small inventory build

Japanese translation: 少量の在庫を補充した

10:38 Apr 26, 2017
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Stock report
English term or phrase: small inventory build
Please advise what "small inventory build " indicates in the below context.


"ABC EBIT margins was X.0% - despite strong production numbers at XXX, +XX% yoy, and a small inventory build as usual in Q1."



Thank you for your help.
ashlee2016
Japan
Japanese translation:少量の在庫を補充した
Explanation:
(・・・通常通り) 少量の在庫を補充した。
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Reiko Ando
United States
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ありがとうございます!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2在庫は少ない
Port City
4少量の在庫を補充した
Reiko Ando
3小さな在庫の積み増し
David Gibney


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
在庫は少ない


Explanation:
コレコレにも拘わらず、利益率が芳しくないという文脈なので、「在庫は少ない」で良いかと思います。生産量が増えても、在庫になれば当然、その分は利益になりません。でもここでは、生産量は増え、一方で在庫は増えていないのに(すなわちソコソコの量は売れたのに)...という流れなので、それが分かるように訳せば良いかと思います。As usual とあるので、在庫はいつも低く抑えているだと思います。

Port City
New Zealand
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 88
Notes to answerer
Asker: いつもわかりやすいご説明をありがとうございます!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  YNOMIYAMA
13 hrs
  -> ありがとうございます。

agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
1 day 2 hrs
  -> ありがとうございます。
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
小さな在庫の積み増し


Explanation:
I think this a stock increase or inventory build up. It indicates a small spend to increase stock/inventory at the start of the year. "Build" is short for "build-up".

If it's a manufacturing company it could indicate there is less production in January.


David Gibney
Ireland
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your explanation. "Inventory build-up" makes sense.

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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
少量の在庫を補充した


Explanation:
(・・・通常通り) 少量の在庫を補充した。

Reiko Ando
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
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ありがとうございます!
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