Microwave Filter CoMFCO 29 Days Payable is 27.87 as of Sep. 2025, which is 64% above its 10-year median of 16.97. GuruFocus rates MFCO with a GF Score™ of 29/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.33 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,441 Hardware companies, Microwave Filter Co ranks worse than 88.37% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
MFCO'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.14 Med: 16.97 Max: 27.87
Current: 27.87
During the past 13 years, Microwave Filter Co's highest Days Payable was 27.87. The lowest was 11.14. And the median was 16.97.
MFCO's Days Payable is ranked worse than 88.37% of 2441
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 69.99
vs MFCO: 27.87
Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable
increased
from Sep. 2018 (20.01) to Sep. 2025 (27.87).
It may suggest that Microwave Filter Codelayed paying its suppliers.
Microwave Filter Co Days Payable Related Terms
Microwave Filter Co Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Microwave Filter Co'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 Communication Equipment subindustry, Microwave Filter Co'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.
Microwave Filter Co Days Payable vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Microwave Filter Co'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.
Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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.
Microwave Filter Co (MFCO) has a Days Payable of 27.87 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 Microwave Filter Co and its competitors. This is 64% above median its historical median of 16.97. Over the past decade, Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable has ranged from 11.14 to 27.87. According to the industry distribution chart, Microwave Filter Co ranks #2157 out of 2441 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 88.4%.
Is Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable too high?
Microwave Filter Co's current Days Payable of 27.87 is 64% above median its 10-year median of 16.97. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 11.14 to a high of 27.87. The Hardware industry median Days Payable is 69.99. Microwave Filter Co's value of 27.87 is 60.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Microwave Filter Co ranks #2157 out of 2441 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Microwave Filter Co has a GF Score™ of 29/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Microwave Filter Co's Days Payable compare to ASNS and VMNT?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Microwave Filter Co ranks #2157 out of 2441 companies for Days Payable. This places Microwave Filter Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 69.99. Microwave Filter Co's value of 27.87 is 60.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Microwave Filter Co's own Days Payable has ranged from 11.14 to 27.87 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 16.97 vs. the industry median of 69.99, Microwave Filter Co 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 Hardware company?
The median Days Payable among Hardware companies is 69.99, based on 2,441 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. Microwave Filter Co's current Days Payable of 27.87 is 60.2% 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 Microwave Filter Co and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Days Payable is 69.99 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Microwave Filter Co's current Days Payable is 27.87, which is 64% above median its own 10-year median of 16.97. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Microwave Filter Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microwave Filter Co (MFCO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.33, compared to a current price of $1.30 — trading 293.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 27.87, which is 64% above median its 10-year median of 16.97 and 60.2% below the Hardware industry median of 69.99. Microwave Filter Co's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 6 warning signs 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 Microwave Filter Co (MFCO), the current Days Payable is 27.87 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.
Is Microwave Filter Co (MFCO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microwave Filter Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $1.30 is trading 293.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.33.
GuruFocus considers Microwave Filter Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MFCO:
Days Payable: 27.87 (64% above median its 10-year median of 16.97)
GF Value™: $0.33 vs. price of $1.30 (293.9% above fair value)
Industry Position: 60.2% below the Hardware median (#2157 of 2441)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MFCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Microwave Filter Co Inc operates in the United States and designs, develops, manufactures and sells electronic filters for radio and microwave frequencies. Its products support signal distribution and interference prevention and serve cable television, broadcast, satellite, mobile radio, cellular including 5G, telephone, commercial, aerospace and defense markets. The Company offers filter products covering frequencies from 5 Hz to 50 GHz, including custom designs such as waveguide, stripline and microstrip, lumped element, dielectric resonator, and cavity and coaxial topologies. Its product range includes bandpass, bandstop, highpass and lowpass filters, combiners, couplers, diplexers, adaptors, and CATV headend channel deletion filters and networks for wireless and PCS applications.
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