23 June 2011
It is the same thing which you have understood.
This ratio represents the movement period of inventory in your business. If the ratio is higher, it means you are required to hold stock for a longer period. Smaller ratio suggests that the movement of inventory is fast in your business as well as you do not require to maintain higher inventory.
Suppose Turnover is Rs. 80 lacs and Stock is Rs 16 lacs then 16/80 =.20 will be the result. In percentage terms it can be written as 20%.