Sona MachineryNSE:SONAMAC +0.15%47 Days Payable is 68.71 as of Mar. 2026, which is 0% below its 10-year median of 68.73. GuruFocus rates NSE:SONAMAC with a GF Score™ of 47/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,987 Industrial Products companies, Sona Machinery ranks worse than 55.44% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sona Machinery's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
NSE:SONAMAC'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 52.11 Med: 68.73 Max: 450.22
Current: 68.71
During the past 6 years, Sona Machinery's highest Days Payable was 450.22. The lowest was 52.11. And the median was 68.73.
NSE:SONAMAC's Days Payable is ranked worse than 55.44% of 2987
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 78.05
vs NSE:SONAMAC: 68.71
Sona Machinery's Days Payable
declined
from Mar. 2024 (68.75) to Mar. 2026 (68.71).
It may suggest that Sona Machineryaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Sona Machinery Days Payable Related Terms
Sona Machinery Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sona Machinery'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.
NSE:SONAMAC vs GEV, ETN, PH: Days Payable Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sona Machinery'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.
Sona Machinery Days Payable vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sona Machinery's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sona Machinery'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.
Sona Machinery'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.
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) has a Days Payable of 68.71 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 Sona Machinery and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 68.73. Over the past decade, Sona Machinery's Days Payable has ranged from 52.11 to 450.22. According to the industry distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #1656 out of 2987 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 55.4%.
Is Sona Machinery's Days Payable too high?
Sona Machinery's current Days Payable of 68.71 is near median its 10-year median of 68.73. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 52.11 to a high of 450.22. The Industrial Products industry median Days Payable is 78.05. Sona Machinery's value of 68.71 is 12% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #1656 out of 2987 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Sona Machinery has a GF Score™ of 47/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sona Machinery's Days Payable compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #1656 out of 2987 companies for Days Payable. This places Sona Machinery in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 78.05. Sona Machinery's value of 68.71 is 12% below this benchmark. Historically, Sona Machinery's own Days Payable has ranged from 52.11 to 450.22 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 68.73 vs. the industry median of 78.05, Sona Machinery 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Days Payable among Industrial Products companies is 78.05, based on 2,987 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. Sona Machinery's current Days Payable of 68.71 is 12% 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 Sona Machinery and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Days Payable is 78.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sona Machinery's current Days Payable is 68.71, which is near median its own 10-year median of 68.73. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sona Machinery stock overvalued right now?
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) has a current Days Payable of 68.71. The current Days Payable is 68.71, which is near median its 10-year median of 68.73 and 12% below the Industrial Products industry median of 78.05. Sona Machinery's overall GF Score™ is 47/100 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 Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC), the current Days Payable is 68.71 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.
Sona Machinery Ltd is a diversified agro-processing equipment manufacturer company. It manufactures equipment for the processing of rice, pulses, wheat, spices, Barnyard Millet, etc. The company product portfolio includes Grains Pre Cleaner machines, Rotary Drum Cleaner, Vibro Classifiers, Stone Separator Machines, Paddy De-Husker, Husk Aspirator, Rice Thick/Thin Grader, Rice Whitener, Silky Polisher, Multi Grader, Length Grader, Belt Conveyer, Bucket Elevator, etc. along with the complete projects for rice mills and ethanol distilleries. Its services encompass engineering, erection, supervision, and machine commissioning, delivering a comprehensive end-to-end solution for the milling section which includes grain unloading and milling solution upto pre-masher for ethanol distilleries, etc.
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