Operations	C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC., 3881 MCGOWEN STREET, LONG BEACH CA 90808
Edward H. Frank	director	C/O FUSION-IO, INC., 2855 E. COTTONWOOD PARKWAY, SUITE 100, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Alexander R Slusky	director	456 MONTGOMERY STREET, 19TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Khosla Ventures Seed B (cf), L.p.	10 percent owner	2128 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Cowan David J/ca	director	50 WOODSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 720, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Peek Street Equatorial Trustee Ltd	10 percent owner	123 CELTIC CRESCENT, ELLERSLIE, AUCKLAND Q2 1051
Jon A Olson	director	2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Equatorial Trust	10 percent owner	123 CELTIC CRESCENT, ELLERSLIE, AUCKLAND Q2 1051
Kerryn Beck	10 percent owner	C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC., 3881 MCGOWEN STREET, LONG BEACH CA 90808
Warren Butler	10 percent owner	C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC., 3881 MCGOWEN STREET, LONG BEACH CA 90808