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ArganLTS:0HHO -1.40%78 Days Payable is 45.93 as of Apr. 2026, which is 7% below its 10-year median of 49.34. GuruFocus rates LTS:0HHO with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of $182.02 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,716 Construction companies, Argan ranks worse than 76.63% on this metric.
Argan's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $116 Mil. Argan's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $230 Mil.
Hence, Argan's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was 45.93.
The historical rank and industry rank for Argan's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
LTS:0HHO'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.05 Med: 49.34 Max: 63.97
Current: 44.08
During the past 13 years, Argan's highest Days Payable was 63.97. The lowest was 34.05. And the median was 49.34.
LTS:0HHO's Days Payable is ranked worse than 76.63% of 1716
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 76.48
vs LTS:0HHO: 44.08
Argan's Days Payable
declined
from Apr. 2025 (48.47) to Apr. 2026 (45.93).
It may suggest that Arganaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Argan Days Payable Related Terms
Argan Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Argan'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.
LTS:0HHO vs BLD, ACM, ECG: Days Payable Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan'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.
Argan Days Payable vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Argan'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.
Argan's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 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.
Argan (LTS:0HHO) has a Days Payable of 45.93 as of Apr. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Argan and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 49.34. Over the past decade, Argan's Days Payable has ranged from 34.05 to 63.97. According to the industry distribution chart, Argan ranks #1315 out of 1716 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 76.6%.
Is Argan's Days Payable too high?
Argan's current Days Payable of 45.93 is near median its 10-year median of 49.34. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 34.05 to a high of 63.97. The Construction industry median Days Payable is 76.48. Argan's value of 45.93 is 39.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Argan ranks #1315 out of 1716 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Argan has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Argan's Days Payable compare to BLD and ACM?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Argan ranks #1315 out of 1716 companies for Days Payable. This places Argan in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 76.48. Argan's value of 45.93 is 39.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Argan's own Days Payable has ranged from 34.05 to 63.97 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 49.34 vs. the industry median of 76.48, Argan 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 Construction company?
The median Days Payable among Construction companies is 76.48, based on 1,716 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. Argan's current Days Payable of 45.93 is 39.9% 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 Argan and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Days Payable is 76.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Argan's current Days Payable is 45.93, which is near median its own 10-year median of 49.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Argan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Argan (LTS:0HHO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $182.02, compared to a current price of $595.09 — trading 226.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 45.93, which is near median its 10-year median of 49.34 and 39.9% below the Construction industry median of 76.48. Argan's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Argan (LTS:0HHO), the current Days Payable is 45.93 as of Apr. 2026. 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 Argan (LTS:0HHO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Argan stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $595.09 is trading 226.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $182.02.
GuruFocus considers Argan to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0HHO:
Days Payable: 45.93 (near median its 10-year median of 49.34)
GF Value™: $182.02 vs. price of $595.09 (226.9% above fair value)
Industry Position: 39.9% below the Construction median (#1315 of 1716)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0HHO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Argan Inc is a United States-based construction firm that conducts operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GPS, APC, TRC, and SMC. Through GPS and APC it provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development and technical consulting services to the power generation market, including the renewable energy sector, for a wide range of customers, including independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant heavy equipment suppliers and other commercial firms with power requirements in the U.S., Ireland and the U.K. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Teledata, out of which Power Services derives the majority of revenue.
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