Inventory turnover calculator UK
Estimate annual inventory turns and average holding days. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Inventory turns per year
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Uses a 365-day year and stock valued at cost, not retail selling price. Seasonal and obsolete stock can distort averages.
How the inventory turnover calculator uk works
Turns = annual cost of goods sold ÷ average inventory. Days = 365 ÷ turns.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: inventory turnover
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Annual cost of goods sold (£)
- 120,000
- Average inventory at cost (£)
- 20,000
Inventory turns per year: 6 times
Turns = annual cost of goods sold ÷ average inventory. Days = 365 ÷ turns.
Inventory turnover: questions answered
What does the inventory turnover calculation include?
Turns = annual cost of goods sold ÷ average inventory. Days = 365 ÷ turns. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Uses a 365-day year and stock valued at cost, not retail selling price. Seasonal and obsolete stock can distort averages.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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