Which Zoho Inventory reports help with purchasing?

For purchasing in Zoho Inventory, start with Inventory Summary, which shows each item's reorder level, stock on hand, committed stock, available for sale and quantity ordered. Add Sales by Item for demand, Purchase Order Details and Receive History for what is on order, and Inventory Aging Summary and Inventory Turnover By Quantity to spot slow stock.

Which report shows what to reorder?

Inventory Summary (Reports, Inventory) is the closest thing to a reorder report. Its columns are item name, SKU, reorder level, quantity ordered, quantity in, quantity out, stock on hand, committed stock, available for sale, in-transit and usage unit.

Compare available for sale plus quantity ordered with the reorder level. If the total is at or below the reorder level, the item needs ordering. Committed Stock Details lists the confirmed sales orders behind the committed number, so you can see which customers are waiting.

Which reports show demand?

• Sales by Item (Reports, Sales): item name, SKU, quantity sold, amount and average price for a date range, from invoices and credit notes.
• Order Fulfillment By Item: how each item is progressing across sales orders, from packed to invoiced, with warehouse availability.
• Sales Return History: returns in the period, useful when returns distort what really sold.

Run Sales by Item one month at a time to see a monthly trend; our forecasting guide shows how to turn that into a demand rate.

Which reports show what is on order?

• Purchase Order Details: purchase orders for a period with status, delivery date, vendor name and total.
• Receive History: every purchase receive and its details.
• Purchases by Item: quantity purchased, amount and average price by item, which shows what you have really been paying.
• Purchase Order by Vendor: each vendor's purchase transactions for a period.

Which reports show overstock and slow movers?

• Inventory Aging Summary: how long you have held each item, in aging intervals you set, with the value in each.
• Inventory Turnover By Quantity: opening and closing stock, quantity sold, turnover ratio and average turnover days per item.
• Stock Movement: every inward and outward movement of each item in a period, for tracing an odd stock figure.

Items with a high average turnover days and value sitting in the oldest aging bucket are the first to stop reordering.

How do you export or schedule a report?

1. Go to Reports and open the report.
2. Set the date range and click Run Report.
3. Click Export As in the top right and choose PDF, CSV, XLS or XLSX, or Export to Zoho Sheet.

To get a report by email, click Schedule Report, choose weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly, the time, file format and recipients, and save. A weekly Inventory Summary before your ordering day is a simple habit.

Is there a shortcut to reading all these reports?

ReorderOwl uses your Items, Invoices and Purchase Orders exports (plus the Warehouse Report if you have several warehouses) and returns a reorder workbook covering every item, with the most urgent shown in the chat. It works in ChatGPT today; Claude setup is coming shortly. When you ask, it builds the purchase order for you to enter in Zoho Inventory or send. See ReorderOwl for Zoho Inventory for the exact exports.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a reorder report in Zoho Inventory?

Inventory Summary shows each item's reorder level beside stock on hand, committed stock and quantity ordered, and the Low Stock filter in Items lists items at their reorder level.

How do I see sales by item for each month?

Run Sales by Item with a one-month date range and export it, once for each month you need.

Can Zoho Inventory email me a report every week?

Yes. Open the report, click Schedule Report, pick a weekly frequency, format and recipients, and save.

Which formats can I export reports in?

PDF, CSV, XLS and XLSX, or straight to Zoho Sheet.

Sources

1. Inventory Reports, Zoho Inventory Help, accessed 2026-10-01
2. Sales Reports, Zoho Inventory Help, accessed 2026-10-01
3. Purchase Reports, Zoho Inventory Help, accessed 2026-10-01
4. Managing Reports, Zoho Inventory Help, accessed 2026-10-01