Happy City HoldingsHCHL 13 Days Payable is 17.15 as of Aug. 2025, which is 16% above its 10-year median of 14.76. GuruFocus rates HCHL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 350 Restaurants companies, Happy City Holdings ranks worse than 89.14% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Happy City Holdings's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
HCHL'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.48 Med: 14.76 Max: 16.55
Current: 16.36
During the past 3 years, Happy City Holdings's highest Days Payable was 16.55. The lowest was 13.48. And the median was 14.76.
HCHL's Days Payable is ranked worse than 89.14% of 350
companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 34.775
vs HCHL: 16.36
Happy City Holdings's Days Payable
increased
from Aug. 2024 (16.30) to Aug. 2025 (17.15).
It may suggest that Happy City Holdingsdelayed paying its suppliers.
Happy City Holdings Days Payable Related Terms
Happy City Holdings Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Happy City Holdings'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.
Happy City Holdings Days Payable Chart
Happy City Holdings Annual Data
Trend
Aug23
Aug24
Aug25
Days Payable
13.48
14.76
16.55
Happy City Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Aug23
Feb24
Aug24
Feb25
Aug25
Days Payable
0.00
13.25
16.30
15.45
17.15
HCHL vs RRGB, NDLS, MB: Days Payable Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Happy City Holdings'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.
Happy City Holdings Days Payable vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Happy City Holdings's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Happy City Holdings'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.
Happy City Holdings's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 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.
Happy City Holdings (HCHL) has a Days Payable of 17.15 as of Aug. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Happy City Holdings and its competitors. This is 16% above median its historical median of 14.76. Over the past decade, Happy City Holdings' Days Payable has ranged from 13.48 to 16.55. According to the industry distribution chart, Happy City Holdings ranks #312 out of 350 companies in the Restaurants industry, placing it in the top 89.1%.
Is Happy City Holdings' Days Payable too high?
Happy City Holdings' current Days Payable of 17.15 is 16% above median its 10-year median of 14.76. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.48 to a high of 16.55. The Restaurants industry median Days Payable is 34.78. Happy City Holdings' value of 17.15 is 50.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Happy City Holdings ranks #312 out of 350 companies in the Restaurants industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Happy City Holdings has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Happy City Holdings' Days Payable compare to RRGB and NDLS?
According to the Restaurants industry distribution chart, Happy City Holdings ranks #312 out of 350 companies for Days Payable. This places Happy City Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 34.78. Happy City Holdings' value of 17.15 is 50.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Happy City Holdings' own Days Payable has ranged from 13.48 to 16.55 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 14.76 vs. the industry median of 34.78, Happy City Holdings has consistently been below 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 Restaurants company?
The median Days Payable among Restaurants companies is 34.78, based on 350 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. Happy City Holdings's current Days Payable of 17.15 is 50.7% 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 Happy City Holdings and its competitors. For the Restaurants industry, the median Days Payable is 34.78 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Happy City Holdings's current Days Payable is 17.15, which is 16% above median its own 10-year median of 14.76. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Happy City Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Happy City Holdings (HCHL) has a current Days Payable of 17.15. The current Days Payable is 17.15, which is 16% above median its 10-year median of 14.76 and 50.7% below the Restaurants industry median of 34.78. Happy City Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Happy City Holdings (HCHL), the current Days Payable is 17.15 as of Aug. 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.
Happy City Holdings Ltd operates three all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurants and specializes in Thai and Japanese Hotpot under the brand names Thai Pot and Gyu! Gyu! Shabu Shabu in Hong Kong. These restaurants are located in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories, Mong Kok in Kowloon, and North Point on Hong Kong Island. The Company's of its operations are conducted in Hong Kong.
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