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Inventory metrics explained

Inventory metrics dictionary

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Start qty


No. of units in stock of a certain product or group of products at the start of the selected time frame.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryStartQty

End qty


No. of units in stock of a certain product or group of products at the end of the selected time frame.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryEndQty

IN quantity

Number of units added to the inventory during the selected time frame.
No. of units that were added to the inventory.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryInQty

OUT quantity

Number of units subtracted from the inventory (during the selected time frame).
No. of units that were subtracted from the inventory.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryOutQty

Start Amount (COGS)

Amount of inventory value (calculated using cost of goods sold) at the start of the selected time frame.
COGS of units in stock of a certain product or group of products at the start of the selected time frame.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryStartCOGS

End Amount (COGS)

Inventory Value, in monetary units (using cost of goods sold), at the end of the time frame.
COGS of units in stock of a certain product or group of products at the end of the selected time frame.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryEndCOGS

In Amount (COGS)

Inventory Value, in monetary units (using cost of goods sold), added/bought in the selected time frame.
COGS of units that were added to the inventory.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryInAmount

Out Amount (COGS)

Amount of inventory value (using cost of goods sold) subtracted from inventory in the selected time frame.
COGS of units that were subtracted from the inventory.

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryOutAmount

Average inventory (by qty)

The mean value of inventory over the defined time frame.
Average inventory using quantity

Cube Key: Inventory.averageInventoryQty

Inventory Turnover (by qty)


Inventory turnover using quantity

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryTurnoverQty

Inventory Age (by qty)

Amount of days it takes for the product’s inventory to be sold.
Inventory age using quantity

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryAgeQty

Average Inventory (by COGS amount)

Average amount of inventory value, using the cost of goods sold.
Average inventory using amount

Cube Key: Inventory.averageInventoryCOGS

Inventory Turnover (by COGS amount)

The amount of times the product’s inventory was replaced in the specified time frame.
Inventory turnover using cost of goods

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryTurnoverCOGS

Inventory Age (by COGS amount)

Amount of days it takes for the product’s inventory to be sold.
Inventory Age using amount

Cube Key: Inventory.inventoryAgeCOGS

Percent of SKU's with cost from inventory


Percent of Variants with inventory cost associated.

Cube Key: Inventory.coverageCOGS

Sell through rate

Percentage of products sold, out of the starting inventory, in the selected time frame.
Percent of quantity that left the warehouse from the inventory quantity at the beginning of the date range. Formula: OUT quantity / Start quantity * 100

Cube Key: Inventory.sellThroughRate

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