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What is Advanced Engineered Materials Days Payable?
Advanced Engineered MaterialsASX:AEM -2.56%6 Days Payable is 3,214.30 as of Dec. 2025, which is 34% above its 10-year median of 2,404.61. GuruFocus rates ASX:AEM with a GF Score™ of 6/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,068 Metals & Mining companies, Advanced Engineered Materials ranks better than 72.75% on this metric.
* 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.
Advanced Engineered Materials Days Payable Chart
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ASX:AEM vs AA, CENX: Days Payable Comparison
For the Aluminum subindustry, Advanced Engineered Materials'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.
Advanced Engineered Materials Days Payable vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Advanced Engineered Materials's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Engineered Materials's Days Payable falls into.
Advanced Engineered Materials 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.
* 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.
Advanced Engineered Materials (ASX:AEM) has a Days Payable of 3,214.30 as of Dec. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Advanced Engineered Materials and its competitors. This is 34% above median its historical median of 2,404.61. Over the past decade, Advanced Engineered Materials' Days Payable has ranged from 2,078.62 to 2,404.61. According to the industry distribution chart, Advanced Engineered Materials ranks #291 out of 1068 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 27.2%.
Is Advanced Engineered Materials' Days Payable too high?
Advanced Engineered Materials' current Days Payable of 3,214.30 is 34% above median its 10-year median of 2,404.61. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2,078.62 to a high of 2,404.61. The Metals & Mining industry median Days Payable is 123.39. Advanced Engineered Materials' value of 3,214.30 is 2505% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Advanced Engineered Materials ranks #291 out of 1068 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Advanced Engineered Materials has a GF Score™ of 6/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Advanced Engineered Materials' Days Payable compare to AA and CENX?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Advanced Engineered Materials ranks #291 out of 1068 companies for Days Payable. This puts Advanced Engineered Materials in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 123.39. Advanced Engineered Materials' value of 3,214.30 is 2505% above this benchmark. Historically, Advanced Engineered Materials' own Days Payable has ranged from 2,078.62 to 2,404.61 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2,404.61 vs. the industry median of 123.39, Advanced Engineered Materials has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Days Payable among Metals & Mining companies is 123.39, based on 1,068 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Advanced Engineered Materials's current Days Payable of 3,214.30 is 2505% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Advanced Engineered Materials and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Days Payable is 123.39 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Advanced Engineered Materials's current Days Payable is 3,214.30, which is 34% above median its own 10-year median of 2,404.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Advanced Engineered Materials stock overvalued right now?
Advanced Engineered Materials (ASX:AEM) has a current Days Payable of 3,214.30. The current Days Payable is 3,214.30, which is 34% above median its 10-year median of 2,404.61 and 2505% above the Metals & Mining industry median of 123.39. Advanced Engineered Materials' overall GF Score™ is 6/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Advanced Engineered Materials (ASX:AEM), the current Days Payable is 3,214.30 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Advanced Energy Minerals Ltd is a world-wide supplier of ultra-pure aluminium derivatives. Its operations are based at two main sites: the Technical Development Centre in Montreal and first full-scale production plant at Cap-Chat, Quebec. Its products include: alpha alumina, gamma alumina both marketed under the SupALOX trade name, aluminium chlorides under SupACH and pucks made of compressed alumina under SupPUCK.
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