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Coral ProductsLSE:CRU +4.65% Days Payable is 86.94 as of Oct. 2025, which is 16% above its 10-year median of 74.99. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 383 Packaging & Containers companies, Coral Products ranks better than 76.24% on this metric.
The historical data trend for Coral Products'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.
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Coral Products'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.
Coral Products Days Payable vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coral Products's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coral Products'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.
Coral Products's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 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.
Coral Products (LSE:CRU) has a Days Payable of 86.94 as of Oct. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Coral Products and its competitors. This is 16% above median its historical median of 74.99. Over the past decade, Coral Products' Days Payable has ranged from 56.90 to 188.52. According to the industry distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #91 out of 383 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 23.8%.
Is Coral Products' Days Payable too high?
Coral Products' current Days Payable of 86.94 is 16% above median its 10-year median of 74.99. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 56.90 to a high of 188.52. The Packaging & Containers industry median Days Payable is 57.26. Coral Products' value of 86.94 is 51.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #91 out of 383 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Coral Products' Days Payable compare to SW and PKG?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #91 out of 383 companies for Days Payable. This places Coral Products in the top 24% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Days Payable is 57.26. Coral Products' value of 86.94 is 51.8% above this benchmark. Historically, Coral Products' own Days Payable has ranged from 56.90 to 188.52 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 74.99 vs. the industry median of 57.26, Coral Products 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 Packaging & Containers company?
The median Days Payable among Packaging & Containers companies is 57.26, based on 383 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. Coral Products's current Days Payable of 86.94 is 51.8% 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 Coral Products and its competitors. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median Days Payable is 57.26 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coral Products's current Days Payable is 86.94, which is 16% above median its own 10-year median of 74.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coral Products stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coral Products (LSE:CRU) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.12, compared to a current price of £0.06 — trading 53.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 86.94, which is 16% above median its 10-year median of 74.99 and 51.8% above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 57.26. 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 Coral Products (LSE:CRU), the current Days Payable is 86.94 as of Oct. 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.
Coral Products PLC is a curated group of businesses, each a specialist plastic products design house and UK manufacturer, by UK brands and companies who are household names, to provide customised, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions for the food packaging, personal care, household, transport, construction, and communication sectors. The Group reports four segments: Distribution (Global One-Pak and Ecodeck), Rigids (Manplas and Tatra), Flexibles (Alma, Film & Foil, and Arrow), and Central (Parent Company and unallocated overheads). It operates in the UK, the Rest of Europe, and the Rest of the World. It generated the majority of its revenue from the UK.
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