EVSP (Environmental Service Professionals) Days Payable: 6,394.18 (As of Sep. 2009)

What is Environmental Service Professionals Days Payable?

Environmental Service Professionals EVSP Days Payable is 6,394.18 as of Sep. 2009.

Environmental Service Professionals's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2009 was $2.87 Mil. Environmental Service Professionals's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2009 was $0.04 Mil. Hence, Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2009 was 6,394.18.

The historical rank and industry rank for Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

EVSP's Days Payable is not ranked ^*
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 63.6
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable increased from Sep. 2008 (586.82) to Sep. 2009 (6,394.18). It may suggest that Environmental Service Professionals delayed paying its suppliers.

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Environmental Service Professionals Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable can be seen below:

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363.35

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8,784.33

5,346.93

1,333.74

Environmental Service Professionals Quarterly Data
	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															586.82	1,859.22	3,288.15	5,828.30	6,394.18

EVSP vs PRZM, NNUP, EXCC: Days Payable Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Environmental Service Professionals'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.

Environmental Service Professionals Days Payable vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable falls into.

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Environmental Service Professionals 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.

Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2008 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2007 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2008 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2008 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1.309	+	2.082)	/	2 )	/	0.464	*	365
=	1.6955					/	0.464	*	365
=	1,333.74

Environmental Service Professionals's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2009 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2009 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2009 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2009 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2.884	+	2.862)	/	2 )	/	0.041	*	365 / 4
=	2.873					/	0.041	*	365 / 4
=	6,394.18

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What does a Days Payable of 6,394.18 mean?

Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP) has a Days Payable of 6,394.18 as of Sep. 2009. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Environmental Service Professionals and its competitors.

Is Environmental Service Professionals' Days Payable too high?

Environmental Service Professionals' current Days Payable is 6,394.18. The Waste Management industry median Days Payable is 63.60. Environmental Service Professionals' value of 6,394.18 is 9953.7% above this industry median.

How does Environmental Service Professionals' Days Payable compare to PRZM and NNUP?

Environmental Service Professionals' Days Payable of 6,394.18 can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. The industry median Days Payable is 63.60. Environmental Service Professionals' value of 6,394.18 is 9953.7% above 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 Waste Management company?

The median Days Payable among Waste Management companies is 63.60, based on 234 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. Environmental Service Professionals's current Days Payable of 6,394.18 is 9953.7% 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 Environmental Service Professionals and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Days Payable is 63.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Environmental Service Professionals's current Days Payable is 6,394.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is Environmental Service Professionals stock overvalued right now?

Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP) has a current Days Payable of 6,394.18. The current Days Payable is 6,394.18 and 9953.7% above the Waste Management industry median of 63.60. 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 Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP), the current Days Payable is 6,394.18 as of Sep. 2009. 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.

Environmental Service Professionals Business Description

Industry Industrials Waste Management

Comparable Companies PRZM NNUP EXCC FTWS CRTN RIHT AEPP FNAM ITEX WLKR RTNB DSS SPEX ITUS SGBYD MARA TSX:IMP LSE:BILL LTBR AMCT

Address 810 N. Farrell Drive, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 92262

Website http://www.evsp.com

Environmental Service Professionals Inc is in the moisture inspection/indoor air quality industry. ESP owns and operates a comprehensive suite of businesses dealing with energy efficiency, environmental issues and resolving environmentally sensitive problems in both residential and commercial markets. ESP offers various inspection services that include energy/efficiency audits for home and commercial property, focused on indoor air quality inspections for toxins including mold, moisture intrusion, radon, lead, VOCís and other pollutants that have an acute and chronic negative impact on the indoor environment and occupant health.