Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Days Inventory

: 20.36 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Union Pacific's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $757 Mil. Union Pacific's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,391 Mil. Hence, Union Pacific's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.36.

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

UNP' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.41 Med: 20.53 Max: 24.48
Current: 20

During the past 13 years, Union Pacific's highest Days Inventory was 24.48. The lowest was 17.41. And the median was 20.53.

UNP's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
66.79% of 783 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 11.57 vs UNP: 20.00

Union Pacific's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2022 (20.20) to Dec. 2023 (20.36). It might indicate that Union Pacific's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Union Pacific's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.48.

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. Union Pacific's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12.

Union Pacific Days Inventory Historical Data

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

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Union Pacific Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Inventory

22.53

24.48

20.35

18.18

19.93

Union Pacific Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Inventory																20.20	19.68	19.68	20.37	20.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific'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.

Union Pacific Days Inventory Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Union Pacific's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

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

Union Pacific Days Inventory Calculation

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

Union Pacific's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (741	+	743)	/	2 )	/	13590	*	365
=	742					/	13590	*	365
=	19.93

Union Pacific's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (770	+	743)	/	2 )	/	3391	*	365 / 4
=	756.5					/	3391	*	365 / 4
=	20.36

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) 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.

Union Pacific's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	3391	/	756.5
	=	4.48

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.

Union Pacific's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	756.5	/	6159
	=	0.12

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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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68179

Website

http://www.up.com

Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated $25 billion of revenue in 2022 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

Executives

Jennifer L Hamann	officer: EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Eric J Gehringer	officer: EVP Operations	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Kenyatta G Rocker	officer: EVP Marketing & Sales	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
John Wiehoff	director
Doyle Simons	director	220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
Rahul Jalali	officer: EVP & CIO	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Elizabeth F Whited	officer: EVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	1400 DOUGLAS ST, OMAHA NE 68179
Teresa M. Finley	director	927 STOVALL BOULEVARD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Sheri H. Edison	director	1069 STATE ROUTE 46 EAST, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Todd M. Rynaski	officer: VP CONTROLLER & CAO UPC	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, STOP 1780, OMAHA NE 68179
Craig V Richardson	officer: EVP CLO & Corp Sec	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Delaney William J Iii	director	1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Vincenzo J Vena	officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Christopher J Williams	director	650 FIFTH AVE, 10TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Knight Robert M Jr	officer: Senior Vice President Finance	UNION PACIFIC CORP, 1416 DODGE ST, OMAHA NE 68179