Medica (XPAR:MDCA) Inventory Turnover : 47.20 (As of Jun. 2013)

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What is Medica 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. Medica's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was €124.5 Mil. Medica's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was €2.6 Mil. Medica's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 47.20.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Medica's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was 3.87.

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 quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 0.01.

Medica Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

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Medica Inventory Turnover Chart

Medica Annual Data

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Dec08

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Inventory Turnover

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13.64

12.83

14.03

15.92

Medica Semi-Annual Data
	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			5.40	6.17	50.60	-30.67	47.20

Medica Inventory Turnover Calculation

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

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2012 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2012 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2011 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2012 ))	/	count )
=	37.545	/ (	(2.1	+	2.616)	/	2 )
=	37.545	/	2.358
=	15.92

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

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Jun. 2013 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2013 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2012 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2013 ))	/	count )
=	124.502	/ (	(2.616	+	2.659)	/	2 )
=	124.502	/	2.6375
=	47.20

Medica (XPAR:MDCA) 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.

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

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

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 quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2013 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2013 )
	=	2.6375	/	381.499
	=	0.01

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.

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