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Summer Energy HoldingsSUME Days Payable is 19.87 as of Dec. 2025, which is 484% above its 10-year median of 3.40. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 480 Utilities - Regulated companies, Summer Energy Holdings ranks worse than 99.58% 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.
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Summer Energy 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.
Summer Energy Holdings Days Payable vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Summer Energy Holdings's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Summer Energy Holdings'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.
Summer Energy Holdings's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 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.
Summer Energy Holdings (SUME) has a Days Payable of 19.87 as of Dec. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Summer Energy Holdings and its competitors. This is 484% above median its historical median of 3.40. Over the past decade, Summer Energy Holdings' Days Payable has ranged from 1.82 to 5.62. According to the industry distribution chart, Summer Energy Holdings ranks #478 out of 480 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 99.6%.
Is Summer Energy Holdings' Days Payable too high?
Summer Energy Holdings' current Days Payable of 19.87 is 484% above median its 10-year median of 3.40. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.82 to a high of 5.62. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Days Payable is 69.72. Summer Energy Holdings' value of 19.87 is 71.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Summer Energy Holdings ranks #478 out of 480 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Summer Energy Holdings' Days Payable compare to CETI and NEE?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Summer Energy Holdings ranks #478 out of 480 companies for Days Payable. This places Summer Energy Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 69.72. Summer Energy Holdings' value of 19.87 is 71.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Summer Energy Holdings' own Days Payable has ranged from 1.82 to 5.62 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.40 vs. the industry median of 69.72, Summer Energy 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 Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Days Payable among Utilities - Regulated companies is 69.72, based on 480 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. Summer Energy Holdings's current Days Payable of 19.87 is 71.5% 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 Summer Energy Holdings and its competitors. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Days Payable is 69.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Summer Energy Holdings's current Days Payable is 19.87, which is 484% above median its own 10-year median of 3.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Summer Energy Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Summer Energy Holdings (SUME) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.18, compared to a current price of $0.06 — trading 66.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 19.87, which is 484% above median its 10-year median of 3.40 and 71.5% below the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 69.72. 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 Summer Energy Holdings (SUME), the current Days Payable is 19.87 as of Dec. 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.
Summer Energy Holdings Inc operates as a retail electricity provider. The company sells electricity and provides related billing, customer service, collections, and remittance services to residential and commercial customers. It derives revenue from the sale of electricity to residential and small commercial customers.
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