Card Factory (LSE:CARD) Days Inventory : 48.68 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Card Factory Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Card Factory's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £49.8 Mil. Card Factory's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £186.5 Mil. Hence, Card Factory's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 48.68.

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

LSE:CARD' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 47.27 Med: 63.85 Max: 82.75
Current: 54.04

During the past 13 years, Card Factory's highest Days Inventory was 82.75. The lowest was 47.27. And the median was 63.85.

LSE:CARD's Days Inventory is ranked better than
77.15% of 1068 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 110.73 vs LSE:CARD: 54.04

Card Factory's Days Inventory declined from Jan. 2023 (48.97) to Jan. 2024 (48.68).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Card Factory's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.75.

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. Card Factory's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.17.

Card Factory Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Card Factory's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Card Factory Days Inventory Chart

Card Factory Annual Data

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77.59

80.56

51.16

47.27

53.35

Card Factory Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															40.43	54.74	48.97	62.01	48.68

Competitive Comparison of Card Factory's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Card Factory's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Card Factory's Days Inventory Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Card Factory's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Card Factory Days Inventory Calculation

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

Card Factory's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Jan. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (45.3	+	50)	/	2 )	/	326	*	365
=	47.65					/	326	*	365
=	53.35

Card Factory's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (49.5	+	50)	/	2 )	/	186.5	*	365 / 2
=	49.75					/	186.5	*	365 / 2
=	48.68

Card Factory (LSE:CARD) 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.

Card Factory's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	186.5	/	49.75
	=	3.75

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.

Card Factory's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	49.75	/	290.1
	=	0.17

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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Address

Century House, Brunel Road, 41 Industrial Estate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, GBR, WF2 0XG

Website

https://www.cardfactory.co.uk

Card Factory PLC is a British retailer of greeting cards. Its products are offered via stores present in the United Kingdom, as well as online through websites: Card Factory and Getting Personal. The company's strategy is to provide high-quality cards at affordable prices. Less than 50% of sales come from gift dressings, small gifts, and party items. The business model is vertically integrated. It has an in-house design team, a printing facility, and a central warehousing facility.