LKST (LookSmart Group) Days Payable: 100.48 (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is LookSmart Group Days Payable?

LookSmart Group LKST Days Payable is 100.48 as of Jun. 2017.

LookSmart Group's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2017 was $1.50 Mil. LookSmart Group's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2017 was $2.72 Mil. Hence, LookSmart Group's Days Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2017 was 100.48.

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

LKST's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 64.365
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

LookSmart Group's Days Payable declined from Jun. 2016 (243.56) to Jun. 2017 (100.48). It may suggest that LookSmart Group accelerated paying its suppliers.

LookSmart Group Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LookSmart Group'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.

LookSmart Group Days Payable Chart

LookSmart Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Days Payable
134.73 205.85 122.76

LookSmart Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial 190.32 216.63 243.56 78.03 100.48

LKST vs UBLI, WSCO, ABBY: Days Payable Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, LookSmart Group'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.

LookSmart Group Days Payable vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, LookSmart Group's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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


LookSmart Group 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.

LookSmart Group's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2015 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2016 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )*Days in Period
=( (1.479 + 1.712) / 2 ) / 4.744*365
=1.5955 / 4.744*365
=122.76

LookSmart Group's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2016 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (1.712 + 1.281) / 2 ) / 2.718*365 / 2
=1.4965 / 2.718*365 / 2
=100.48

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Days Payable →
What does a Days Payable of 100.48 mean?
LookSmart Group (LKST) has a Days Payable of 100.48 as of Jun. 2017. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on LookSmart Group and its competitors.
Is LookSmart Group's Days Payable too high?
LookSmart Group's current Days Payable is 100.48. The Interactive Media industry median Days Payable is 64.37. LookSmart Group's value of 100.48 is 56.1% above this industry median.
How does LookSmart Group's Days Payable compare to UBLI and WSCO?
LookSmart Group's Days Payable of 100.48 can be compared against companies in the Interactive Media industry. The industry median Days Payable is 64.37. LookSmart Group's value of 100.48 is 56.1% 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 an Interactive Media company?
The median Days Payable among Interactive Media companies is 64.37, based on 430 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. LookSmart Group's current Days Payable of 100.48 is 56.1% 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 LookSmart Group and its competitors. For the Interactive Media industry, the median Days Payable is 64.37 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. LookSmart Group's current Days Payable is 100.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LookSmart Group stock overvalued right now?
LookSmart Group (LKST) has a current Days Payable of 100.48. The current Days Payable is 100.48 and 56.1% above the Interactive Media industry median of 64.37. 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 LookSmart Group (LKST), the current Days Payable is 100.48 as of Jun. 2017. 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.

LookSmart Group Business Description

Address 2850 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, NV, USA, 89052
LookSmart Group Inc engages in providing digital advertising solutions. The company provides solutions for search and display advertising customers in a large online advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. It offers search advertising customers, and targeted search through a search advertising distribution network that uses the company's AdCenter platform technology. It offers advertisers the ability to buy graphical display advertising.