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# Top SKUs by Inventory Value, Microsoft Dynamics 365

**Metrics type:** [Card](/nerve-centre/overview#metrics-types-explained)

## At a glance

> Top 10 Items by current Inventory Value. Pareto check: typically 5% of SKUs hold 60% of inventory value.

|                    |                                                              |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **What it counts** | `Item.Inventory × Item.Unit Cost` ranked descending, top 10. |
| **Currency**       | Reporting Currency.                                          |
| **Time window**    | `RT`                                                         |
| **Roles**          | owner, finance, operations                                   |

## Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

## Worked example

US distributor on BC, snapshot 14 Apr 26.

| Rank       | SKU             | On-hand | Inventory Value (USD)             |
| ---------- | --------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- |
| 1          | ELEC-LAPTOP-A14 | 1,820   | \$828K                            |
| 2          | ELEC-MONITOR-27 | 940     | \$480K                            |
| 3          | ELEC-DOCK-USB4  | 1,140   | \$384K                            |
| 4-10       | (others)        |         | \$1.42M                           |
| **Top 10** |                 |         | \*\*$3.11M** of $5.4M total = 58% |

## Sibling cards merchants should reference together

| Card                                                                                                          | Why pair                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| [Total Inventory Value](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/msd-total-inventory-value)                 | Total denominator.                   |
| [Inventory Aging](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/inventory-aging)                                 | Are top SKUs aging?                  |
| [Margin by SKU](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/margin-by-sku)                                     | Profitability of top SKUs.           |
| [Dead Stock with Active Ad Spend](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/dead-stock-with-active-ad-spend) | Top SKU on dead-list = big recovery. |

## Reconciling against the vendor's own dashboard

**Where to look in Business Central:**

> **Item List > Sort by Inventory Value descending**
> **Reports > Inventory > ABC Analysis**

**Why may differ:**

| Reason                        | Direction          | Why |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------ | --- |
| **Multi-Company aggregation** | Card sums across   |     |
| **OData freshness**           | Card 15 min behind |     |

**Cross-connector reconciliation:**

[shopify.top\_inventory\_skus](/nerve-centre/shopify/top_inventory_skus) for retail price view (different denominator).

## Known limitations / merchant FAQs

**Healthy concentration?**
ABC analysis: A (top 5%) holds 60-80% of value, B (next 15%) holds 15-25%, C (bottom 80%) holds 5-15%.

**Top 10 vs Top 25?**
Default 10; configurable.

**Multi-Location: per-Location ranking?**
Aggregated by Item No. across Locations by default; per-Location available.

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