The historical rank and industry rank for Span-America Medical Systems's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:
SPAN's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 189.595 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Span-America Medical Systems's Inventory Turnover for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 was 1.29.
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.
Span-America Medical Systems's Inventory-to-Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.48.
Span-America Medical Systems Days Inventory Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Span-America Medical Systems's Days Inventory
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Span-America Medical Systems'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.
Span-America Medical Systems's Days Inventory Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Span-America Medical Systems's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Span-America Medical Systems's Days Inventory falls into.
Span-America Medical Systems Days Inventory Calculation
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
* 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.
Span-America Medical Systems (NAS:SPAN) 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.
Span-America Medical Systems's Inventory Turnover for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 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.
Span-America Medical Systems's Inventory to Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 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.
Span-America Medical Systems Days Inventory Related Terms
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Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Business Description
Span-America Medical Systems Inc was incorporated under the laws of the state of South Carolina on September 21, 1970. The Company manufactures and distributes therapeutic support surfaces, mattress overlays, patient positioners, seating cushions, skin care products and fall prevention products for the medical market and pillows, mattress pads and various foam products for the custom products market throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations are divided into two main business units or segments: medical and custom products. The Company's main medical products consist of polyurethane foam mattress overlays, therapeutic support surfaces (which consist of non-powered and powered therapeutic support surfaces) and patient positioners as well as Selan (r) skin care, seating and fall protection products. The Company's custom products segment includes two product lines namely consumer bedding products and various engineered industrial products. The Company's consumer product line consists mainly of convoluted and contour-cut mattress overlays and specially designed pillows for the consumer bedding market. It sells these products mainly in North America to customers in the segments of the health care market, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health care providers. The Company's manufacturing operations are subject to various government regulations pertaining to the discharge of materials into the environment.
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