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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Days Payable : 211.83 (As of Feb. 2013)


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What is Noble Investments (UK) Days Payable?

Noble Investments (UK)'s average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was £5.01 Mil. Noble Investments (UK)'s Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was £4.32 Mil. Hence, Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was 211.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:NBL's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 47.92
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable increased from Feb. 2012 (59.51) to Feb. 2013 (211.83). It may suggest that Noble Investments (UK) delayed paying its suppliers.


Noble Investments (UK) Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable 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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Noble Investments (UK) Days Payable Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data
Trend Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.83 40.37 41.01 60.16 98.38

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
Aug03 Feb04 Aug04 Feb05 Aug05 Feb06 Aug06 Feb07 Aug07 Feb08 Aug08 Feb09 Aug09 Feb10 Aug10 Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Feb13
Days Payable 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 - - 59.51 136.33 211.83

Competitive Comparison of Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Noble Investments (UK)'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.


Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable falls into.



Noble Investments (UK) 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.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Aug. 2012 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Aug. 2011 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Aug. 2012 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Aug. 2012 )*Days in Period
=( (0.882 + 2.07) / 2 ) / 5.476*365
=1.476 / 5.476*365
=98.38

Noble Investments (UK)'s Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Feb. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Aug. 2012 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Feb. 2013 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (2.07 + 7.954) / 2 ) / 4.318*365 / 2
=5.012 / 4.318*365 / 2
=211.83

* 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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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Business Description

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Noble Investments (UK) PLC is engaged in collectibles retail trading and auctions, including rare coins, stamps, tokens, medals and banknotes. Its two segments are Retail trading and related; and Auctions, commissions and fees. Its provides personalized consultancy services to collectors and dealers in English, Ancient and Foreign coins, Commemorative medals and World tokens, Numismatic and Philatelic Books, Banknotes and Paper Ephemera, Military orders and decorations, and World stamps. It operates under Baldwins's and Apex brands. The group has operations in United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and in other part of the world.