SolarCity (SolarCity) Days Payable : 165.30 (As of Sep. 2016)

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What is SolarCity Days Payable?

SolarCity's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $233.6 Mil. SolarCity's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $129.0 Mil. Hence, SolarCity's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was 165.30.

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

SCTY's Days Payable is not ranked ^*
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 79.06
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

SolarCity's Days Payable declined from Sep. 2015 (296.09) to Sep. 2016 (165.30). It may suggest that SolarCity accelerated paying its suppliers.

SolarCity Days Payable Historical Data

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

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SolarCity Days Payable Chart

SolarCity Annual Data

Trend

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Days Payable

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1,258.99

413.94

270.58

371.72

391.78

SolarCity Quarterly Data
	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															296.09	346.64	275.54	202.55	165.30

Competitive Comparison of SolarCity's Days Payable

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, SolarCity's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

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SolarCity's Days Payable Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, SolarCity's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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

SolarCity 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.

SolarCity's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2015 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2014 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2015 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (237.809	+	364.973)	/	2 )	/	280.791	*	365
=	301.391					/	280.791	*	365
=	391.78

SolarCity's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2016 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (214.145	+	253.077)	/	2 )	/	128.959	*	365 / 4
=	233.611					/	128.959	*	365 / 4
=	165.30

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SolarCity (SolarCity) Business Description

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http://www.solarcity.com

SolarCity Corp was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on June 21, 2006. The Company is engaged in the design, manufacture, installation and sale or lease of solar energy systems to residential and commercial customers, or sale of electricity generated by solar energy systems to customers. Its customers include residential, commercial and government. The residential customers are individual homeowners who want to switch to cleaner, more affordable energy. Residential customers also include homeowners within communities developed by home builders the company is partnered with. The Commercial customers represent diverse business sectors, including technology, retail, manufacturing, agriculture and nonprofits, including customers such as Walmart, eBay, HP, Walgreens, Intel, and Safeway, Mexican businesses such as Tiendas Soriana, and thousands of other businesses across the United States, including SMBs. For government the company has installed solar energy systems for various federal, state and municipal government entities, including the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy, the City of Lancaster, the City of San Jose, the City of Sacramento, the Department of Homeland Security and a number of schools and universities. The Company market and sell its products and services through a national sales organization that includes a direct outside sales force, a door-to-door sales force, call centers, a channel partner network and a robust customer referral program. It purchases components such as solar panels and inverters directly from multiple manufacturers. The Company's competitors include Vivint Solar Inc., Sunrun Inc., NRG Home Solar, Sungevity, Inc., Trinity Solar, Verengo, Inc., SunPower Corporation, SunEdison LLC, Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., G&S Solar Installers, Cenergy Power and numerous other companies. The Company's operations are subject to stringent and complex federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the occupational health and safety of its employees, wage regulations and environmental regulations.

Executives

Draper Associates L P	10 percent owner	55 EAST 3RD AVENUE, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund, Llc	10 percent owner	2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Antonio J. Gracias	director	C/O VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS, 200 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1020, CHICAGO IL 60604
Elon Musk	director, 10 percent owner	C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Stephen T Jurvetson	10 percent owner	2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jeffrey B Straubel	director	C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Timothy C Draper	10 percent owner	55 EAST 3RD AVENUE, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Fisher John H N	director	2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Draper Fisher Jurvetion Partners Growth Fund 2006 Llc	10 percent owner	2882 SAND HILL RD SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund Ix Lp	10 percent owner	PO Box 265GT Walker House Mary St, Georgetown Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands E9 00000
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund 2006 Lp	10 percent owner	2882 SAND HILL RD STE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners Ix, Llc	10 percent owner	2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94023
Kendall Donald R Jr	director	3055 CLEARVIEW WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Brad W Buss	officer: Chief Financial Officer	198 CHAMPION COURT, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Van De Bunt Bennet	director	3340 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR, SANTA MONICA CA 90405