Inventory to Working Capital

Inventory to working capital is a method to show what portion of a company's inventories is financed from its available cash.  Numbers lower than 100 are preferable, as they indicate high liquidity. Numbers higher than 100 suggest that the inventories are too large in relation to the firm's financial strength. 
A low value of 1 or less of Inventory to Working Capital means that a company has high liquidity of current assets, while it may also mean insufficient inventories. A high Inventory to Working Capital ratio means that a company is carrying too much inventory in stock. However, since excessive inventories can place a heavy burden on the cash resources of a company, it is not favorable for management.

Calculated as: (Average inventory ÷ Net working capital) x 100.