COLFF (Colabor Group) Days Payable: 46.72 (As of Sep. 2025) — 72% Above Median


What is Colabor Group Days Payable?

Colabor Group COLFF -99.90% Days Payable is 46.72 as of Sep. 2025, which is 72% above its 10-year median of 27.23. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 302 Retail - Defensive companies, Colabor Group ranks worse than 54.64% on this metric.

Colabor Group's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $65.9 Mil. Colabor Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $128.8 Mil. Hence, Colabor Group's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was 46.72.

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

COLFF' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21   Med: 27.23   Max: 44.18
Current: 39.98

During the past 13 years, Colabor Group's highest Days Payable was 44.18. The lowest was 21.00. And the median was 27.23.

COLFF's Days Payable is ranked worse than
54.64% of 302 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 43.205 vs COLFF: 39.98

Colabor Group's Days Payable increased from Sep. 2024 (38.11) to Sep. 2025 (46.72). It may suggest that Colabor Group delayed paying its suppliers.


Colabor Group Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Colabor Group's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Colabor Group Days Payable Chart

Colabor Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Payable
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Colabor Group Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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COLFF vs MCLE, AIXN, MTEX: Days Payable Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Colabor Group'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.


Colabor Group Days Payable vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colabor Group's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Colabor Group's Days Payable falls into.



Colabor Group 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.

Colabor Group's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (23.181 + 28.081) / 2 ) / 375.698*365
=25.631 / 375.698*365
=24.90

Colabor Group's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (69.188 + 62.702) / 2 ) / 128.81*365 / 4
=65.945 / 128.81*365 / 4
=46.72

* 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 46.72 mean?
Colabor Group (COLFF) has a Days Payable of 46.72 as of Sep. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Colabor Group and its competitors. This is 72% above median its historical median of 27.23. Over the past decade, Colabor Group's Days Payable has ranged from 21.00 to 44.18. According to the industry distribution chart, Colabor Group ranks #165 out of 302 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 54.6%.
Is Colabor Group's Days Payable too high?
Colabor Group's current Days Payable of 46.72 is 72% above median its 10-year median of 27.23. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 21.00 to a high of 44.18. The Retail - Defensive industry median Days Payable is 43.21. Colabor Group's value of 46.72 is 8.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Colabor Group ranks #165 out of 302 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Colabor Group's Days Payable compare to MCLE and AIXN?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Colabor Group ranks #165 out of 302 companies for Days Payable. This places Colabor Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 43.21. Colabor Group's value of 46.72 is 8.1% above this benchmark. Historically, Colabor Group's own Days Payable has ranged from 21.00 to 44.18 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 27.23 vs. the industry median of 43.21, Colabor Group 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 Retail - Defensive company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Defensive companies is 43.21, based on 302 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. Colabor Group's current Days Payable of 46.72 is 8.1% 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 Colabor Group and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Days Payable is 43.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Colabor Group's current Days Payable is 46.72, which is 72% above median its own 10-year median of 27.23. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Colabor Group stock overvalued right now?
Colabor Group (COLFF) has a current Days Payable of 46.72. The current Days Payable is 46.72, which is 72% above median its 10-year median of 27.23 and 8.1% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 43.21. 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 Colabor Group (COLFF), the current Days Payable is 46.72 as of Sep. 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.

Colabor Group Business Description

Address 1601 Rene-Descartes, Suite 103, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, CAN, J3V 0A6
Colabor Group Inc is a wholesaler and distributor of food and related products in Canada. The company operates in two segments Distribution and the Wholesale segment. Its Distribution segment operations include the distribution of food products and related products in hotels, restaurants, and institutions (HRI) and the retail market. Its products such as meat, fish, and seafood (Specialty Distribution), as well as general food-related products (Broadline Distribution), and the Wholesale segment's operations, include the sale of general food-related products to distributors from its distribution center in Boucherville. The company generates maximum revenue from the Distribution segment.