Petro Carbon and ChemicalNSE:PCCL +0.72%13 Days Payable is 54.76 as of Mar. 2026, which is 510% above its 10-year median of 8.97. GuruFocus rates NSE:PCCL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,555 Chemicals companies, Petro Carbon and Chemical ranks worse than 54.86% on this metric.
* 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.
Petro Carbon and Chemical Days Payable Chart
Petro Carbon and Chemical Annual Data
Trend
Mar21
Mar22
Mar23
Mar25
Mar26
Days Payable
8.97
3.26
0.49
70.02
54.76
Petro Carbon and Chemical Semi-Annual Data
Mar21
Mar22
Mar23
Mar25
Mar26
Days Payable
8.97
3.26
0.49
70.02
54.76
NSE:PCCL vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Days Payable Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Petro Carbon and Chemical'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.
Petro Carbon and Chemical Days Payable vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Petro Carbon and Chemical's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Petro Carbon and Chemical's Days Payable falls into.
Petro Carbon and Chemical 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.
Petro Carbon and Chemical's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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.
Petro Carbon and Chemical (NSE:PCCL) has a Days Payable of 54.76 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Petro Carbon and Chemical and its competitors. This is 510% above median its historical median of 8.97. Over the past decade, Petro Carbon and Chemical's Days Payable has ranged from 0.49 to 70.02. According to the industry distribution chart, Petro Carbon and Chemical ranks #853 out of 1555 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 54.9%.
Is Petro Carbon and Chemical's Days Payable too high?
Petro Carbon and Chemical's current Days Payable of 54.76 is 510% above median its 10-year median of 8.97. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.49 to a high of 70.02. The Chemicals industry median Days Payable is 59.95. Petro Carbon and Chemical's value of 54.76 is 8.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Petro Carbon and Chemical ranks #853 out of 1555 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Petro Carbon and Chemical has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Petro Carbon and Chemical's Days Payable compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Petro Carbon and Chemical ranks #853 out of 1555 companies for Days Payable. This places Petro Carbon and Chemical in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 59.95. Petro Carbon and Chemical's value of 54.76 is 8.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Petro Carbon and Chemical's own Days Payable has ranged from 0.49 to 70.02 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.97 vs. the industry median of 59.95, Petro Carbon and Chemical 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 Chemicals company?
The median Days Payable among Chemicals companies is 59.95, based on 1,555 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. Petro Carbon and Chemical's current Days Payable of 54.76 is 8.7% 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 Petro Carbon and Chemical and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Days Payable is 59.95 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Petro Carbon and Chemical's current Days Payable is 54.76, which is 510% above median its own 10-year median of 8.97. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Petro Carbon and Chemical stock overvalued right now?
Petro Carbon and Chemical (NSE:PCCL) has a current Days Payable of 54.76. The current Days Payable is 54.76, which is 510% above median its 10-year median of 8.97 and 8.7% below the Chemicals industry median of 59.95. Petro Carbon and Chemical's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 2 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 Petro Carbon and Chemical (NSE:PCCL), the current Days Payable is 54.76 as of Mar. 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.
Petro Carbon and Chemical Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing of Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) in the carbon industry. It supplies its product to the aluminum manufacturing government companies, graphite electrodes, and titanium dioxide manufacturers, as well as other users in the metallurgical, chemical industries, and other steel manufacturing companies.
13GF Score
Get the complete analysis for NSE:PCCL
Days Payable is just one metric. See GF Value™, 30-year financials, guru trades, warning signs, and more.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
NSE:PCCL has been successfully added to your 