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Paragon Technologies (Paragon Technologies) Days Inventory : 26.53 (As of Dec. 2008)


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What is Paragon Technologies Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Paragon Technologies's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $0.75 Mil. Paragon Technologies's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $2.58 Mil. Hence, Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was 26.53.

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

PGNT's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 101.78
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2007 (20.35) to Dec. 2008 (26.53). It might indicate that Paragon Technologies's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Paragon Technologies's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was 3.44.

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. Paragon Technologies's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was 0.20.


Paragon Technologies Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paragon Technologies'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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Paragon Technologies Days Inventory Chart

Paragon Technologies Annual Data
Trend Feb99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.03 10.46 11.88 14.93 24.20

Paragon Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08
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 20.35 21.06 22.28 28.20 26.53

Competitive Comparison of Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Paragon Technologies'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.


Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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



Paragon Technologies Days Inventory Calculation

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

Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2008 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2007 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2008 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2008 )*Days in Period
=( (0.859 + 0.705) / 2 ) / 11.793*365
=0.782 / 11.793*365
=24.20

Paragon Technologies's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2008 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2008 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2008 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2008 )*Days in Period
=( (0.793 + 0.705) / 2 ) / 2.576*365 / 4
=0.749 / 2.576*365 / 4
=26.53

* 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.


Paragon Technologies  (OTCPK:PGNT) 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.

Paragon Technologies's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 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.

Paragon Technologies's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 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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Paragon Technologies (Paragon Technologies) Business Description

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Address
101 Larry Holmes Drive, Suite 500, Easton, PA, USA, 18042
Paragon Technologies Inc through its subsidiary provides a variety of material handling solutions including systems, technologies, products and services for material flow applications as well as information technology hardware product distribution. The company's segment includes automation, distribution, and real estate investments. It generates maximum revenue from the distribution segment. Geographical Markets include North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, out of which the majority is from Latin America. The distribution segment distributes IT equipment, consumer electronics, and appliances to businesses, retailers and e-tailers. Additionally, it also provides business services such as printing, electronic document management, electronic invoicing and storage solutions.
Executives
Anthony W Schweiger director 240 TRIANON LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085