BodycoteBYPLF 67 Days Payable is 53.25 as of Dec. 2025, which is 50% above its 10-year median of 35.52. GuruFocus rates BYPLF with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of $8.77 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,997 Industrial Products companies, Bodycote ranks worse than 75.21% on this metric.
Bodycote's average Accounts Payable for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $119.8 Mil. Bodycote's Cost of Goods Sold for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $410.7 Mil.
Hence, Bodycote's Days Payable for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was 53.25.
The historical rank and industry rank for Bodycote's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
BYPLF'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.59 Med: 35.52 Max: 74.76
Current: 43.35
During the past 13 years, Bodycote's highest Days Payable was 74.76. The lowest was 26.59. And the median was 35.52.
BYPLF's Days Payable is ranked worse than 75.21% of 2997
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 77.54
vs BYPLF: 43.35
Bodycote's Days Payable
increased
from Dec. 2024 (53.08) to Dec. 2025 (53.25).
It may suggest that Bodycotedelayed paying its suppliers.
Bodycote Days Payable Related Terms
Bodycote Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bodycote'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 Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Bodycote'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.
Bodycote Days Payable vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Bodycote's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bodycote'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.
Bodycote's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 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.
Bodycote (BYPLF) has a Days Payable of 53.25 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 Bodycote and its competitors. This is 50% above median its historical median of 35.52. Over the past decade, Bodycote's Days Payable has ranged from 26.59 to 74.76. According to the industry distribution chart, Bodycote ranks #2254 out of 2997 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 75.2%.
Is Bodycote's Days Payable too high?
Bodycote's current Days Payable of 53.25 is 50% above median its 10-year median of 35.52. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 26.59 to a high of 74.76. The Industrial Products industry median Days Payable is 77.54. Bodycote's value of 53.25 is 31.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bodycote ranks #2254 out of 2997 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Bodycote has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bodycote's Days Payable compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Bodycote ranks #2254 out of 2997 companies for Days Payable. This places Bodycote in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 77.54. Bodycote's value of 53.25 is 31.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Bodycote's own Days Payable has ranged from 26.59 to 74.76 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 35.52 vs. the industry median of 77.54, Bodycote 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Days Payable among Industrial Products companies is 77.54, based on 2,997 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. Bodycote's current Days Payable of 53.25 is 31.3% 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 Bodycote and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Days Payable is 77.54 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bodycote's current Days Payable is 53.25, which is 50% above median its own 10-year median of 35.52. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bodycote stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bodycote (BYPLF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $8.77, compared to a current price of $9.57 — trading 9.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 53.25, which is 50% above median its 10-year median of 35.52 and 31.3% below the Industrial Products industry median of 77.54. Bodycote's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 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 Bodycote (BYPLF), the current Days Payable is 53.25 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.
Is Bodycote (BYPLF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bodycote stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $9.57 is trading 9.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $8.77.
GuruFocus considers Bodycote to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BYPLF:
Days Payable: 53.25 (50% above median its 10-year median of 35.52)
GF Value™: $8.77 vs. price of $9.57 (9.1% above fair value)
Industry Position: 31.3% below the Industrial Products median (#2254 of 2997)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BYPLF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bodycote PLC provides thermal processing services including heat treatment, metal joining, surface coating technologies, and hot isostatic pressing. It organizes its plants into three divisions: Specialist Technologies, Precision Heat Treatment, and Non-core. It generatesmajority of its revenue from Specialist Technologies segment This division includes the Group's Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) business; its Speciality Stainless Steel Processes (S3P) business and its Surface Technology business. It has a geographical presence in the USA, France, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Netherlands.
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