Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Days Inventory : 26.44 (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is Kansas City Southern Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Kansas City Southern's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $132 Mil. Kansas City Southern's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $456 Mil. Hence, Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 26.44.

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

KSU' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.51 Med: 29.81 Max: 33.59
Current: 26.88

During the past 13 years, Kansas City Southern's highest Days Inventory was 33.59. The lowest was 24.51. And the median was 29.81.

KSU's Days Inventory is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 11.4 vs KSU: 26.88

Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory declined from Sep. 2020 (30.50) to Sep. 2021 (26.44).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Kansas City Southern's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 3.45.

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. Kansas City Southern's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.18.

Kansas City Southern Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Kansas City Southern Days Inventory Chart

Kansas City Southern Annual Data

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33.59

32.47

31.84

31.33

31.71

Kansas City Southern Quarterly Data
	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															30.50	27.88	27.23	26.45	26.44

Competitive Comparison of Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory

For the Railroads subindustry, Kansas City Southern'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.

Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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Kansas City Southern Days Inventory Calculation

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

Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2020 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2019 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2020 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2020 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (150.6	+	127.2)	/	2 )	/	1599	*	365
=	138.9					/	1599	*	365
=	31.71

Kansas City Southern's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2021 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2021 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2021 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2021 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (135.3	+	128.7)	/	2 )	/	455.6	*	365 / 4
=	132					/	455.6	*	365 / 4
=	26.44

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) 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.

Kansas City Southern's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	455.6	/	132
	=	3.45

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.

Kansas City Southern's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	132	/	744
	=	0.18

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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Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Business Description

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Address

427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO, USA, 64105

Website

https://www.kcsouthern.com

Kansas City Southern, the smallest Class I railroad, derives about half of its $2.6 billion revenue on 3,400 miles of track in the Central and Southern United States. Remaining sales are produced by operating concessions on 3,300 miles of rail in Mexico and 47 miles of track adjacent to the Panama Canal. KCS' freight includes industrial and forest products (around 21% of total revenue), chemicals and petroleum (26%), agriculture and minerals (18%), intermodal (13%), energy (9%), and autos (9%); other revenue stems from switching, demurrage, and the like.

Executives

Warren K Erdman	officer: Executive Vice President
Lora S Cheatum	officer: Sr. VP - Human Resources	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Suzanne M Grafton	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Del Cueto Cuevas Oscar Augusto	officer: President & Exec Rep of Sub	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Michael W Upchurch	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Patrick J Ottensmeyer	officer: President & CEO	PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Adam J Godderz	officer: SVP Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Brian D. Hancock	officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Michael J. Naatz	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	10990 ROE AVE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Thomas A Mcdonnell	director	C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Garza Santos David F	director	AV. INDUSTRIALES DEL PONIENTE NO. 2300 SANTA CATARINA, N.L. O5 66350
Robert J Druten	director	6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208
Jeffrey M Songer	officer: EVP & COO	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Janet H Kennedy	director	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Lydia I Beebe	director	13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77040