West Pharmaceutical Services (West Pharmaceutical Services) Days Payable

: 46.47 (As of Dec. 2023)

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West Pharmaceutical Services's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $231 Mil. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $454 Mil. Hence, West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 46.47.

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

WST' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.57 Med: 43.75 Max: 49.08
Current: 45.29

During the past 13 years, West Pharmaceutical Services's highest Days Payable was 49.08. The lowest was 39.57. And the median was 43.75.

WST's Days Payable is ranked worse than
71.54% of 787 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 74 vs WST: 45.29

West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2022 (41.30) to Dec. 2023 (46.47). It may suggest that West Pharmaceutical Services delayed paying its suppliers.

West Pharmaceutical Services Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Payable can be seen below:

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West Pharmaceutical Services Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Payable

42.47

48.95

49.08

46.66

45.89

West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable																41.30	46.02	44.58	43.51	46.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, West Pharmaceutical Services'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.

West Pharmaceutical Services Days Payable Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Payable falls into.

West Pharmaceutical Services 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.

West Pharmaceutical Services'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
=	( (215.4	+	242.4)	/	2 )	/	1820.6	*	365
=	228.9					/	1820.6	*	365
=	45.89

West Pharmaceutical Services'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
=	( (219.8	+	242.4)	/	2 )	/	453.8	*	365 / 4
=	231.1					/	453.8	*	365 / 4
=	46.47

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West Pharmaceutical Services (West Pharmaceutical Services) Business Description

Industry

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WPS:Germany

Address

530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341-0645

Website

https://www.westpharma.com

West Pharmaceutical Services is a Pennsylvania-based medical supplies company that operates as a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West develops, manufactures, and distributes elastomer-based supplies for the containment and administration of injectable drugs, including basic equipment such as syringes, stoppers, and plungers, along with somewhat more complicated devices including auto-injectors and other self-injection platforms. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (82% of 2021 sales) and contract-manufactured products (18%). It generates 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.

Executives

Chad Winters	officer: VP, CAO & Controller	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Charles Witherspoon	officer: VP & Treasurer	530 HERMAN O WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Annette F Favorite	officer: Sr. VP Human Resources Officer	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Cindy Reiss-clark	officer: Senior Vice President	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341-1147
Quintin J Lai	officer: VP Corp Development & Strategy	530 HERMAN 0. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Silji Abraham	officer: Chief Digital & Trans Officer	5000 TOWN CENTER, U, SOUTHFIELD MI 48075
Eric Mark Green	officer: Chief Executive Officer	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Bernard Birkett	officer: Sr VP, CFO & Treasurer	1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Thomas W Hofmann	director	FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 500, RADNOR PA 19087
Stephen H Lockhart	director	C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION, 1245 Q STREET, LINCOLN NE 68508
Molly Joseph	director	9209 GRAND SUMMIT BLVD, DRIPPING SPRINGS TX 78620
Kimberly Banks Mackay	officer: SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
George Lloyd Miller	officer: Sr. VP, GC & Corp. Sec.	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David A Montecalvo	officer: SVP, Glob Ops and Supply Chain	530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Robert F Friel	director	940 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451