Surface Transforms (LSE:SCE) Days Payable: 699.15 (As of Jun. 2025) — 82% Above Median


What is Surface Transforms Days Payable?

Surface Transforms LSE:SCE Days Payable is 699.15 as of Jun. 2025, which is 82% above its 10-year median of 384.08. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

Surface Transforms's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was £11.34 Mil. Surface Transforms's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was £2.96 Mil. Hence, Surface Transforms's Days Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was 699.15.

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

LSE:SCE' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 177.6   Med: 384.08   Max: 802.6
Current: 685.52

During the past 13 years, Surface Transforms's highest Days Payable was 802.60. The lowest was 177.60. And the median was 384.08.

LSE:SCE's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 67.02 vs LSE:SCE: 685.52

Surface Transforms's Days Payable increased from Jun. 2024 (421.12) to Jun. 2025 (699.15). It may suggest that Surface Transforms delayed paying its suppliers.


Surface Transforms Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Surface Transforms'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.

Surface Transforms Days Payable Chart

Surface Transforms Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Payable
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Surface Transforms Semi-Annual Data
Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25
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LSE:SCE vs ORLY, AZO, GPC: Days Payable Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Surface Transforms'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.


Surface Transforms Days Payable vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Surface Transforms's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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



Surface Transforms 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.

Surface Transforms's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (3.859 + 3.584) / 2 ) / 4.137*365
=3.7215 / 4.137*365
=328.34

Surface Transforms's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (3.584 + 19.103) / 2 ) / 2.961*365 / 2
=11.3435 / 2.961*365 / 2
=699.15

* 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 699.15 mean?
Surface Transforms (LSE:SCE) has a Days Payable of 699.15 as of Jun. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Surface Transforms and its competitors. This is 82% above median its historical median of 384.08. Over the past decade, Surface Transforms' Days Payable has ranged from 177.60 to 802.60.
Is Surface Transforms' Days Payable too high?
Surface Transforms' current Days Payable of 699.15 is 82% above median its 10-year median of 384.08. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 177.60 to a high of 802.60. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Days Payable is 67.02. Surface Transforms' value of 699.15 is 943.2% above this industry median.
How does Surface Transforms' Days Payable compare to ORLY and AZO?
Surface Transforms' Days Payable of 699.15 can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry. The industry median Days Payable is 67.02. Surface Transforms' value of 699.15 is 943.2% above this benchmark. Historically, Surface Transforms' own Days Payable has ranged from 177.60 to 802.60 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 384.08 vs. the industry median of 67.02, Surface Transforms 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Days Payable among Vehicles & Parts companies is 67.02, based on 1,311 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. Surface Transforms's current Days Payable of 699.15 is 943.2% 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 Surface Transforms and its competitors. For the Vehicles & Parts industry, the median Days Payable is 67.02 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Surface Transforms's current Days Payable is 699.15, which is 82% above median its own 10-year median of 384.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Surface Transforms stock overvalued right now?
Surface Transforms (LSE:SCE) has a current Days Payable of 699.15. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.03, compared to a current price of £0.00 — trading 96.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 699.15, which is 82% above median its 10-year median of 384.08 and 943.2% above the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 67.02. 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 Surface Transforms (LSE:SCE), the current Days Payable is 699.15 as of Jun. 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.

Surface Transforms Business Description

Address Acornfield Road, Knowsley Industrial Estate, Image Business Park, Liverpool, GBR, L33 7UF
Surface Transforms PLC is a company that develops, manufactures, and markets carbon-ceramic products for the brakes market. It also engages in developing new products and applications for carbon fiber-reinforced ceramic friction and non-friction materials. The Company operates in a single segment being the manufacture and sale of carbon fiber materials and associated technologies. This segment includes all manufacturing, development, and sales activities related to carbon fiber materials, regardless of the specific market or product application. It has operations spread across the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden the United States of America, the Rest of Europe, and the Rest of the World.