KALWQ (Kalera) Days Payable: 190.40 (As of Sep. 2022) — 62% Above Median

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What is Kalera Days Payable?

Kalera KALWQ 15 Days Payable is 190.40 as of Sep. 2022, which is 62% above its 10-year median of 117.18. GuruFocus rates KALWQ with a GF Score™ of 15/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Kalera's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $12.25 Mil. Kalera's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $5.87 Mil. Hence, Kalera's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was 190.40.

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

KALWQ' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 33.58   Med: 117.18   Max: 248.96
Current: 248.96

During the past 2 years, Kalera's highest Days Payable was 248.96. The lowest was 33.58. And the median was 117.18.

KALWQ's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 44.27 vs KALWQ: 248.96

Kalera's Days Payable increased from Sep. 2021 (0.00) to Sep. 2022 (190.40). It may suggest that Kalera delayed paying its suppliers.


Kalera Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kalera'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.

Kalera Days Payable Chart

Kalera Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21
Days Payable
33.58 200.78

Kalera Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 193.04 193.31 157.58 190.40

KALWQ vs : Days Payable Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Kalera'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.


Kalera Days Payable vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kalera's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kalera 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.

Kalera's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2021 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2020 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2021 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2021 )*Days in Period
=( (0.178 + 10.421) / 2 ) / 9.634*365
=5.2995 / 9.634*365
=200.78

Kalera's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2022 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2022 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2022 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2022 )*Days in Period
=( (10.861 + 13.648) / 2 ) / 5.873*365 / 4
=12.2545 / 5.873*365 / 4
=190.40

* 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.

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What does a Days Payable of 190.40 mean?
Kalera (KALWQ) has a Days Payable of 190.40 as of Sep. 2022. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Kalera and its competitors. This is 62% above median its historical median of 117.18. Over the past decade, Kalera's Days Payable has ranged from 33.58 to 248.96.
Is Kalera's Days Payable too high?
Kalera's current Days Payable of 190.40 is 62% above median its 10-year median of 117.18. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 33.58 to a high of 248.96. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Days Payable is 44.27. Kalera's value of 190.40 is 330.1% above this industry median. Overall, Kalera has a GF Score™ of 15/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kalera's Days Payable compare to ?
Kalera's Days Payable of 190.40 can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. The industry median Days Payable is 44.27. Kalera's value of 190.40 is 330.1% above this benchmark. Historically, Kalera's own Days Payable has ranged from 33.58 to 248.96 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 117.18 vs. the industry median of 44.27, Kalera 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Days Payable among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 44.27, based on 1,903 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. Kalera's current Days Payable of 190.40 is 330.1% 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 Kalera and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Days Payable is 44.27 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kalera's current Days Payable is 190.40, which is 62% above median its own 10-year median of 117.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kalera stock overvalued right now?
Kalera (KALWQ) has a current Days Payable of 190.40. The current Days Payable is 190.40, which is 62% above median its 10-year median of 117.18 and 330.1% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 44.27. Kalera's overall GF Score™ is 15/100 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 Kalera (KALWQ), the current Days Payable is 190.40 as of Sep. 2022. 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.

Kalera Business Description

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Address 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, IRL, D02 T380
Kalera PLC is a vertical farming company. It produces fresh, nutritious, and excellent tasting leafy greens with minimal environmental impact. It has spent several years optimizing plant nutrient formulas and developing an advanced automation and data acquisition system with Internet of Things, cloud, big data analytics and artificial intelligence. Kalera currently operates farms in Orlando (Florida), Atlanta (Georgia), Houston (Texas), and Kuwait.
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