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Detrex (Detrex) Days Payable : 29.51 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Detrex Days Payable?

Detrex's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $2.07 Mil. Detrex's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $6.40 Mil. Hence, Detrex's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 29.51.

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

DTRX's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 61
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Detrex's Days Payable increased from Sep. 2016 (24.32) to Sep. 2017 (29.51). It may suggest that Detrex delayed paying its suppliers.


Detrex Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Detrex'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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Detrex Days Payable Chart

Detrex Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 24.51 22.48 23.17 21.38

Detrex Quarterly Data
Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Dec13 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 24.32 22.54 21.05 26.24 29.51

Competitive Comparison of Detrex's Days Payable

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Detrex'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.


Detrex's Days Payable Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Detrex's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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



Detrex 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.

Detrex's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2015 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2016 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )*Days in Period
=( (1.677 + 1.291) / 2 ) / 25.336*365
=1.484 / 25.336*365
=21.38

Detrex's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2017 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (2.074 + 2.066) / 2 ) / 6.401*365 / 4
=2.07 / 6.401*365 / 4
=29.51

* 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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Detrex (Detrex) Business Description

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Detrex Corp manufactures specialty chemicals including petroleum additives and high purity hydrochloric acid through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Elco Corporation (Elco). It sells primarily to petrochemicals and industrial manufacturing companies. Elco's lubricant additives are used for enhancing the properties of hydraulic oils, metalworking fluids, gear oils, greases, and fuels. Elco's products are manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio and Ashtabula, Ohio and sold domestically through a direct sales force and globally through agents and distributors.

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