Sanderson Farms (Sanderson Farms) Inventory Turnover : 2.62 (As of Apr. 2022)

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What is Sanderson Farms 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. Sanderson Farms's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Apr. 2022 was $1,052 Mil. Sanderson Farms's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 was $401 Mil. Sanderson Farms's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 was 2.62.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Sanderson Farms's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Apr. 2022 was 34.78.

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. Sanderson Farms's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 was 0.26.

Sanderson Farms Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Sanderson Farms Inventory Turnover Chart

Sanderson Farms Annual Data

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11.42

12.11

11.93

11.62

12.18

Sanderson Farms Quarterly Data
	Jul17	Oct17	Jan18	Apr18	Jul18	Oct18	Jan19	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.80	2.95	3.00	2.81	2.62

Sanderson Farms Inventory Turnover Calculation

Sanderson Farms's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2021 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Oct. 2021 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Oct. 2021 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2020 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2021 ))	/	count )
=	3904.995	/ (	(290.007	+	350.959)	/	2 )
=	3904.995	/	320.483
=	12.18

Sanderson Farms's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Apr. 2022 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Apr. 2022 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Apr. 2022 ))	/	count )
=	1051.845	/ (	(367.454	+	434.458)	/	2 )
=	1051.845	/	400.956
=	2.62

Sanderson Farms (NAS:SAFM) 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.

Sanderson Farms's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Apr. 2022 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Apr. 2022 )	*	Days in Period
	=	400.956	/	1051.845	*	365 / 4
	=	34.78

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.

Sanderson Farms's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Apr. 2022 )	/	Revenue (Q: Apr. 2022 )
	=	400.956	/	1539.714
	=	0.26

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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Sanderson Farms (Sanderson Farms) Business Description

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Address

127 Flynt Road, Laurel, MS, USA, 39443

Website

https://www.sandersonfarms.com

Sanderson Farms Inc is a dressed-chicken processor in the United States, producing and selling a variety of fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products to grocers, food-service operators, and distributors. Most revenue is generated in the Southeastern, Southwestern, Northeastern, and Western United States. The company's product portfolio consists of tray packs and large birds, catering to grocery and food-service customers. It sells chill-packed, ice-packed, bulk-packed, and frozen chicken in whole, cut-up, and boneless form under the brand name Sanderson Farms to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the United States.

Executives

Toni D Cooley	director	253 OLD JACKSON ROAD, MADISON MS 39110
Phil K Livingston	director	C/O SANDERSON FARM 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0998
John Bierbusse	director	3500 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE #14A CHICAGO IL 60657
Lampkin Butts	director, officer: Vice President, Sales	C/O SANDERSON FARM 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0998
Robert C Khayat	director	PO BOX 1848 UNIVERSITY MS 38677
Sonia Perez	director	127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS 39443
Jones Gail Pittman	director	C/O SANDERSON FARMS INC PO BOX 988 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0988
Green Edith Kelly	director	3131 DEMOCRAT ROAD BLDG B206, MEMPHIS TN 38118
John David Barksdale	director	127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS 39443
Banks Fred L Jr	director	111 EAST CAPITOL STREET SUITE 600 JACKSON MS 39201-2122
Dianne Mooney	director	7449 ASHLAND LANE BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Suzanne T Mestayer	director	1100 POYDRAS STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70163
D Michael Cockrell	director, officer: Treasurer & CFO	C/O SANDERSON FARM 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0998
Beverly W Hogan	director
Baker John H Iii	director	C/O SANDERSON FARMS INC 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441