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Medifast (Medifast) Days Payable

: 130.88 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Medifast's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $71 Mil. Medifast's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $50 Mil. Hence, Medifast's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 130.88.

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

MED' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 42.96   Med: 52.34   Max: 102.04
Current: 102.04

During the past 13 years, Medifast's highest Days Payable was 102.04. The lowest was 42.96. And the median was 52.34.

MED's Days Payable is ranked better than
80.61% of 98 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 29.615 vs MED: 102.04

Medifast's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2022 (46.77) to Dec. 2023 (130.88). It may suggest that Medifast delayed paying its suppliers.


Medifast Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medifast'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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Medifast Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Payable
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 42.96 45.20 49.00 49.40 56.88

Medifast Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 46.77 74.01 116.63 162.56 130.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Personal Services subindustry, Medifast'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.


Medifast Days Payable Distribution

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Medifast's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medifast 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.

Medifast'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
=( (53.12 + 39.193) / 2 ) / 296.204*365
=46.1565 / 296.204*365
=56.88

Medifast'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
=( (103.223 + 39.193) / 2 ) / 49.646*365 / 4
=71.208 / 49.646*365 / 4
=130.88

* 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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Medifast (Medifast) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21202
Medifast Inc is a United states based company that produces, distributes and sells products concerning weight loss, weight management, and healthy living. The company generates its revenue from point of sale transactions executed over an e-commerce platform for weight loss, weight management, and other consumable health and nutritional products.
Executives
Jeffrey J Brown director 19900 MACARTHUR BLVD, SUITE 570, IRVINE CA 92612
Andrea B Thomas director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michael A. Hoer director MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, 18TH FLOOR, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Scott Schlackman director 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Hallquist Constance J. director 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Elizabeth A. Geary director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Daniel R Chard director, officer: Chief Executive Officer NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC., 75 WEST CENTER STREET, PROVO UT 84601
Jonathan Barrett Mackenzie officer: VP, Finance & CAO 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Kevin G Byrnes director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Michael C Macdonald director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
James P. Maloney officer: Chief Financial Officer 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15220
Ming Xian director MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, 18TH FLOOR, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Carl E Sassano director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Joseph P Kelleman officer: (Interim) CFO 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Timothy G Robinson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117