Orient TelecomsLSE:ORNT Days Payable is 15.97 as of Sep. 2025, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 69.89. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 340 Telecommunication Services companies, Orient Telecoms ranks worse than 93.82% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Orient Telecoms's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:ORNT'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.65 Med: 69.89 Max: 362.32
Current: 21.65
During the past 9 years, Orient Telecoms's highest Days Payable was 362.32. The lowest was 21.65. And the median was 69.89.
LSE:ORNT's Days Payable is ranked worse than 93.82% of 340
companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 106.335
vs LSE:ORNT: 21.65
Orient Telecoms's Days Payable
declined
from Sep. 2024 (37.76) to Sep. 2025 (15.97).
It may suggest that Orient Telecomsaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Orient Telecoms Days Payable Related Terms
Orient Telecoms Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Orient Telecoms'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 Telecom Services subindustry, Orient Telecoms'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.
Orient Telecoms Days Payable vs Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Orient Telecoms's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Orient Telecoms'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.
Orient Telecoms's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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.
Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT) has a Days Payable of 15.97 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 Orient Telecoms and its competitors. This is 77% below median its historical median of 69.89. Over the past decade, Orient Telecoms' Days Payable has ranged from 21.65 to 362.32. According to the industry distribution chart, Orient Telecoms ranks #319 out of 340 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, placing it in the top 93.8%.
Is Orient Telecoms' Days Payable too high?
Orient Telecoms' current Days Payable of 15.97 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 69.89. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 21.65 to a high of 362.32. The Telecommunication Services industry median Days Payable is 106.34. Orient Telecoms' value of 15.97 is 85% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Orient Telecoms ranks #319 out of 340 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Orient Telecoms' Days Payable compare to TMUS and VZ?
According to the Telecommunication Services industry distribution chart, Orient Telecoms ranks #319 out of 340 companies for Days Payable. This places Orient Telecoms in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 106.34. Orient Telecoms' value of 15.97 is 85% below this benchmark. Historically, Orient Telecoms' own Days Payable has ranged from 21.65 to 362.32 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 69.89 vs. the industry median of 106.34, Orient Telecoms 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 Telecommunication Services company?
The median Days Payable among Telecommunication Services companies is 106.34, based on 340 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. Orient Telecoms's current Days Payable of 15.97 is 85% 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 Orient Telecoms and its competitors. For the Telecommunication Services industry, the median Days Payable is 106.34 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Orient Telecoms's current Days Payable is 15.97, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 69.89. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orient Telecoms stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.04, compared to a current price of £0.04 — trading right at its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 15.97, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 69.89 and 85% below the Telecommunication Services industry median of 106.34. 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 Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT), the current Days Payable is 15.97 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.
Orient Telecoms PLC is a provider of managed connectivity services, catering to both large telecommunication companies and enterprise customers. It provides managed telecommunications services using the network infrastructure owned by other network operators to enable cost-effective and rapid connectivity to large bandwidth consumers in Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. The company operates in a single segment, the provision of managed telecommunications services. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Malaysia.
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