Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Days Payable

: 50.26 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Dolby Laboratories's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18 Mil. Dolby Laboratories's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $32 Mil. Hence, Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 50.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

DLB' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.67 Med: 45.9 Max: 70.46
Current: 41.44

During the past 13 years, Dolby Laboratories's highest Days Payable was 70.46. The lowest was 34.67. And the median was 45.90.

DLB's Days Payable is ranked worse than
55.71% of 928 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 47.72 vs DLB: 41.44

Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2022 (41.76) to Dec. 2023 (50.26). It may suggest that Dolby Laboratories delayed paying its suppliers.

Dolby Laboratories Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Dolby Laboratories Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Days Payable

42.13

34.67

42.66

41.25

41.98

Dolby Laboratories Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable																41.76	38.38	35.79	46.61	50.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Dolby Laboratories Days Payable Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable falls into.

Dolby Laboratories Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Sep. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Sep. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Sep. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (14.171	+	20.925)	/	2 )	/	152.566	*	365
=	17.548					/	152.566	*	365
=	41.98

Dolby Laboratories's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (20.925	+	14.395)	/	2 )	/	32.06	*	365 / 4
=	17.66					/	32.06	*	365 / 4
=	50.26

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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Business Description

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Address

1275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103-1410

Website

https://www.dolby.com

Dolby Laboratories Inc develops audio and surround sound for cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, in-car entertainment systems, DVD players, games, televisions, and personal computers. The company generates three fourths of its revenue from licensing its technology to consumer electronics manufacturers around the world. The rest of revenue comes from equipment sales to professional producers and audio engineering services.

Executives

Kevin J Yeaman	officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mark Andrew Sherman	officer: EVP, GEN. COUN. & SECRTY	DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
John D Couling	officer: SVP, Entertainment	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Todd Pendleton	officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer	1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Emily Rollins	director	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Anjali Sud	director	C/O VIMEO INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Simon Segars	director	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Avadis Tevanian	director	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC, 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Peter C Gotcher	director
Ryan Nicholson	officer: VP, Corporate Controller	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Shriram Revankar	officer: SVP, Advanced Technology Group	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Tony A Prophet	director	9 BERNICE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Robert J Park	officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer	C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Steven E Forshay	officer: Sr. Vice President, Research	1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Lewis Chew	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103