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Actelion (Actelion) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.21 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Actelion Inventory-to-Revenue?

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. Actelion's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $133 Mil. Actelion's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was $645 Mil. Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.21.

Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 declined from Dec. 2016 (0.21) to Dec. 2016 (0.21)

A decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Actelion's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was 185.55.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Actelion's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.49.


Actelion Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue 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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Actelion Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Actelion Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04

Actelion Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 0.14 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue 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.


Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Actelion Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

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.

Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2015 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2016 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2016 )
=( (62.413 + 133.235) / 2 ) / 2371.923
=97.824 / 2371.923
=0.04

Actelion's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2016 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=( (133.235 + 132.372) / 2 ) / 645.285
=132.8035 / 645.285
=0.21

* 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.


Actelion  (OTCPK:ALIOF) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

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

Actelion's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2017 )*Days in Period
=132.8035/65.309*365 / 4
=185.55

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Actelion's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2017 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=65.309 / 132.8035
=0.49

* 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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Actelion (Actelion) Business Description

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Actelion is a Swiss biopharmaceutical firm with several products on the market, largely focused on pulmonary arterial hypertension: Tracleer, Opsumit, Uptravi, Ventavis, and Veletri treat various stages of the disease via different methods of administration. Zavesca is a second-line option for Gaucher disease, and Valchlor treats a rare form of blood cancer. Actelion has created a global commercial infrastructure for its approved orphan drugs and has supplemented its internal pipeline through in-licensing and acquisitions.

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