S&P Global (SPGI) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2012)

S&P Global (SPGI) has reported Change in Inventory for 4 consecutive years, with -$40.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2012.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2012, Change in Inventory rose 21.57% year-over-year to -$40.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2012 stood at -$32.0 million (down 280.95% YoY), and the FY2011 full-year result was -$13.0 million, up 51.85% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory retreated to -$40.0 million in Q3 2012 per SPGI's latest filing, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $41.7 million in Q2 2009 and bottomed at -$52.6 million in Q3 2009.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged -$7.7 million across 4 years, with a median of -$20.4 million in 2010.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2010 and 2012: Change in Inventory surged 182.22% in 2010, then plunged 77.27% in 2012.
• Over 4 years, Change in Inventory stood at -$36.3 million in 2009, then surged by 43.78% to -$20.4 million in 2010, then declined by 22.55% to -$25.0 million in 2011, then plunged by 60.0% to -$40.0 million in 2012.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered -$40.0 million, $5.0 million, and $28.0 million for Q3 2012, Q2 2012, and Q1 2012 respectively.