BONTQ (The Bon-Ton Stores) Days Payable: 53.24 (As of Oct. 2017)


What is The Bon-Ton Stores Days Payable?

The Bon-Ton Stores BONTQ -99.00% Days Payable is 53.24 as of Oct. 2017.

The Bon-Ton Stores's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was $213 Mil. The Bon-Ton Stores's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was $365 Mil. Hence, The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was 53.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

BONTQ's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 51.755
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable declined from Oct. 2016 (65.14) to Oct. 2017 (53.24). It may suggest that The Bon-Ton Stores accelerated paying its suppliers.

The Bon-Ton Stores Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores'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.

The Bon-Ton Stores Days Payable Chart

The Bon-Ton Stores Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17
Days Payable
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The Bon-Ton Stores Quarterly Data
Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17
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BONTQ vs DBHSF: Days Payable Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.

The Bon-Ton Stores Days Payable vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable falls into.


The Bon-Ton Stores 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Jan. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Jan. 2016 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Jan. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jan. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (162.831 + 185.9) / 2 ) / 1677.726*365
=174.3655 / 1677.726*365
=37.93

The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Oct. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jul. 2017 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Oct. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Oct. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (177.689 + 248.352) / 2 ) / 365.077*365 / 4
=213.0205 / 365.077*365 / 4
=53.24

* 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 53.24 mean?
The Bon-Ton Stores (BONTQ) has a Days Payable of 53.24 as of Oct. 2017. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on The Bon-Ton Stores and its competitors.
Is The Bon-Ton Stores' Days Payable too high?
The Bon-Ton Stores' current Days Payable is 53.24. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Days Payable is 51.76. The Bon-Ton Stores' value of 53.24 is 2.9% above this industry median.
How does The Bon-Ton Stores' Days Payable compare to DBHSF?
The Bon-Ton Stores' Days Payable of 53.24 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. The industry median Days Payable is 51.76. The Bon-Ton Stores' value of 53.24 is 2.9% above this benchmark. 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Cyclical companies is 51.76, based on 1,098 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. The Bon-Ton Stores's current Days Payable of 53.24 is 2.9% 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 The Bon-Ton Stores and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Days Payable is 51.76 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. The Bon-Ton Stores's current Days Payable is 53.24. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is The Bon-Ton Stores stock overvalued right now?
The Bon-Ton Stores (BONTQ) has a current Days Payable of 53.24. The current Days Payable is 53.24 and 2.9% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 51.76. 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 The Bon-Ton Stores (BONTQ), the current Days Payable is 53.24 as of Oct. 2017. 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores Business Description

Address 2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.