Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Inventory Turnover : 7.34 (As of Sep. 2019)

View and export this data going back to 1996. Start your Free Trial

What is Genesee & Wyoming Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Genesee & Wyoming's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $418 Mil. Genesee & Wyoming's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $57 Mil. Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 7.34.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Genesee & Wyoming's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was 12.43.

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. Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 0.10.

Genesee & Wyoming Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory Turnover 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.

* Premium members only.

Genesee & Wyoming Inventory Turnover Chart

Genesee & Wyoming Annual Data

Trend

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Inventory Turnover

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

35.48

38.39

33.56

32.44

30.70

Genesee & Wyoming Quarterly Data
	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															8.17	7.84	7.41	7.42	7.34

Genesee & Wyoming Inventory Turnover Calculation

Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2018 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2018 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2017 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 ))	/	count )
=	1756.925	/ (	(57.75	+	56.716)	/	2 )
=	1756.925	/	57.233
=	30.70

Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2019 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2019 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2019 ))	/	count )
=	417.535	/ (	(55.321	+	58.476)	/	2 )
=	417.535	/	56.8985
=	7.34

Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE:GWR) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

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

Genesee & Wyoming's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2019 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2019 )	*	Days in Period
	=	56.8985	/	417.535	*	365 / 4
	=	12.43

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.

Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2019 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2019 )
	=	56.8985	/	583.694
	=	0.10

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

Genesee & Wyoming Inventory Turnover Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Genesee & Wyoming's Inventory Turnover provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Transportation » Genesee & Wyoming Inc (NYSE:GWR) » Definitions » Inventory Turnover

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

20 West Avenue, Darien, CT, USA, 06820

Website

http://www.gwrr.com

Genesee & Wyoming manages one of the largest portfolios of short-line/regional freight railroads in North America. About 58% of revenue comes from its core North American short-line business, while its rail lines in Australia make up 14%. Roughly 28% comes from its Europe/U.K. division, which includes its European heavy haul and intermodal operations (Freightliner) that were acquired in early 2015.

Executives

Albert J Neupaver	director
Hunter C Smith	director	C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Richard Harold Bott	director	34 ISLAND DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
J H Pyne	director
Oivind Lorentzen	director	C/O SEACOR SMIT, INC., 460 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark A Scudder	director	411 S. 13TH STREET, SUITE 200, LINCOLN NE 68508
Cynthia Lynn Hostetler	director	C/O EDGEN MURRAY CORPORATION, 18444 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Ann N Reese	director	C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06901
David A Brown	officer: Chief Operating Officer	GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Hans Michael Norkus	director	OVERLAND STORAGE, INC., 4820 OVERLAND AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Robert M Melzer	director	61 MONMOUTH ST., ., BROOKLINE MA 02446-5605
Tc Group V, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., SUITE 220S, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, 190 ELGIN AVENUE, GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9001
Carlyle Group Inc.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Carlyle Holdings Ii L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505