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BSXPA.PFD (Boston Scientific) Days Payable : 63.05 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Boston Scientific Days Payable?

Boston Scientific's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $906.50 Mil. Boston Scientific's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,312.00 Mil. Hence, Boston Scientific's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 63.05.

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

BSXpA.PFD' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.32   Med: 55.25   Max: 76.4
Current: 68.08

During the past 13 years, Boston Scientific's highest Days Payable was 76.40. The lowest was 38.32. And the median was 55.25.

BSXpA.PFD's Days Payable is ranked worse than
51.26% of 792 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 70.18 vs BSXpA.PFD: 68.08

Boston Scientific's Days Payable declined from Sep. 2023 (75.75) to Sep. 2024 (63.05). It may suggest that Boston Scientific accelerated paying its suppliers.


Boston Scientific Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boston Scientific'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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Boston Scientific Days Payable Chart

Boston Scientific Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.12 54.85 64.28 76.40 75.77

Boston Scientific Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.75 74.42 70.31 65.64 63.05

Competitive Comparison of Boston Scientific's Days Payable

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Boston Scientific'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.


Boston Scientific's Days Payable Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Boston Scientific's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boston Scientific's Days Payable falls into.



Boston Scientific 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.

Boston Scientific's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (862 + 942) / 2 ) / 4345*365
=902 / 4345*365
=75.77

Boston Scientific's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (906 + 907) / 2 ) / 1312*365 / 4
=906.5 / 1312*365 / 4
=63.05

* 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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Boston Scientific Business Description

Address
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, MA, USA, 01752-1234
Boston Scientific produces less invasive medical devices that are inserted into the human body through small openings or cuts. It manufactures products for use in angioplasty, blood clot filtration, kidney stone management, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-directed ultrasound imaging, upper gastrointestinal tract diagnostics, interventional oncology, neuromodulation for chronic pain, and treatment of incontinence. The firm markets its devices to healthcare professionals and institutions globally. Foreign sales account for nearly half of the firm's total sales.