Safety Controls & Devices (BOM:544746) Days Payable: 82.38 (As of Mar. 2025) — 66% Below Median

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What is Safety Controls & Devices Days Payable?

Safety Controls & Devices BOM:544746 +0.95% 14 Days Payable is 82.38 as of Mar. 2025, which is 66% below its 10-year median of 239.54. GuruFocus rates BOM:544746 with a GF Score™ of 14/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,714 Construction companies, Safety Controls & Devices ranks better than 53.38% on this metric.

Safety Controls & Devices's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹175 Mil. Safety Controls & Devices's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹775 Mil. Hence, Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was 41.19.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:544746' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 82.38   Med: 239.54   Max: 245.88
Current: 82.38

During the past 3 years, Safety Controls & Devices's highest Days Payable was 245.88. The lowest was 82.38. And the median was 239.54.

BOM:544746's Days Payable is ranked better than
53.38% of 1714 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 76.41 vs BOM:544746: 82.38

Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable declined from Mar. 2023 (239.54) to Mar. 2025 (82.38). It may suggest that Safety Controls & Devices accelerated paying its suppliers.


Safety Controls & Devices Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Safety Controls & Devices'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.

Safety Controls & Devices Days Payable Chart

Safety Controls & Devices Annual Data
Trend Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Days Payable
239.54 245.88 82.38

Safety Controls & Devices Semi-Annual Data
Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Days Payable 239.54 245.88 82.38

BOM:544746 vs PWR, FIX, EME: Days Payable Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Safety Controls & Devices'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.


Safety Controls & Devices Days Payable vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable falls into.


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Safety Controls & Devices 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.

Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Mar. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2024 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (158.285 + 191.444) / 2 ) / 774.729*365
=174.8645 / 774.729*365
=82.38

Safety Controls & Devices's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2024 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (158.285 + 191.444) / 2 ) / 774.729*365 / 2
=174.8645 / 774.729*365 / 2
=41.19

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Days Payable →
What does a Days Payable of 82.38 mean?
Safety Controls & Devices (BOM:544746) has a Days Payable of 82.38 as of Mar. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Safety Controls & Devices and its competitors. This is 66% below median its historical median of 239.54. Over the past decade, Safety Controls & Devices' Days Payable has ranged from 82.38 to 245.88. According to the industry distribution chart, Safety Controls & Devices ranks #799 out of 1714 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 46.6%.
Is Safety Controls & Devices' Days Payable too high?
Safety Controls & Devices' current Days Payable of 82.38 is 66% below median its 10-year median of 239.54. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 82.38 to a high of 245.88. The Construction industry median Days Payable is 76.41. Safety Controls & Devices' value of 82.38 is 7.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Safety Controls & Devices ranks #799 out of 1714 companies in the Construction industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Safety Controls & Devices has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Safety Controls & Devices' Days Payable compare to PWR and FIX?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Safety Controls & Devices ranks #799 out of 1714 companies for Days Payable. This puts Safety Controls & Devices in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 76.41. Safety Controls & Devices' value of 82.38 is 7.8% above this benchmark. Historically, Safety Controls & Devices' own Days Payable has ranged from 82.38 to 245.88 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 239.54 vs. the industry median of 76.41, Safety Controls & Devices 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 Construction company?
The median Days Payable among Construction companies is 76.41, based on 1,714 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. Safety Controls & Devices's current Days Payable of 82.38 is 7.8% 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 Safety Controls & Devices and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Days Payable is 76.41 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Safety Controls & Devices's current Days Payable is 82.38, which is 66% below median its own 10-year median of 239.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Safety Controls & Devices stock overvalued right now?
Safety Controls & Devices (BOM:544746) has a current Days Payable of 82.38. The current Days Payable is 82.38, which is 66% below median its 10-year median of 239.54 and 7.8% above the Construction industry median of 76.41. Safety Controls & Devices' overall GF Score™ is 14/100 with 4 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 Safety Controls & Devices (BOM:544746), the current Days Payable is 82.38 as of Mar. 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.

Safety Controls & Devices Business Description

Address Nawal Kishore Road, C-43/28/1, Hazratganj, Lucknow, UP, IND, 226001
Safety Controls & Devices Ltd is engaged in the execution of long term EPC projects, Fire Fighting projects and related business activities. The company focuses on the installation of substations, construction of solar plants, installation of firefighting equipment. The company's turnkey projects in multiple sectors include transmission and distribution, solar energy, EV charging infrastructure, fire protection systems, hospital construction, and others.
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