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Pick N Pay Stores (JSE:PIK) Cash Conversion Cycle : -7.36 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Pick N Pay Stores Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Pick N Pay Stores's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 13.92.
Pick N Pay Stores's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 38.41.
Pick N Pay Stores's Days Payable for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 59.69.
Therefore, Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was -7.36.


Pick N Pay Stores Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pick N Pay Stores Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Pick N Pay Stores Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.59 -8.30 -7.46 -3.72 -3.69

Pick N Pay Stores Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Cash Conversion Cycle Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.86 -6.03 -3.85 -5.78 -7.36

Competitive Comparison of Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Department Stores subindustry, Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle 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.


Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Pick N Pay Stores Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=14.18+41.32-59.19
=-3.69

Pick N Pay Stores's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=13.92+38.41-59.69
=-7.36

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Pick N Pay Stores  (JSE:PIK) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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Pick N Pay Stores (JSE:PIK) Business Description

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Address
101 Rosmead Avenue, Pick n Pay Office Park, Kenilworth, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7708
Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is a South African multiformat and multichannel retailer. The company operates in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Mauritius, Swaziland, and Lesotho. The company offers food and groceries, clothing, general merchandise, and services across multiple store formats, both franchised and owned. The customer base is mainly represented by middle-income South African consumer. The portfolio of stores is composed of supermarkets, hypermarkets, local shops, express shops, clothing shops, liquor stores, pharmacies, and an Internet shopping platform.