# Reading the Estimated Inventory Value Report

This is the money version of your shelf. Every ingredient you have on hand, what it is worth at what you paid for it, and how long it will last at the rate you have been using it.

## Open the report

Go to **Reports > Location Reports > Estimated Inventory Value**.

![The Estimated Inventory Value report with total value, on hand, and days left](https://ikhejtbmenrxkoctpysb.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/kb-screenshots/kb/estimated-inventory-value/2/2ebd85b3/1-estimated-inventory-value-report.png)

The headline is **Total Estimated Value**: everything this location is holding, added up. It is the number to watch when cash is tight, because inventory is cash you have already spent.

## What each column tells you

| Column              | What it means                                  |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| **On Hand**         | How much you have, in the unit you count it in |
| **Total Value ($)** | On hand valued at that ingredient's cost       |
| **Days Left**       | How long that stock lasts at recent usage      |

Sorting by **Total Value** puts your money at the top of the page. Sorting by **Days Left** puts your problems there instead.

## Reading it like an operator

The rows worth a second look are the ones where the two columns disagree.

- **High value, high days left** is money sitting still. Three hundred days of green coffee is capital on a shelf.
- **Low value, low days left** is tomorrow's 86. Cheap to fix today, expensive to discover mid-rush.
- **No days left figure** means Boost has no recent usage for it, which usually means it is not linked into a recipe yet.

> \[!NOTE]
> Values come from the cost on each ingredient's source, so this report is only as current as your prices. When a supplier raises a price, update it under **Recipes & Ingredients > Ingredients > Ingredients** and this report follows.

> \[!TIP]
> Read this the day after a full count. Between counts the value drifts with estimated usage; right after a count it is as close to the truth as your shop gets.

## What you should see

A total that feels like your shop, your expensive stock at the top, and nothing sitting at a days-left figure that should worry you.

***Account Level:** All*