Saia (FRA:SQR) Days Payable : 21.67 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Saia Days Payable?

Saia's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €145 Mil. Saia's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €610 Mil. Hence, Saia's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 21.67.

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

FRA:SQR' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.23 Med: 17.61 Max: 20.96
Current: 20.96

During the past 13 years, Saia's highest Days Payable was 20.96. The lowest was 15.23. And the median was 17.61.

FRA:SQR's Days Payable is ranked worse than
79.23% of 934 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 37.385 vs FRA:SQR: 20.96

Saia's Days Payable increased from Sep. 2023 (15.63) to Sep. 2024 (21.67). It may suggest that Saia delayed paying its suppliers.

Saia Days Payable Historical Data

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

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Saia Days Payable Chart

Saia Annual Data

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Days Payable

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19.09

21.46

19.57

17.14

19.56

Saia Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															15.63	19.50	22.45	21.70	21.67

Competitive Comparison of Saia's Days Payable

For the Trucking subindustry, Saia'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.

Saia's Days Payable Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Saia's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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

Saia 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.

Saia's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (94.204	+	130.101)	/	2 )	/	2093.053	*	365
=	112.1525					/	2093.053	*	365
=	19.56

Saia's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2024 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (144.543	+	145.278)	/	2 )	/	610.074	*	365 / 4
=	144.9105					/	610.074	*	365 / 4
=	21.67

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Address

11465 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA, USA, 30097

Website

https://www.saia.com

Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 200 facilities and a fleet of more than 6,200 tractors and 20,800 trailers. As a national LTL carrier, the firm offers time-definite and expedited options for shipments ranging between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia ranks among the top-tier providers in terms of profitability.

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