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The historical rank and industry rank for Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
KUW:ALEID'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29 Med: 0.46 Max: 1.45
Current: 1.45
During the past 13 years, Al Eid Food Co's highest Days Payable was 1.45. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.46.
KUW:ALEID's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 43.94
vs KUW:ALEID: 1.45
Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable
increased
from Sep. 2024 (1.66) to Sep. 2025 (2.10).
It may suggest that Al Eid Food Codelayed paying its suppliers.
Al Eid Food Co Days Payable Related Terms
Al Eid Food Co Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Al Eid Food Co'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.
KUW:ALEID vs SYY, USFD, PFGC: Days Payable Comparison
For the Food Distribution subindustry, Al Eid Food Co'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.
Al Eid Food Co Days Payable vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Al Eid Food Co'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.
Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 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.
Al Eid Food Co (KUW:ALEID) has a Days Payable of 2.10 as of Sep. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Al Eid Food Co and its competitors. This is 357% above median its historical median of 0.46. Over the past decade, Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable has ranged from 0.29 to 1.45.
Is Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable too high?
Al Eid Food Co's current Days Payable of 2.10 is 357% above median its 10-year median of 0.46. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.29 to a high of 1.45. The Retail - Defensive industry median Days Payable is 43.94. Al Eid Food Co's value of 2.10 is 95.2% below this industry median. Overall, Al Eid Food Co has a GF Score™ of 75/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable compare to SYY and USFD?
Al Eid Food Co's Days Payable of 2.10 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. The industry median Days Payable is 43.94. Al Eid Food Co's value of 2.10 is 95.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Al Eid Food Co's own Days Payable has ranged from 0.29 to 1.45 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.46 vs. the industry median of 43.94, Al Eid Food Co 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 Retail - Defensive company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Defensive companies is 43.94, based on 303 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. Al Eid Food Co's current Days Payable of 2.10 is 95.2% 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 Al Eid Food Co and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Days Payable is 43.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Al Eid Food Co's current Days Payable is 2.10, which is 357% above median its own 10-year median of 0.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Al Eid Food Co stock overvalued right now?
Al Eid Food Co (KUW:ALEID) has a current Days Payable of 2.10. The stock's GF Value™ is KWD0.25, compared to a current price of KWD0.22 — trading 13.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 2.10, which is 357% above median its 10-year median of 0.46 and 95.2% below the Retail - Defensive industry median of 43.94. Al Eid Food Co's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 6 warning signs 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 Al Eid Food Co (KUW:ALEID), the current Days Payable is 2.10 as of Sep. 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.
Is Al Eid Food Co (KUW:ALEID) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Al Eid Food Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of KWD0.22 is trading 13.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.25.
Key valuation signals for KUW:ALEID:
Days Payable: 2.10 (357% above median its 10-year median of 0.46)
GF Value™: KWD0.25 vs. price of KWD0.22 (13.6% below fair value)
Industry Position: 95.2% below the Retail - Defensive median
No single metric tells the full story. See the KUW:ALEID stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Al Eid Food Co is importing, distributes, packaging, and marketing food and consumer products. It specializes in food and beverage distribution in Kuwait. Its products include Alwaha, Seara, GoldAlex, Delicio, Rahma, and Sunlite. It also provides oils, pulses, spices, rice, seafood, nuts, and meat. Operating segments of the group are distributed over the State of Kuwait, and the Gulf co-operation council, and the majority of the revenue comes from the State of Kuwait.
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