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CMA (ASX:CMV) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.09 (As of Jun. 2012)


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What is CMA 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. CMA's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was A$20.3 Mil. CMA's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 was A$238.1 Mil. CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was 0.09.

CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 declined from Jun. 2011 (0.10) to Jun. 2011 (0.09)

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. CMA's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 was 10.63.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. CMA's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was 17.17.


CMA Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMA'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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CMA Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

CMA Annual Data
Trend Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.07 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.09

CMA Semi-Annual Data
Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
Inventory-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.07 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.09

Competitive Comparison of CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Waste Management subindustry, CMA'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.


CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

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



CMA 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.

CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Jun. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2011 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jun. 2012 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2012 )
=( (23.969 + 16.703) / 2 ) / 238.141
=20.336 / 238.141
=0.09

CMA's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Jun. 2012 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2011 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2012 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2012 )
=( (23.969 + 16.703) / 2 ) / 238.141
=20.336 / 238.141
=0.09

* 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.


CMA  (ASX:CMV) 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.

CMA's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2012 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2012 )*Days in Period
=20.336/349.156*365 / 2
=10.63

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

CMA's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2012 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2012 )
=349.156 / 20.336
=17.17

* 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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CMA (ASX:CMV) Business Description

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CMA Corp Ltd is an integrated recycling group that provides products and services through a network of over 31 modern recycling facilities in Australia, Asia and North America. The group's major activities are the processing and recycling of predominantly secondary ferrous and non-ferrous metal products. The company also provides end-to-end recycling solutions.

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