DCEL (Digicel Group) Days Payable: 82.17 (As of Mar. 2015)


What is Digicel Group Days Payable?

Digicel Group DCEL Days Payable is 82.17 as of Mar. 2015.

Digicel Group's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Mar. 2015 was $169.71 Mil. Digicel Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2015 was $753.86 Mil. Hence, Digicel Group's Days Payable for the six months ended in Mar. 2015 was 41.09.

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

DCEL's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 106.335
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Digicel Group's Days Payable increased from Mar. 2013 (0.00) to Mar. 2015 (82.17). It may suggest that Digicel Group delayed paying its suppliers.

Digicel Group Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Digicel Group'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.

Digicel Group Days Payable Chart

Digicel Group Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
Days Payable
0.00 72.45 82.17

Digicel Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
Days Payable 0.00 72.45 82.17

DCEL vs DIRV, FULO, TOWTF: Days Payable Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Digicel 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.

Digicel Group Days Payable vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Digicel Group's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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


Digicel 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.

Digicel Group's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Mar. 2015 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2014 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2015 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2015 )*Days in Period
=( (147.629 + 191.798) / 2 ) / 753.858*365
=169.7135 / 753.858*365
=82.17

Digicel Group's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2014 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2015 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2015 )*Days in Period
=( (147.629 + 191.798) / 2 ) / 753.858*365 / 2
=169.7135 / 753.858*365 / 2
=41.09

* 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 82.17 mean?
Digicel Group (DCEL) has a Days Payable of 82.17 as of Mar. 2015. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Digicel Group and its competitors.
Is Digicel Group's Days Payable too high?
Digicel Group's current Days Payable is 82.17. The Telecommunication Services industry median Days Payable is 106.34. Digicel Group's value of 82.17 is 22.7% below this industry median.
How does Digicel Group's Days Payable compare to DIRV and FULO?
Digicel Group's Days Payable of 82.17 can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. The industry median Days Payable is 106.34. Digicel Group's value of 82.17 is 22.7% below 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 Telecommunication Services company?
The median Days Payable among Telecommunication Services companies is 106.34, based on 342 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. Digicel Group's current Days Payable of 82.17 is 22.7% 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 Digicel Group and its competitors. For the Telecommunication Services industry, the median Days Payable is 106.34 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Digicel Group's current Days Payable is 82.17. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Digicel Group stock overvalued right now?
Digicel Group (DCEL) has a current Days Payable of 82.17. The current Days Payable is 82.17 and 22.7% below the Telecommunication Services industry median of 106.34. 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 Digicel Group (DCEL), the current Days Payable is 82.17 as of Mar. 2015. 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.

Digicel Group Business Description

Digicel Group Ltd was incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on February 5, 2007. The Company is a provider of communications services in the Caribbean and South Pacific regions. It provides a comprehensive range of mobile communications, business solutions, cable TV & broadband and other related products and services to retail, corporate (including small and medium-sized enterprises) and government customers. Its business is currently organized into nine reporting segments: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, French West Indies, Haiti, El Salvador, Eastern Caribbean markets consisting of its operations in St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Papua New Guinea and Other locations, consisting of its operations in all of its other markets. It has customer reach through 1,034 retail locations (including 667 exclusive stores) and a dealer and distributor network with approximately 183,000 recharge locations. It offers its services on both a prepaid and post-paid basis and market to retail and business customers. It caters to its retail customers through Digicel's dealer channel and to its corporate clients via a business channel. Its distribution channel is comprised of the four distinct categories: Vendor Stores, Third-Party Dealers, Prepaid Card Outlets, and Diaspora. The Company's Mobile and Cable TV & Broadband operations are subject to regulation in each of the markets in which it operates.