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Danaher (Danaher) Days Inventory

: 239.55 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Danaher's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,809 Mil. Danaher's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,070 Mil. Hence, Danaher's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 239.55.

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

DHR' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 72.93   Med: 92.59   Max: 110.72
Current: 110.72

During the past 13 years, Danaher's highest Days Inventory was 110.72. The lowest was 72.93. And the median was 92.59.

DHR's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
66.84% of 193 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 65.4 vs DHR: 110.72

Danaher's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (200.88) to Dec. 2023 (239.55). It might indicate that Danaher's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Danaher's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.38.

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. Danaher's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04.


Danaher Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Danaher'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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Danaher Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.04 72.93 96.55 96.57 99.23

Danaher Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 200.88 100.29 96.14 98.57 239.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Danaher'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.


Danaher Days Inventory Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Danaher's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Danaher's Days Inventory falls into.



Danaher Days Inventory Calculation

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

Danaher'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
=( (2765 + 2594) / 2 ) / 9856*365
=2679.5 / 9856*365
=99.23

Danaher's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (3024 + 2594) / 2 ) / 1070*365 / 4
=2809 / 1070*365 / 4
=239.55

* 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.


Danaher  (NYSE:DHR) 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.

Danaher's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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.

Danaher's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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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Danaher (Danaher) Business Description

Address
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800W, Washington, DC, USA, 20037-1701
In 1984, Danaher's founders transformed a real estate organization into an industrial-focused manufacturing company. Through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, Danaher now focuses primarily on manufacturing scientific instruments and consumables in two segments--life sciences and diagnostics--after the late 2023 divesititure of its environmental and applied solutions group, Veralto.
Executives
Jose-carlos Gutierrez-ramos officer: SVP, Chief Scientific Officer C/O MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 675 WEST KENDALL STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Linda Filler director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Daniel Raskas officer: VP-Corporate Development 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Teri List director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Joakim Weidemanis officer: Executive Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Walter G Lohr director DANAHER CORP, 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 12TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Georgeann Couchara officer: SVP, Human Resources 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Raymond C Stevens director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Matthew Mcgrew officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800 W, WASHINGTON DC 20010
Jennifer Honeycutt officer: Executive Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Alan G Spoon director 1150 15TH ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20071
Rainer Blair officer: Executive Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Feroz Dewan director C/O ARENA HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT LLC, 119 FIFTH AVENUE - 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Mitchell P Rales director, officer: Chairman of Exec. Committee 11790 GLEN ROAD, POTOMAC MD 20854
Brian W Ellis officer: Senior Vice President - GC 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037

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