Balance Sheet & Working Capital

Payables Turnover

Turns the days the company takes to pay suppliers into a read on operating efficiency and liquidity consumption. It shows whether growth is collected, trapped in stock or financed by delaying payments.

Payables Turnover

payablesTurnover · Balance Sheet & Working Capital
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Definition
Turns the days the company takes to pay suppliers into a read on operating efficiency and liquidity consumption. It shows whether growth is collected, trapped in stock or financed by delaying payments.
Calculation
Cost of revenue / average payables.
Uses
Very useful in retail, distribution, industrials, hardware, autos and businesses with inventory or customer credit. Less useful in pure software, advance-payment platforms and financials. Cross-check growth, gross margin, CFO, DSO, DIO, DPO and cash conversion cycle.