Foot Locker Inc (FL)

Inventory turnover

Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019
Cost of revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 8,013,000 5,707,000 5,762,000 5,816,000 5,924,000 5,897,000 5,863,000 5,960,000 5,872,000 5,912,000 5,873,000 5,829,000 3,975,000 3,957,000 2,034,000 78,000 64,000 31,000 32,000 21,000
Inventory US$ in thousands 1,509,000 1,862,000 1,831,000 1,758,000 1,643,000 1,685,000 1,644,000 1,401,000 1,266,000 1,301,000 1,081,000 1,021,000 923,000 1,193,000 1,194,000 1,458,000 1,208,000 1,304,000 1,227,000 1,211,000
Inventory turnover 5.31 3.06 3.15 3.31 3.61 3.50 3.57 4.25 4.64 4.54 5.43 5.71 4.31 3.32 1.70 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.02

February 3, 2024 calculation

Inventory turnover = Cost of revenue (ttm) ÷ Inventory
= $8,013,000K ÷ $1,509,000K
= 5.31

The inventory turnover of Foot Locker Inc has shown fluctuations over the past 20 reporting periods. Inventory turnover measures how many times a company's inventory is sold and replaced over a specific period, indicating the efficiency of inventory management.

Foot Locker's inventory turnover ranged from a low of 0.02 to a high of 5.71 during the period under review. The highest inventory turnover of 5.71 was recorded on July 31, 2021, which suggests that Foot Locker efficiently sold and replaced its inventory approximately 5.71 times during that period.

Conversely, the lowest inventory turnover of 0.02 was reported on both November 2, 2019, and May 2, 2020. This exceptionally low turnover indicates potential issues with managing inventory efficiently during those periods.

Overall, Foot Locker's inventory turnover has generally been on an upward trend, peaking at 5.71 and showing a gradual improvement in inventory management efficiency. However, the significant fluctuations in inventory turnover indicate the need for further analysis to understand the underlying reasons behind these variations.


Peer comparison

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Company name
Symbol
Inventory turnover
Foot Locker Inc
FL
5.31
Boot Barn Holdings Inc
BOOT
2.45
Shoe Carnival Inc
SCVL
2.18