Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) Days Inventory : 99.29 (As of Oct. 2018)

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What is Sears Holdings Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Sears Holdings's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was $2,519.00 Mil. Sears Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was $2,315.00 Mil. Hence, Sears Holdings's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was 99.29.

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

SHLDW's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 109.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Sears Holdings's Days Inventory declined from Oct. 2017 (109.41) to Oct. 2018 (99.29).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Sears Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was 0.92.

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. Sears Holdings's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was 0.92.

Sears Holdings Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sears Holdings's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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Sears Holdings Days Inventory Chart

Sears Holdings Annual Data

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97.07

90.89

95.47

95.49

93.60

Sears Holdings Quarterly Data
	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17	Jan18	Apr18	Jul18	Oct18	Oct19
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															76.45	112.49	102.14	99.29	-

Competitive Comparison of Sears Holdings's Days Inventory

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears Holdings's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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Sears Holdings's Days Inventory Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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

Sears Holdings Days Inventory Calculation

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

Sears Holdings's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2018 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Jan. 2018 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2018 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jan. 2018 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (3959	+	2798)	/	2 )	/	13175	*	365
=	3378.5					/	13175	*	365
=	93.60

Sears Holdings's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Oct. 2018 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2018 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2018 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2018 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2714	+	2324)	/	2 )	/	2315	*	365 / 4
=	2519					/	2315	*	365 / 4
=	99.29

Sears Holdings (NAS:SHLDW) 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.

Sears Holdings's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	2315	/	2519
	=	0.92

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.

Sears Holdings's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	2519	/	2742
	=	0.92

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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Website

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Sears Holdings Corporation is an America-based retailer that integrates the digital and physical shopping experiences for consumers. The company operates through retail store brands Sears and Kmart. Sears provides a broad range of home merchandise, apparel, automotive products and home services through both online and offline channels across the United States, and it owns proprietary brands, including Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Kmart is a mass merchandising firm, offering quality products to customers through exclusive brands. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the domestic market.