Turnover
Turnover comprises the invoiced value of goods and services supplied by the company, net of Value Added Tax and trade discounts.
Stocks
Retail Inventory method
Retail Inventory Method Overview
The retail inventory method is sometimes used by retailers that resell merchandise to estimate their ending inventory balances. This method is based on the relationship between the cost of merchandise and its retail price. The method is not entirely accurate, and so should be periodically supplemented by a physical inventory count. Its results are not adequate for the year-end financial statements, for which a high level of inventory record accuracy is needed.
Retail Inventory Method Calculation
To calculate the cost of ending inventory using the retail inventory method, follow these steps:
1. Calculate the cost-to-retail percentage, for which the formula is (Cost ÷ Retail price).
2. Calculate the cost of goods available for sale, for which the formula is (Cost of beginning inventory + Cost of purchases).
3. Calculate the cost of sales during the period, for which the formula is (Sales × cost-to-retail percentage).
4. Calculate ending inventory, for which the formula is (Cost of goods available for sale - Cost of sales during the period).
Retail Method Advantages and Disadvantages
The retail inventory method is a quick and easy way to determine an approximate ending inventory balance. However, there are also several issues associated with it:
The retail inventory method is only an estimate. Do not rely upon it too heavily to yield results that will compare with those of a physical inventory count.
The retail inventory method only works if you have a consistent mark-up across all products sold. If not, the actual ending inventory cost may vary wildly from what you derived using this method.
The method assumes that the historical basis for the mark-up percentage continues into the current period. If the mark-up was different (as may be caused by an after-holidays sale), then the results of the calculation will be incorrect.
The method does not work if an acquisition has been made, and the acquiree holds large amounts of inventory at a significantly different mark-up percentage from the rate used by the acquirer. In this case, however, it may be possible to separately apply the retail method to the acquiree and the acquirer.
Retail Method in VNV Auto Limited
The business does not apply a perpetual system records revenue each time a sale is made. Under companys circumstances, valuation of inventory based on cost is impractical.
-The FIFO, LIFO and average cost or weighted average cost can not be applied, because there are on stock many spare parts and we can not know for sure if and which car has gone out of stock completely.
- The best and only practical inventory method is retail inventory method. The retail inventory method uses a cost to retail price ratio. The physical inventory is valued at retail, and it is multiplied by the cost ratio (or percentage) to determine the estimated cost of the ending inventory.
- How it works. Usually an used car bought from auction store for £2000 will be split in spare parts and sold for an amount of £5000. As a rule we do use the fraction 2/5 in order to evaluate the stock. The figure of market value (or selling price) at 31/03 of each year, for all merchantable inventory is provided by director to accountant.
- The marketable inventory products are also shown on E-bay and http://www.vnvauto.co.uk/
- Fore example, if at some point (usually on 31/03) the company has spare parts to sell summarizing up £100000, the cost of closing inventory, using the Retails Inventory method, would be:
Marketable Value of Inventory x Ratio = Closing Stock Value
which means,
£100000 x 2/5 = £40 000 ( Closing Stock Value)