a$.$ Calculate inventory as a percent of total assets for each quarter. Is the $$inventory build$$ referred to by ExtremeTech significant in common$-$size terms?

Fiscal Year Fiscal Quarter Numerator Denominator Inventory as a $\%$ of Total Assets

Answer $1$

Answer $2$

$20164$ Answer $3$

$0$

Answer $4$

$0$

$20171$ Answer $5$

$0$

Answer $6$

$0$

$20172$ Answer $7$

$0$

Answer $8$

$0$

$20173$ Answer $9$

$0$

Answer $10$

$0$

$20174$ Answer $11$

$0$

Answer $12$

$0$

$20181$ Answer $13$

$0$

Answer $14$

$0$

$20182$ Answer $15$

$0$

Answer $16$

$0$

$20183$ Answer $17$

$0$

Answer $18$

$0$

$20184$ Answer $19$

$0$

Answer $20$

$0$

$20191$ Answer $21$

$0$

Answer $22$

$0$

The build up in Q$32018$ Answer $23$

significant in both dollar terms and percentage terms. The dollar term increase was $Answer $24$

$0$

million and percentage terms increase was Answer $25$

$0$

$\%.$

b$.$ Determine the gross profit margin for each quarter. Did the margin slip a $$tiny bit$$ in Q$32018?$

Fiscal Year Fiscal Quarter Numerator Denominator Gross Profit Margin $\%$

Answer $26$

Answer $27$

$20164$ Answer $28$

$0$

Answer $29$

$0$

$20171$ Answer $30$

$0$

Answer $31$

$0$

$20172$ Answer $32$

$0$

Answer $33$

$0$

$20173$ Answer $34$

$0$

Answer $35$

$0$

$20174$ Answer $36$

$0$

Answer $37$

$0$

$20181$ Answer $38$

$0$

Answer $39$

$0$

$20182$ Answer $40$

$0$

Answer $41$

$0$

$20183$ Answer $42$

$0$

Answer $43$

$0$

$20184$ Answer $44$

$0$

Answer $45$

$0$

$20191$ Answer $46$

$0$

Answer $47$

$0$

From Q$42016$ through Q$22018,$ margins Answer $48$

$.$ Then in Q$32018,$ margins Answer $49$

as the article mentioned. This Answer $50$

was not huge but neither was it insignificant.

c$.$ Did margins and inventory levels improve in the quarters subsequent to the ExtremeTech report?

In the quarter subsequent to the article, gross margin Answer $51$

and inventory Answer $52$

$.$ Both metrics Answer $53$

in Q$12019.$Analyzing Inventory Levels and Write$-$downs

On November $16,2018,$ after Nvidia's third quarter $($Q$3)2018$ earnings release, ExtremeTech reported

The build up in Q$32018$

significant in both dollar terms and percentage terms. The dollar term increase was $$,$ million and percentage terms increase was

$\%.$

From Q$42016$ through Q$22018,$ margins

Then in Q$32018,$ margins

as the article mentioned. This

was not huge but neither was it insignificant

and inventory

Ainventory $,$ Both metrics $,$ Q$12019.$