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CDW (CDW) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.14 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CDW Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. CDW's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $687 Mil. CDW's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,019 Mil. CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14.

CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 increased from Sep. 2023 (0.13) to Sep. 2023 (0.14)

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. CDW's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.23.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. CDW's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.62.


CDW Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue 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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CDW Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

CDW Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03

CDW Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 0.16 0.16 0.14 0.13 0.14

Competitive Comparison of CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue 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.


CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



CDW Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

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.

CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=( (800.2 + 668.1) / 2 ) / 21376
=734.15 / 21376
=0.03

CDW's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=( (706.4 + 668.1) / 2 ) / 5018.5
=687.25 / 5018.5
=0.14

* 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.


CDW  (NAS:CDW) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

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

CDW's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=687.25/3864.7*365 / 4
=16.23

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

CDW's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=3864.7 / 687.25
=5.62

* 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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CDW (CDW) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
75 Tri-State International, Lincolnshire, Chicago, IL, USA, 60069
CDW Corp is a value-added reseller operating in the U.S. (95% of sales) and Canada (5%). The company has more than 100,000 products on its line of cards that range from notebooks to data center software. Roughly half of CDW's revenue comes from midsize and large businesses, with the remaining from small businesses, government agencies, education institutions, and health-care organizations.
Executives
Christina M Corley officer: See Remarks 780 AEC DRIVE, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Christine A Leahy officer: See Remarks
Kelly J Grier director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Donna F Zarcone director C/O HARLEY DAVIDSON, 3700 W. JUNEAU AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Marc Ellis Jones director C/O GARDNER DENVER HOLDINGS, INC., 222 EAST ERIE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Carolyn Wiesenhahn officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Peter R Locy officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Miralles Albert Joseph Jr officer: See Remarks 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Paul J Finnegan director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 2000, 3905 DAKOTA STREET SW, ALEXANDRIA MN 56308
Kebo Collin B. officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Frederick J. Kulevich officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Sanjay Mehrotra director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Anthony R Foxx director 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27607
Ilaria Mocciaro officer: See Remarks 2301 PATRIOT BLVD, GLENVIEW IL 60026
Matthew A. Troka officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061