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African Minerals (African Minerals) Days Payable : 68.91 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is African Minerals Days Payable?

African Minerals's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was $152.1 Mil. African Minerals's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was $402.8 Mil. Hence, African Minerals's Days Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was 68.91.

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

AMLZF's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 128.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

African Minerals's Days Payable declined from Jun. 2013 (122.36) to Jun. 2014 (68.91). It may suggest that African Minerals accelerated paying its suppliers.


African Minerals Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Minerals'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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African Minerals Days Payable Chart

African Minerals Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 48.29

African Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - 122.36 95.62 68.91

Competitive Comparison of African Minerals's Days Payable

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Minerals'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.


African Minerals's Days Payable Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, African Minerals's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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



African Minerals 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.

African Minerals's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2012 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2013 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (96.6 + 77.1) / 2 ) / 656.4*365
=86.85 / 656.4*365
=48.29

African Minerals's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2013 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2014 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2014 )*Days in Period
=( (77.1 + 227.1) / 2 ) / 402.8*365 / 2
=152.1 / 402.8*365 / 2
=68.91

* 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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African Minerals (African Minerals) Business Description

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Address
Stratton House, 5 Stratton Street, London, GBR, W1J 8LA
African Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company. It is engaged in the development, design, construction, and operation of iron ore deposit at Tonkolili, Sierra Leone, and its related rail and port infrastructure. In addition, it is also involved in the marketing and sale of the iron ore produced from this project.

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