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Essex MarineBOM:544475 42 Days Payable is 2.50 as of Mar. 2026, which is 95% below its 10-year median of 50.55. GuruFocus rates BOM:544475 with a GF Score™ of 42/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,893 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Essex Marine ranks worse than 99.37% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Essex Marine's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
BOM:544475'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96 Med: 50.55 Max: 255.59
Current: 2.02
During the past 6 years, Essex Marine's highest Days Payable was 255.59. The lowest was 1.96. And the median was 50.55.
BOM:544475's Days Payable is ranked worse than 99.37% of 1893
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 43.93
vs BOM:544475: 2.02
Essex Marine's Days Payable
increased
from Mar. 2025 (2.05) to Mar. 2026 (2.50).
It may suggest that Essex Marinedelayed paying its suppliers.
The historical data trend for Essex Marine'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.
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Essex Marine'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.
Essex Marine Days Payable vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Essex Marine's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Essex Marine's Days Payable falls into.
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.
Essex Marine's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as
* 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.
Essex Marine (BOM:544475) has a Days Payable of 2.50 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Essex Marine and its competitors. This is 95% below median its historical median of 50.55. Over the past decade, Essex Marine's Days Payable has ranged from 1.96 to 255.59. According to the industry distribution chart, Essex Marine ranks #1881 out of 1893 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 99.4%.
Is Essex Marine's Days Payable too high?
Essex Marine's current Days Payable of 2.50 is 95% below median its 10-year median of 50.55. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.96 to a high of 255.59. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Days Payable is 43.93. Essex Marine's value of 2.50 is 94.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Essex Marine ranks #1881 out of 1893 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Essex Marine has a GF Score™ of 42/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Essex Marine's Days Payable compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Essex Marine ranks #1881 out of 1893 companies for Days Payable. This places Essex Marine in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 43.93. Essex Marine's value of 2.50 is 94.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Essex Marine's own Days Payable has ranged from 1.96 to 255.59 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 50.55 vs. the industry median of 43.93, Essex Marine has consistently been below 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Days Payable among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 43.93, based on 1,893 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. Essex Marine's current Days Payable of 2.50 is 94.3% below 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 Essex Marine and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Days Payable is 43.93 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Essex Marine's current Days Payable is 2.50, which is 95% below median its own 10-year median of 50.55. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Essex Marine stock overvalued right now?
Essex Marine (BOM:544475) has a current Days Payable of 2.50. The current Days Payable is 2.50, which is 95% below median its 10-year median of 50.55 and 94.3% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 43.93. Essex Marine's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 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 Essex Marine (BOM:544475), the current Days Payable is 2.50 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Essex Marine Ltd is a producer of processed fish and shrimp. Its main processed seafood comprised of different varieties of marine fish and shrimp as well as aquaculture vannamei shrimp. The company export frozen fish and shrimps from India under its brand name Essex. Its majority customers are in China and Europe, which includes food service distributors and warehouse chains.
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