Curro Holdings (STU:24P) Days Payable: 33.11 (As of Jun. 2025) — 58% Above Median

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STU:24P Curro Holdings Ltd STU:24P
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What is Curro Holdings Days Payable?

Curro Holdings STU:24P 38 Days Payable is 33.11 as of Jun. 2025, which is 58% above its 10-year median of 20.90. GuruFocus rates STU:24P with a GF Score™ of 38/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Curro Holdings's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was €11.1 Mil. Curro Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was €61.1 Mil. Hence, Curro Holdings's Days Payable for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was 33.11.

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

STU:24P' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.59   Med: 20.9   Max: 38.29
Current: 38.29

During the past 13 years, Curro Holdings's highest Days Payable was 38.29. The lowest was 14.59. And the median was 20.90.

STU:24P's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 34.365 vs STU:24P: 38.29

Curro Holdings's Days Payable declined from Jun. 2024 (34.31) to Jun. 2025 (33.11). It may suggest that Curro Holdings accelerated paying its suppliers.


Curro Holdings Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Curro Holdings'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.

Curro Holdings Days Payable Chart

Curro Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.05 22.28 23.98 21.61 20.19

Curro Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35.37 36.89 34.31 34.84 33.11

STU:24P vs EDU, TAL, GHC: Days Payable Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Curro Holdings'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.


Curro Holdings Days Payable vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Curro Holdings's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Curro Holdings's Days Payable falls into.


STU:24P
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Curro Holdings 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.

Curro Holdings'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
=( (6.742 + 7.024) / 2 ) / 124.446*365
=6.883 / 124.446*365
=20.19

Curro Holdings's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (7.024 + 15.131) / 2 ) / 61.061*365 / 2
=11.0775 / 61.061*365 / 2
=33.11

* 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 33.11 mean?
Curro Holdings (STU:24P) has a Days Payable of 33.11 as of Jun. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Curro Holdings and its competitors. This is 58% above median its historical median of 20.90. Over the past decade, Curro Holdings' Days Payable has ranged from 14.59 to 38.29.
Is Curro Holdings' Days Payable too high?
Curro Holdings' current Days Payable of 33.11 is 58% above median its 10-year median of 20.90. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 14.59 to a high of 38.29. The Education industry median Days Payable is 34.37. Curro Holdings' value of 33.11 is 3.7% below this industry median. Overall, Curro Holdings has a GF Score™ of 38/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Curro Holdings' Days Payable compare to EDU and TAL?
Curro Holdings' Days Payable of 33.11 can be compared against companies in the Education industry. The industry median Days Payable is 34.37. Curro Holdings' value of 33.11 is 3.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Curro Holdings' own Days Payable has ranged from 14.59 to 38.29 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 20.90 vs. the industry median of 34.37, Curro Holdings 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 Education company?
The median Days Payable among Education companies is 34.37, based on 210 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. Curro Holdings's current Days Payable of 33.11 is 3.7% 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 Curro Holdings and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Days Payable is 34.37 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Curro Holdings's current Days Payable is 33.11, which is 58% above median its own 10-year median of 20.90. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Curro Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Curro Holdings (STU:24P) has a current Days Payable of 33.11. The current Days Payable is 33.11, which is 58% above median its 10-year median of 20.90 and 3.7% below the Education industry median of 34.37. Curro Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 38/100 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 Curro Holdings (STU:24P), the current Days Payable is 33.11 as of Jun. 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.

Curro Holdings Business Description

Address 38 Oxford Street, Durbanville, Cape Town, ZAF, 7550
Curro Holdings Ltd is a South African education company that focuses on operating preschools, academy schools, and high schools. The company offers preschool through 12th-grade programs. The company has two reportable segments - Curro Schools and Meridian Schools. It generates the majority of the revenue from the Curro Schools segment.
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