Luby's (STU:LUB) Days Payable: 0.00 (As of Aug. 2021)

What is Luby's Days Payable?

Luby's STU:LUB 10 Days Payable is 0.00 as of Aug. 2021. GuruFocus rates STU:LUB with a GF Score™ of 10/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Luby's's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $3.30 Mil. Luby's's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $0.00 Mil.

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

STU:LUB' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.83 Med: 25.22 Max: 36.15
Current: 34.26

During the past 13 years, Luby's's highest Days Payable was 36.15. The lowest was 15.83. And the median was 25.22.

STU:LUB's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 34.81 vs STU:LUB: 34.26

Luby's's Days Payable declined from Aug. 2020 (38.11) to Aug. 2021 (0.00). It may suggest that Luby's accelerated paying its suppliers.

Luby's Days Payable Related Terms

Luby's Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Luby's's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Luby's Days Payable Chart

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25.22

19.71

15.83

18.77

0.00

Luby's Quarterly Data
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Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															38.11	19.38	0.00	0.00	0.00

STU:LUB vs BDL, ARKR, BFI: Days Payable Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Luby's'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.

Luby's Days Payable vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Luby's's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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Luby's 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.

Luby's's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2021 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Aug. 2021 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Aug. 2020 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Aug. 2021 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Aug. 2021 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (6.77	+	2.968)	/	2 )	/	0	*	365
=	4.869					/	0	*	365
=	N/A

Luby's's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2021 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Aug. 2021 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: May. 2021 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Aug. 2021 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2021 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (3.633	+	2.968)	/	2 )	/	0	*	365 / 4
=	3.3005					/	0	*	365 / 4
=	N/A

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Days Payable →

What does a Days Payable of 0.00 mean?

Luby's (STU:LUB) has a Days Payable of 0.00 as of Aug. 2021. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Luby's and its competitors. Over the past decade, Luby's' Days Payable has ranged from 15.83 to 36.15.

Is Luby's' Days Payable too high?

Luby's' current Days Payable is 0.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 15.83 to a high of 36.15. Overall, Luby's has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.

How does Luby's' Days Payable compare to BDL and ARKR?

Luby's' Days Payable of 0.00 can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. The industry median Days Payable is 34.81. Historically, Luby's' own Days Payable has ranged from 15.83 to 36.15 over the past decade. 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 Restaurants company?

The median Days Payable among Restaurants companies is 34.81, based on 353 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. 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 Luby's and its competitors. For the Restaurants industry, the median Days Payable is 34.81 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Luby's's current Days Payable is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is Luby's stock overvalued right now?

Luby's (STU:LUB) has a current Days Payable of 0.00. The current Days Payable is 0.00. Luby's' overall GF Score™ is 10/100 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 Luby's (STU:LUB), the current Days Payable is 0.00 as of Aug. 2021. 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.

Luby's Business Description

Industry Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

Comparable Companies BDL ARKR BFI GTIM BTB RAVE BTBD GRIL KITL NROM MCD SBUX ASX:MMMDA CMG LSE:CPG YUM YUMC TSX:QSP.UN TSX:QSR DRI

Address 13111 Northwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77040

Website http://www.lubysinc.com

Luby's Inc is a multi-branded company that owns and operates restaurants in the United States. Its operating segments are Company-owned restaurants, which generate majority revenue; franchise operations; and Culinary Contract Services. The company-owned restaurant's segment consists of brands including Luby's Cafeteria, Fuddruckers, and Cheeseburger in Paradise with a couple of non-core restaurant locations under other brand names. It only offers franchises for the Fuddruckers brand. Franchises are sold in markets where expansion is deemed advantageous to the development of the Fuddruckers concept and system of restaurants. The CCS operation, branded as Luby's Culinary Contract Services, consists of a business line servicing healthcare and corporate dining clients.