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CPNG (Coupang) Days Inventory : 33.84 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Coupang Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Coupang's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2,074 Mil. Coupang's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $5,592 Mil. Hence, Coupang's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 33.84.

The historical rank and industry rank for Coupang's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

CPNG' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.5   Med: 33.06   Max: 44
Current: 34.28

During the past 7 years, Coupang's highest Days Inventory was 44.00. The lowest was 30.50. And the median was 33.06.

CPNG's Days Inventory is ranked better than
85.22% of 1076 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 108.57 vs CPNG: 34.28

Coupang's Days Inventory increased from Mar. 2024 (31.71) to Mar. 2025 (33.84). It might indicate that Coupang's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Coupang's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.70.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Coupang's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.26.


Coupang Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coupang's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Coupang Days Inventory Chart

Coupang Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 32.78 30.50 35.40 33.33 32.05

Coupang Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.71 34.61 34.02 35.67 33.84

Competitive Comparison of Coupang's Days Inventory

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Coupang's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Coupang's Days Inventory Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coupang's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coupang's Days Inventory falls into.


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Coupang Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Coupang's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1666 + 2099) / 2 ) / 21437*365
=1882.5 / 21437*365
=32.05

Coupang's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (2099 + 2049) / 2 ) / 5592*365 / 4
=2074 / 5592*365 / 4
=33.84

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Coupang  (NYSE:CPNG) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Coupang's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Coupang's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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Coupang Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
720 Olive Way, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 05510
Coupang is South Korea's largest e-commerce platform that sells both owned and third-party inventory. Headquartered in the US, Coupang operates e-commerce businesses mainly in South Korea and Taiwan. The company has built an integrated logistics network that covers the entirety of South Korea, with extensive fulfillment centers that ensure timely delivery, even for orders placed seconds before midnight. Outside of its bread-and-butter e-commerce business, Coupang has expanded into provision of its Rocket delivery services to third-party merchants (fulfillment and logistics by Coupang), online grocery delivery Rocket Fresh, online meal delivery (Eats), e-commerce in Taiwan, luxury e-commerce (Farfetch), and travel.
Executives
Greenoaks Capital Partners Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 4 ORINDA WAY BUILDING C, SUITE 200, ORINDA CA 94563
Gaurav Anand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Svf Investments (uk) Ltd 10 percent owner 69 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON X0 W1K3JP
Hanseung Kang officer: Rep Director, Business Mngmt C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jonathan D. Lee officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Benjamin Sun director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Bom Suk Kim director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Harold Rogers officer: See Remarks C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Neil Mehta director 535 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133
Tae Jung Kim officer: See Remarks 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Pedro Franceschi director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO,SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Ambereen Toubassy director 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Thuan Pham officer: Chief Technology Officer 1455 MARKET STREET 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Kevin M Warsh director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Michael Parker officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510