Inventory Turnover Ratio Explained: The Metric That Frees Up Cash (2026)
Inventory turnover measures how many times stock sells through in a year. The formula, which inventory figure to use, sector ranges, and the cash each turn releases.
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Inventory turnover measures how many times stock sells through in a year. The formula, which inventory figure to use, sector ranges, and the cash each turn releases.
Read guideQuantify excess stock against a target turnover ratio, then work the four levers that cut it — forecasting, order size, the slow tail, and ABC classification.
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