inventory turnover ratio
1Inventory turnover ratio — is one of the Accounting Liquidity ratios, a financial ratio. This ratio measures the number of times, on average, the inventory is sold during the period. Its purpose is to measure the liquidity of the inventory. A popular variant of the… …
2inventory turnover ratio — (Accounting) index of the inventory held by a company in contrast with the sales (used to assess the effectivity of holding inventory) …
3Inventory Turnover — A ratio showing how many times a company s inventory is sold and replaced over a period. the The days in the period can then be divided by the inventory turnover formula to calculate the days it takes to sell the inventory on hand or inventory… …
4Inventory turnover — The Inventory Turnover is an equation that equals the cost of goods sold divided by the average inventory. Average inventory equals beginning inventory plus ending inventory divided by 2. Inventory Turnover EquationThe formula for inventory… …
5Inventory turnover — The ratio of annual sales to average inventory which measures the speed that inventory is produced and sold. Low turnover is an unhealthy sign, indicating excess stocks and/or poor sales. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inventory… …
6inventory turnover — The ratio of annual sales to average inventory, which measures the speed at which inventory is produced and sold. Low turnover is an unhealthy sign, indicating excess stocks and/or poor sales. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * inventory… …
7inventory turnover — stock turnover A ratio that measures the number of times items of stock are used annually. To obtain an accurate measure of stock turnover the following formula is used for each commodity: number of units used per annum/number of units in stock.… …
8Inventory — means a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. This remains the prime meaning in British English.[1] In the USA and Canada the term has developed from a… …
9turnover — or turns Terms used to describe the number of operating cycles in a defined period of time or the length of each specific operating cycle. Typical turnover cycles are: the rate at which accounts receivable converts to cash, the rate at which… …
10ratio — the proportional relationship of one thing to another * * * ratio ra‧ti‧o [ˈreɪʆiəʊ ǁ ˈreɪʆoʊ] noun [countable] a relationship between two amounts that is represented by a pair of numbers showing how much greater one amount is than the other: •… …
