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Formosa Plastics (TPE:1301) Cash Conversion Cycle : 47.62 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Formosa Plastics Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Formosa Plastics's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 24.29.
Formosa Plastics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 42.78.
Formosa Plastics's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 19.45.
Therefore, Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 47.62.


Formosa Plastics Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle 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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Formosa Plastics Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Formosa Plastics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.09 36.86 33.62 41.16 43.89

Formosa Plastics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Conversion Cycle 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 47.80 51.49 45.23 43.72 47.62

Competitive Comparison of Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle 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.


Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Formosa Plastics Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=24.18+42.27-22.56
=43.89

Formosa Plastics's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=24.29+42.78-19.45
=47.62

* 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.


Formosa Plastics  (TPE:1301) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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Formosa Plastics (TPE:1301) Business Description

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Address
No. 100, Shuiguan Road, Renwu District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 814
Formosa Plastics Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells plastic-based products, chemical fibers, and petrochemicals. The company operates in six reportable segments: Plastics, Polyolefins, Polypropylene, Tairylan, Chemistry, and Others. The company's products run the gambit of major petrochemicals and plastics. These are used in daily necessities, outdoor sports, mechanical industry, building material coating, and other applications. The company operates primarily in Asia, including Taiwan, mainland China, among others.

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