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Metrics similar to Days Inventory Outstanding in the efficiency category include:
A working capital efficiency ratio used to estimate the average number of days the firm holds inventory before selling it to customers.
Days Inventory Outstanding is defined as:
Average Inventory
(/) Cost of Sales
(x) 365
(=) Days Inventory Outstanding
Days Inventory Outstanding for Western Digital is calculated as follows:
Average Inventory [ ($3.42 B + $3.216 B) / 2 ]
(/) Cost of Sales [ $10.198 B ]
(x) 365
(=) Days Inventory Outstanding [ 119 days ]
Days Inventory Outstanding is a ratio that indicates how many days it takes a company to turn its inventory into sales. Similar to the Days Sales Outstanding ratio, a company would prefer to have a low DIO. The ratio essentially illustrates how long it takes the company to convert raw materials into cash. The sooner a company can convert to cash, the sooner it can use that cash to reinvest in the business and therefore, generate more sales.
Read more about cash conversion cycle, days sales outstanding, and days payables outstanding
The chart above depicts the distribution of days inventory outstanding for companies operating in the Information Technology sector in the Developed economic region. Over 3,350 companies were considered in this analysis, and 2,210 had meaningful values. The average days inventory outstanding of companies in the sector is 38 days with a standard deviation of 51 days.
Western Digital Corporation's Days Inventory Outstanding of 119 days ranks in the 89.6% percentile for the sector. The following table provides additional summary stats:
| Economic Risk Region | Developed |
| Total Constituents | 3,355 |
| Included Constituents | 2,210 |
| Min | 0 days |
| Max | 202 days |
| Median | 7 days |
| Mean | 38 days |
| Standard Deviation | 51 days |
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