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China Precision Steel (China Precision Steel) Days Inventory : 110.93 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is China Precision Steel Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). China Precision Steel's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was $9.66 Mil. China Precision Steel's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was $7.95 Mil. Hence, China Precision Steel's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 110.93.

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

CPSL's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 85.66
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

China Precision Steel's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2013 (85.59) to Dec. 2014 (110.93). It might indicate that China Precision Steel's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. China Precision Steel's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.82.

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. China Precision Steel's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 1.86.


China Precision Steel Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Precision Steel'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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China Precision Steel Days Inventory Chart

China Precision Steel Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 81.63 130.22 111.17 118.46 73.53

China Precision Steel Quarterly Data
Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
Days Inventory 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 85.59 66.51 82.62 108.96 110.93

Competitive Comparison of China Precision Steel's Days Inventory

For the Steel subindustry, China Precision Steel'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.


China Precision Steel's Days Inventory Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, China Precision Steel's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Precision Steel's Days Inventory falls into.



China Precision Steel Days Inventory Calculation

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

China Precision Steel's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Jun. 2014 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2013 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2014 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jun. 2014 )*Days in Period
=( (15.837 + 10.344) / 2 ) / 64.98*365
=13.0905 / 64.98*365
=73.53

China Precision Steel's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2014 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2014 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2014 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2014 )*Days in Period
=( (10.051 + 9.269) / 2 ) / 7.946*365 / 4
=9.66 / 7.946*365 / 4
=110.93

* 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.


China Precision Steel  (OTCPK:CPSL) 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.

China Precision Steel's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 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.

China Precision Steel's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 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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China Precision Steel (China Precision Steel) Business Description

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China Precision Steel Inc is a steel processing company. The firm through its subsidiaries manufacture and sell cold rolled precision steel products for applications including automobile components and spare parts, kitchen tools, electrical appliances, roofing and food packaging materials. The company conducts its operations mainly in China.
Executives
Michael Friess director, officer: Secretary 5353 MANHATTAN CIRCLE, STE 101, BOULDER CO 80303

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