Alcon (ALC) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2010)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $4.0 million for Q4 2010, down 85.71% year-on-year from $28.0 million in Q4 2009, and up 112.9% on a QoQ basis from -$31.0 million in Q3 2010.

Alcon (ALC) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2010) Analysis & Trends

Alcon (ALC) has reported Change in Inventory for 2 consecutive years, with $4.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2010.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 85.71% year-over-year to $4.0 million in Q4 2010, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2010 was -$54.0 million (down 800.0% YoY) and the FY2010 annual result came in at -$54.0 million, down 800.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to $4.0 million in Q4 2010 per ALC's latest filing, from -$31.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for ALC reached as high as $43.0 million in Q1 2009 and fell as low as -$78.0 million in Q2 2009.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 248.00 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn -
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 42.00 Mn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn -12.48 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn -
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn -
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 32.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn -9.35 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 95.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2010 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 43.00 Mn