From your books

Length of the period
$

From your profit and loss. Use cost, not the selling price.

$

At cost, from the balance sheet on the first day.

$

Turnover

Average inventory

(Start + end) ÷ 2

$40,000.00

Inventory turnover

Cost of goods sold ÷ average inventory

6.00 times

Days inventory outstanding

Days in the period ÷ turnover: how long stock sits before it sells

60.8 days

Weeks of stock on hand

8.7 weeks


What counts as good depends on what you sell: a grocer may turn stock 15 times a year, a furniture or hardware store 3 or 4. Compare with your own past periods first. Use the same cost method (FIFO or average) for both inventory figures.

Inventory turnover calculator by AcboBooks