Engineering IndustriesCAI:ENGC -1.08%38 Days Payable is 74.86 as of Dec. 2025, which is 0% below its 10-year median of 75.19. GuruFocus rates CAI:ENGC with a GF Score™ of 38/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 395 Building Materials companies, Engineering Industries ranks better than 52.91% on this metric.
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CAI:ENGC vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Days Payable Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Engineering Industries'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.
Engineering Industries Days Payable vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Engineering Industries's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Engineering Industries'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.
Engineering Industries'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.
Engineering Industries (CAI:ENGC) has a Days Payable of 74.86 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 Engineering Industries and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 75.19. Over the past decade, Engineering Industries' Days Payable has ranged from 47.12 to 86.90. According to the industry distribution chart, Engineering Industries ranks #186 out of 395 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 47.1%.
Is Engineering Industries' Days Payable too high?
Engineering Industries' current Days Payable of 74.86 is near median its 10-year median of 75.19. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 47.12 to a high of 86.90. The Building Materials industry median Days Payable is 69.75. Engineering Industries' value of 74.86 is 7.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Engineering Industries ranks #186 out of 395 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Engineering Industries has a GF Score™ of 38/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Engineering Industries' Days Payable compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Engineering Industries ranks #186 out of 395 companies for Days Payable. This puts Engineering Industries in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 69.75. Engineering Industries' value of 74.86 is 7.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Engineering Industries' own Days Payable has ranged from 47.12 to 86.90 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 75.19 vs. the industry median of 69.75, Engineering Industries 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 Building Materials company?
The median Days Payable among Building Materials companies is 69.75, based on 395 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. Engineering Industries's current Days Payable of 74.86 is 7.3% 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 Engineering Industries and its competitors. For the Building Materials industry, the median Days Payable is 69.75 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Engineering Industries's current Days Payable is 74.86, which is near median its own 10-year median of 75.19. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Engineering Industries stock overvalued right now?
Engineering Industries (CAI:ENGC) has a current Days Payable of 74.86. The current Days Payable is 74.86, which is near median its 10-year median of 75.19 and 7.3% above the Building Materials industry median of 69.75. Engineering Industries' overall GF Score™ is 38/100 with 3 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 Engineering Industries (CAI:ENGC), the current Days Payable is 74.86 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.
Engineering Industries manufactures steel-sheets and related products. It offers sandwich steel panels, caravans, guard rails, purlins, pre-fabricated units and corrugated sheets, galvanized tubes and pipes, and aluminum windows and doors. Some of the company projects include Dorra Contracting, Orascom, Talaat Mostafa, and others.
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