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What is Unilex Colours and Chemicals Days Payable?
Unilex Colours and ChemicalsNSE:UNILEX +2.00%14 Days Payable is 58.64 as of Mar. 2026, which is 22% below its 10-year median of 75.40. GuruFocus rates NSE:UNILEX with a GF Score™ of 14/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,553 Chemicals companies, Unilex Colours and Chemicals ranks worse than 56.73% 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.
NSE:UNILEX vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Days Payable Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Unilex Colours and Chemicals'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.
Unilex Colours and Chemicals Days Payable vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Days Payable falls into.
Unilex Colours and Chemicals 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.
* 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.
Unilex Colours and Chemicals (NSE:UNILEX) has a Days Payable of 58.64 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 Unilex Colours and Chemicals and its competitors. This is 22% below median its historical median of 75.40. Over the past decade, Unilex Colours and Chemicals' Days Payable has ranged from 49.89 to 92.75. According to the industry distribution chart, Unilex Colours and Chemicals ranks #881 out of 1553 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 56.7%.
Is Unilex Colours and Chemicals' Days Payable too high?
Unilex Colours and Chemicals' current Days Payable of 58.64 is 22% below median its 10-year median of 75.40. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 49.89 to a high of 92.75. The Chemicals industry median Days Payable is 59.54. Unilex Colours and Chemicals' value of 58.64 is 1.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Unilex Colours and Chemicals ranks #881 out of 1553 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Unilex Colours and Chemicals has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Unilex Colours and Chemicals' Days Payable compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Unilex Colours and Chemicals ranks #881 out of 1553 companies for Days Payable. This places Unilex Colours and Chemicals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 59.54. Unilex Colours and Chemicals' value of 58.64 is 1.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Unilex Colours and Chemicals' own Days Payable has ranged from 49.89 to 92.75 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 75.40 vs. the industry median of 59.54, Unilex Colours and Chemicals 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 59.54, based on 1,553 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. Unilex Colours and Chemicals's current Days Payable of 58.64 is 1.5% 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 Unilex Colours and Chemicals and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Days Payable is 59.54 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Unilex Colours and Chemicals's current Days Payable is 58.64, which is 22% below median its own 10-year median of 75.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Unilex Colours and Chemicals stock overvalued right now?
Unilex Colours and Chemicals (NSE:UNILEX) has a current Days Payable of 58.64. The current Days Payable is 58.64, which is 22% below median its 10-year median of 75.40 and 1.5% below the Chemicals industry median of 59.54. Unilex Colours and Chemicals' overall GF Score™ is 14/100 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 Unilex Colours and Chemicals (NSE:UNILEX), the current Days Payable is 58.64 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.
Unilex Colours and Chemicals Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing pigments and the trading of chemicals and food colours. The pigments manufactured by the company have diverse applications across various industries, including plastics, rubber, textiles, paper, printing inks, paints, and coatings. The company manufactures and trades multiple pigments such as pigment green 7, middle chrome, lemon chrome, pigment violet 3, 23, and 27, ultramarine blue, etc, as well as food colours such as tartrazine, sunset yellow, allura red, ponceau 4R, carmoisine, and brilliant blue, etc. Geographically, it caters to the Indian market, also exports its products to Vietnam, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey, the Netherlands, Poland, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and other regions.
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