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Kirby (KEX) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kirby 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. Kirby's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $480 Mil. Kirby's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $799 Mil. Kirby's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

Kirby's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 declined from Sep. 2023 (0.66) to Sep. 2023 (0.60)

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. Kirby's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 71.02.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Kirby's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.28.


Kirby Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

Kirby Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.15

Kirby Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.59 0.62 0.63 0.66 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Kirby's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kirby'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.


Kirby's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Kirby 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.

Kirby's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=( (461.848 + 454.389) / 2 ) / 3091.64
=458.1185 / 3091.64
=0.15

Kirby's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=( (505.506 + 454.389) / 2 ) / 799.176
=479.9475 / 799.176
=0.60

* 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.


Kirby  (NYSE:KEX) 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.

Kirby's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=479.9475/616.637*365 / 4
=71.02

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

Kirby's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=616.637 / 479.9475
=1.28

* 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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Kirby (KEX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000, Houston, TX, USA, 77007
Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The Company conducts operations in two reportable business segments: The Marine transportation segment which provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, and the Distribution and services segment, which provides after-market service, and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and power generation equipment used in oil and gas and commercial and industrial applications. The company's revenue is generated from the Marine Transportation segment.
Executives
Christian G. O'neil officer: VP - Human Resources 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Dorman Lynn Strahan officer: President - Marine Systems Inc
David W Grzebinski officer: Executive VP - Finance 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Richard Ross Stewart director 2707 N LOOP WEST 9TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77008
Richard J Alario director C/O KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Amy D. Husted officer: Vice President-Legal 55 WAUGH DRIVE,, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Ronald A Dragg officer: Controller
Scott P Miller officer: VP - CIO C/O KIRBY CORPORATION, 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Raj Kumar officer: Exec VP and CFO 6401 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Kurt A. Niemietz officer: Vice President and Treasurer 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Julie Marie Kruger officer: VP Human Resources 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77007
Rocky Dewbre director 46 FLORHAM PARK DR., SPRING TX 77379
Kim B Clarke officer: Vice President of Human Resour C/O KIRBY CORPORATION, 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Susan Leslie Dio director 47 SURREY RUN PLACE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77384
Tanya S Beder director 500 TOTTEN POND ROAD, 6TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451