Medica (XPAR:MDCA) Days Inventory : 3.87 (As of Jun. 2013)

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What is Medica Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Medica's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was €2.6 Mil. Medica's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was €124.5 Mil. Hence, Medica's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was 3.87.

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

XPAR:MDCA's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 31.42
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Medica's Days Inventory increased from Jun. 2012 (3.61) to Jun. 2013 (3.87). It might indicate that Medica's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Medica's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was 47.20.

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. Medica's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was 0.01.

Medica Days Inventory Historical Data

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

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Medica Days Inventory Chart

Medica Annual Data

Trend

Dec07

Dec08

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Days Inventory

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26.75

28.44

26.01

22.92

Medica Semi-Annual Data
	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			33.83	29.58	3.61	-	3.87

Competitive Comparison of Medica's Days Inventory

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Medica'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.

Medica's Days Inventory Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Medica's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Medica Days Inventory Calculation

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

Medica's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2012 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2011 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2012 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2.1	+	2.616)	/	2 )	/	37.545	*	365
=	2.358					/	37.545	*	365
=	22.92

Medica's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2013 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2013 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2013 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2.616	+	2.659)	/	2 )	/	124.502	*	365 / 2
=	2.6375					/	124.502	*	365 / 2
=	3.87

Medica (XPAR:MDCA) 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.

Medica's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	124.502	/	2.6375
	=	47.20

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.

Medica's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	2.6375	/	381.499
	=	0.01

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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