Dead Stock Report Generator

Dead stock is inventory that has not sold within a defined period — typically 12 months — and has little prospect of future sale. It occupies warehouse space, consumes carrying cost (20–30% of value per year), and ties up capital that could be deployed to productive inventory. Industry benchmarks show 8–12% of the average SMB distributor's SKU catalog is dead or near-dead.

Dead stock cost = inventory value × carrying cost rate. At a 25% annual carrying cost rate, $200,000 of dead stock costs $50,000 per year to hold — before any write-down. Monthly carrying cost = (inventory value × carrying cost rate) / 12. Use our dead stock finder to estimate your exposure and carrying costs based on your inventory profile.

Slow-moving inventory has velocity — it sells, just infrequently (e.g., once every 6 months). Dead stock has essentially zero velocity and no realistic near-term demand. The cutoff varies by industry: electronics may classify 90-day non-movers as dead; industrial parts may use 18 months.

A dead stock report filters your inventory for items with zero or near-zero sales velocity over a defined period (typically 12 months), then calculates the total value, carrying cost, and disposition options. Use our dead stock finder to get an instant assessment based on your inventory category and value profile.

A liquidation readiness score (0–100) estimates how recoverable your dead stock value is through liquidation channels. It factors in: item category (electronics recover 40–60%, industrial parts recover 20–35%), age (newer items recover more), condition, and market demand. Higher scores mean better recovery through closeout buyers, returns to suppliers, or redistribution.

Reduce dead stock by: (1) improving demand forecasting to prevent over-buying, (2) qualifying alternate channels for slow-movers before they become dead, (3) implementing ABC-XYZ classification to flag at-risk items early, (4) negotiating return rights with suppliers at PO stage, (5) setting automatic alerts for items approaching 6-month non-movement thresholds.