CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy) Days Payable

: 55.87 (As of Dec. 2023)

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CenterPoint Energy's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $840 Mil. CenterPoint Energy's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,372 Mil. Hence, CenterPoint Energy's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 55.87.

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

CNP' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.22 Med: 71.65 Max: 106.5
Current: 69.91

During the past 13 years, CenterPoint Energy's highest Days Payable was 106.50. The lowest was 37.22. And the median was 71.65.

CNP's Days Payable is ranked better than
52.73% of 495 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 66.78 vs CNP: 69.91

CenterPoint Energy's Days Payable declined from Dec. 2022 (57.12) to Dec. 2023 (55.87). It may suggest that CenterPoint Energy accelerated paying its suppliers.

CenterPoint Energy Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for CenterPoint Energy's Days Payable can be seen below:

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CenterPoint Energy Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Payable

80.86

70.62

72.68

78.50

82.65

CenterPoint Energy Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable																57.12	58.56	79.30	86.53	55.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CenterPoint Energy'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.

CenterPoint Energy Days Payable Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where CenterPoint Energy's Days Payable falls into.

CenterPoint Energy 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.

CenterPoint Energy's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1352	+	917)	/	2 )	/	5010	*	365
=	1134.5					/	5010	*	365
=	82.65

CenterPoint Energy'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
=	( (763	+	917)	/	2 )	/	1372	*	365 / 4
=	840					/	1372	*	365 / 4
=	55.87

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CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy) Business Description

Industry

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Address

1111 Louisiana, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

https://www.centerpointenergy.com

CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio. The company has natural gas distribution systems in six states serving approximately 4 million customers.

Executives

Christopher A Foster	officer: EVP and CFO	77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
David J Lesar	director, officer: President & CEO
Jason P. Wells	officer: EVP & CFO	77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Kristie Colvin	officer: SVP and CAO	1111 LOUISIANA, HOUSTON TX 77002
Ricky Anthony Raven	director	1111 LOUISIANA STREEET, STE. 4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Thaddeus J. Malik	director	1111 LOUISIANA STREET, STE. 4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Russell Keith Wright	officer: VP, FP&A and Interim CAO	1111 LOUISIANA STREET, STE 4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Barry T Smitherman	director	NRG ENERGY, INC., 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Ted Pound	director	C/O ALLIS-CHALMERS, 5075 WESTHIEMER, #890, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kara Gostenhofer Ryan	officer: Vice President and CAO	1111 LOUISIANA STREET, # 4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Martin H. Nesbitt	director	10319 WESTLAKE DRIVE, SUITE 112, BETHESDA MD 20817
Wendolynn Montoya Cloonan	director	1111 LOUISIANA STREET #4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Wooten Lewis Raquelle	director	1111 LOUISIANA STREET, #4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Phillip R Smith	director	1111 LOUISIANA, HOUSTON TX 77002
Earl M Cummings	director	1111 LOUISIANA STREET #4600, HOUSTON TX 77002