High Quality Food SpAMIL:HQF -2.75%30 Days Payable is 126.55 as of Dec. 2025, which is 8% below its 10-year median of 138.30. GuruFocus rates MIL:HQF with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 304 Retail - Defensive companies, High Quality Food SpA ranks better than 93.42% on this metric.
High Quality Food SpA Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for High Quality Food SpA's Days Payable can be seen below:
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MIL:HQF vs SYY, USFD, PFGC: Days Payable Comparison
For the Food Distribution subindustry, High Quality Food SpA'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.
High Quality Food SpA Days Payable vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, High Quality Food SpA's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where High Quality Food SpA'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.
High Quality Food SpA's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF) has a Days Payable of 126.55 as of Dec. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on High Quality Food SpA and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 138.30. Over the past decade, High Quality Food SpA's Days Payable has ranged from 116.41 to 147.29. According to the industry distribution chart, High Quality Food SpA ranks #20 out of 304 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 6.6%.
Is High Quality Food SpA's Days Payable too high?
High Quality Food SpA's current Days Payable of 126.55 is near median its 10-year median of 138.30. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 116.41 to a high of 147.29. The Retail - Defensive industry median Days Payable is 43.49. High Quality Food SpA's value of 126.55 is 191% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, High Quality Food SpA ranks #20 out of 304 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, High Quality Food SpA has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does High Quality Food SpA's Days Payable compare to SYY and USFD?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, High Quality Food SpA ranks #20 out of 304 companies for Days Payable. This places High Quality Food SpA in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Days Payable is 43.49. High Quality Food SpA's value of 126.55 is 191% above this benchmark. Historically, High Quality Food SpA's own Days Payable has ranged from 116.41 to 147.29 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 138.30 vs. the industry median of 43.49, High Quality Food SpA 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 Retail - Defensive company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Defensive companies is 43.49, based on 304 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. High Quality Food SpA's current Days Payable of 126.55 is 191% 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 High Quality Food SpA and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Days Payable is 43.49 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. High Quality Food SpA's current Days Payable is 126.55, which is near median its own 10-year median of 138.30. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is High Quality Food SpA stock overvalued right now?
High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF) has a current Days Payable of 126.55. The current Days Payable is 126.55, which is near median its 10-year median of 138.30 and 191% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 43.49. High Quality Food SpA's overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 7 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 High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF), the current Days Payable is 126.55 as of Dec. 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.
High Quality Food SpA specializes in producing and marketing food products mainly for the hotel and restaurant sectors. It offers meats, charcuterie products, cheese products, fish and seafood products, fresh fruits and vegetables, bakery products, pasta, rice and cereals, oil, sauces and condiments, canned and tinned products, etc. The company also sells accessories for the catering industry such as vacuum packing, bamboo skewers, packaging, etc. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Italy and the rest from other parts of Europe, and other countries.
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