SONC (Sonic Lighting) Days Payable: 85.71 (As of Sep. 2025)

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What is Sonic Lighting Days Payable?

Sonic Lighting SONC Days Payable is 85.71 as of Sep. 2025.

Sonic Lighting's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $14.23 Mil. Sonic Lighting's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $15.16 Mil. Hence, Sonic Lighting's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was 85.71.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Lighting's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

SONC's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 77.87
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Sonic Lighting's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2023 (0.00) to Sep. 2025 (85.71). It may suggest that Sonic Lighting delayed paying its suppliers.

Sonic Lighting Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sonic Lighting'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.

Sonic Lighting Days Payable Chart

Sonic Lighting Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24
Days Payable
104.22 124.14

Sonic Lighting Quarterly Data
Dec23 Sep24 Dec24 Jun25 Sep25
Days Payable 0.00 147.35 115.44 0.00 85.71

SONC vs : Days Payable Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Sonic Lighting'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.

Sonic Lighting Days Payable vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sonic Lighting's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Lighting's Days Payable falls into.


Sonic Lighting 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.

Sonic Lighting's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (20.815 + 18.899) / 2 ) / 58.382*365
=19.857 / 58.382*365
=124.14

Sonic Lighting's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (12.621 + 15.848) / 2 ) / 15.155*365 / 4
=14.2345 / 15.155*365 / 4
=85.71

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Days Payable →
What does a Days Payable of 85.71 mean?
Sonic Lighting (SONC) has a Days Payable of 85.71 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 Sonic Lighting and its competitors.
Is Sonic Lighting's Days Payable too high?
Sonic Lighting's current Days Payable is 85.71. The Industrial Products industry median Days Payable is 77.87. Sonic Lighting's value of 85.71 is 10.1% above this industry median.
How does Sonic Lighting's Days Payable compare to ?
Sonic Lighting's Days Payable of 85.71 can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. The industry median Days Payable is 77.87. Sonic Lighting's value of 85.71 is 10.1% above this benchmark. 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 77.87, based on 3,005 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. Sonic Lighting's current Days Payable of 85.71 is 10.1% 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 Sonic Lighting and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Days Payable is 77.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sonic Lighting's current Days Payable is 85.71. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sonic Lighting stock overvalued right now?
Sonic Lighting (SONC) has a current Days Payable of 85.71. The current Days Payable is 85.71 and 10.1% above the Industrial Products industry median of 77.87. 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 Sonic Lighting (SONC), the current Days Payable is 85.71 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.

Sonic Lighting Business Description

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Address 19385 East Walnut Drive North, City of Industry, CA, USA, 91748
Sonic Lighting Inc operates as a wholesale distributor of automotive lighting products. The company's product range includes projector headlights, crystal headlights, taillights, and fog lights. It sources products mainly from suppliers in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. Sonic Lighting serves many retailers, wholesalers, and online consumers across multiple U.S. states through its distribution network, including warehouse facilities in California, South Carolina, and Texas. The company's revenues consist of agency income, fulfilment service income, online retail sales income, and wholesale income.