Southern Publishing and Media Co (SHSE:601900) Inventory Turnover : 0.88 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Southern Publishing and Media Co 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. Southern Publishing and Media Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1,377 Mil. Southern Publishing and Media Co's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1,566 Mil. Southern Publishing and Media Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.88.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Southern Publishing and Media Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 103.79.

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. Southern Publishing and Media Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.75.

Southern Publishing and Media Co Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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Southern Publishing and Media Co Inventory Turnover Chart

Southern Publishing and Media Co Annual Data

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3.92

3.91

4.60

4.38

4.46

Southern Publishing and Media Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.94	0.82	0.91	1.13	0.88

Southern Publishing and Media Co Inventory Turnover Calculation

Southern Publishing and Media Co'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 )
=	6384.328	/ (	(1464.978	+	1399.571)	/	2 )
=	6384.328	/	1432.2745
=	4.46

Southern Publishing and Media Co'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 )
=	1377.032	/ (	(1399.571	+	1733.111)	/	2 )
=	1377.032	/	1566.341
=	0.88

Southern Publishing and Media Co (SHSE:601900) 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.

Southern Publishing and Media Co'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
	=	1566.341	/	1377.032	*	365 / 4
	=	103.79

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.

Southern Publishing and Media Co'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 )
	=	1566.341	/	2087.982
	=	0.75

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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Southern Publishing and Media Co (SHSE:601900) Business Description

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Huanshi East Road, 11th Floor, No. 472, Yuexiu District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510075

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Southern Publishing and Media Co Ltd is a publishing company. The company operates as editors, publisher, distributor, wholesaler and retailer books, newspapers, audio-visual products, electronic publications, online books, framework media and other media products, newspapers and periodicals, packaging and decoration printing, printing materials sales, publications import and export.

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