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

S&P Global (SPGI) has reported Inventory for 4 consecutive years, with $258.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2012.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2012, Inventory fell 9.47% year-over-year to $258.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2012 stood at $258.0 million (down 9.47% YoY), and the FY2011 full-year result was $263.0 million, down 4.36% from the prior year.
• Inventory eased to $258.0 million in Q3 2012 per SPGI's latest filing, from $296.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Inventory topped out at $389.9 million in Q2 2009 and bottomed at $258.0 million in Q3 2012.
• Historically, Inventory has averaged $313.2 million across 4 years, with a median of $301.2 million in 2009.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2010 and 2011: Inventory fell 17.42% in 2010, then gained 0.09% in 2011.
• Over 4 years, Inventory stood at $301.2 million in 2009, then fell by 8.71% to $275.0 million in 2010, then decreased by 4.36% to $263.0 million in 2011, then retreated by 1.9% to $258.0 million in 2012.
• According to Business Quant data, Inventory over the past three periods registered $258.0 million, $296.0 million, and $293.0 million for Q3 2012, Q2 2012, and Q1 2012 respectively.