Amazon FBA Inventory Statistics That Actually Matter
The FBA inventory statistics that move your business are your own: turnover, sell-through, IPI, stockouts, returns. What each tells you and how to read it.
Inventory Hero articles on metrics — practical guidance for Amazon FBA sellers.
The FBA inventory statistics that move your business are your own: turnover, sell-through, IPI, stockouts, returns. What each tells you and how to read it.
Inventory turnover benchmarks vary widely by category. Rough ranges by product type, why they differ, and how to set your own target as an FBA seller.
Not all inventory metrics are equal. Which ones warn you before a stockout (leading) and which grade you after (lagging), for FBA sellers.
Product segmentation groups your SKUs so you can manage them differently. ABC and XYZ analysis, margin and lifecycle cuts, and why it matters.
Your Amazon return rate is returns divided by orders. How to find it, what is normal by category, and the levers that actually bring it down.
The inventory-to-sales ratio is inventory value divided by sales: a fast read on whether you carry too much stock. Formula, example, and FBA context.
Inventory accuracy is the share of your records that match reality. The formula, benchmarks, what breaks it, and how to improve it on Amazon FBA.
The inventory KPIs FBA sellers should track: sell-through, turnover, days of supply, GMROI, and DSI, with the formula and benchmark for each.
Stockout days are the days a SKU was unavailable. Why they quietly distort your velocity and IPI, how to find them, and how to exclude them from your math.
Lost sales equal your stockout days times the velocity you would have had. The formula, a worked example, and how to adjust for trend and season.
Days of supply vs days of inventory: what each measures, how to calculate them, and which one tells an Amazon FBA seller when to reorder.
Days inventory outstanding measures how many days it takes to sell your stock, at cost. The formula, a worked example, and how DIO drives your cash cycle.
The inventory turnover ratio is COGS divided by average inventory value. The formula, a worked example, and what good looks like for FBA.
The weeks of supply formula is inventory on hand divided by average weekly sales. How to calculate it, read it, and use it to time reorders.
Days sales in inventory (DSI) is how many days your stock sits before it sells. The formula, a worked example, and how it relates to turnover for FBA.
GMROI is gross margin divided by average inventory cost: the margin each inventory dollar returns. The formula, an example, and why it beats turnover.
Sell-through rate is units sold divided by average units on hand. The formula, a worked example, and why it drives your Amazon IPI and restock timing.