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Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU1) Days Payable

: 39.89 (As of Sep. 2023)
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Central Puerto's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ARS16,922 Mil. Central Puerto's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ARS38,711 Mil. Hence, Central Puerto's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 39.89.

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

BUE:CEPU1' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.19   Med: 42.13   Max: 84.33
Current: 84.33

During the past 13 years, Central Puerto's highest Days Payable was 84.33. The lowest was 16.19. And the median was 42.13.

BUE:CEPU1's Days Payable is ranked better than
64.04% of 495 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 66.78 vs BUE:CEPU1: 84.33

Central Puerto's Days Payable increased from Sep. 2022 (14.96) to Sep. 2023 (39.89). It may suggest that Central Puerto delayed paying its suppliers.


Central Puerto Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Puerto'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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Central Puerto Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Days Payable
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 55.14 47.75 41.32 27.83 42.93

Central Puerto Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Days Payable 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.96 - 46.98 36.33 39.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Central Puerto'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.


Central Puerto Days Payable Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Central Puerto's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Puerto's Days Payable falls into.



Central Puerto 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.

Central Puerto's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2021 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2022 )*Days in Period
=( (5162.28 + 7382.325) / 2 ) / 53322.891*365
=6272.3025 / 53322.891*365
=42.93

Central Puerto's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2023 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (13241.652 + 20602.744) / 2 ) / 38711.002*365 / 4
=16922.198 / 38711.002*365 / 4
=39.89

* 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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Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU1) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, Darsena E, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1104BAB
Central Puerto SA is a private sector power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has three reporting segments: production of electric power from conventional sources, production of electric power from renewable sources and natural gas transport and distribution. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.

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