TranscontinentalTCLAF +10.21%53 Days Payable is 169.90 as of Apr. 2026, which is 169% above its 10-year median of 63.08. GuruFocus rates TCLAF with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.54 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 381 Packaging & Containers companies, Transcontinental ranks better than 83.2% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Transcontinental's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
TCLAF'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 58.84 Med: 63.08 Max: 106.24
Current: 106.24
During the past 13 years, Transcontinental's highest Days Payable was 106.24. The lowest was 58.84. And the median was 63.08.
TCLAF's Days Payable is ranked better than 83.2% of 381
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 57.16
vs TCLAF: 106.24
Transcontinental's Days Payable
declined
from Apr. 2025 (260.65) to Apr. 2026 (169.90).
It may suggest that Transcontinentalaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Transcontinental Days Payable Related Terms
Transcontinental Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Transcontinental'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.
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Transcontinental'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.
Transcontinental Days Payable vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Transcontinental's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Transcontinental'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.
Transcontinental's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 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.
Transcontinental (TCLAF) has a Days Payable of 169.90 as of Apr. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Transcontinental and its competitors. This is 169% above median its historical median of 63.08. Over the past decade, Transcontinental's Days Payable has ranged from 58.84 to 106.24. According to the industry distribution chart, Transcontinental ranks #64 out of 381 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 16.8%.
Is Transcontinental's Days Payable too high?
Transcontinental's current Days Payable of 169.90 is 169% above median its 10-year median of 63.08. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 58.84 to a high of 106.24. The Packaging & Containers industry median Days Payable is 57.16. Transcontinental's value of 169.90 is 197.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Transcontinental ranks #64 out of 381 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Transcontinental has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Transcontinental's Days Payable compare to SW and PKG?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Transcontinental ranks #64 out of 381 companies for Days Payable. This places Transcontinental in the top 17% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Days Payable is 57.16. Transcontinental's value of 169.90 is 197.2% above this benchmark. Historically, Transcontinental's own Days Payable has ranged from 58.84 to 106.24 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 63.08 vs. the industry median of 57.16, Transcontinental has consistently been above 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 Packaging & Containers company?
The median Days Payable among Packaging & Containers companies is 57.16, based on 381 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. Transcontinental's current Days Payable of 169.90 is 197.2% 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 Transcontinental and its competitors. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median Days Payable is 57.16 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Transcontinental's current Days Payable is 169.90, which is 169% above median its own 10-year median of 63.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Transcontinental stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transcontinental (TCLAF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.54, compared to a current price of $3.93 — trading 47.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 169.90, which is 169% above median its 10-year median of 63.08 and 197.2% above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 57.16. Transcontinental's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 5 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 Transcontinental (TCLAF), the current Days Payable is 169.90 as of Apr. 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.
Is Transcontinental (TCLAF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transcontinental stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.93 is trading 47.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $7.54.
GuruFocus considers Transcontinental to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TCLAF:
Days Payable: 169.90 (169% above median its 10-year median of 63.08)
GF Value™: $7.54 vs. price of $3.93 (47.8% below fair value)
Industry Position: 197.2% above the Packaging & Containers median (#64 of 381)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TCLAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Transcontinental Inc operates in flexible packaging, retail marketing services, printing, and French-language educational publishing across Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. Its Packaging Sector provides extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting of flexible plastic products, including rollstock, labels, die cut lids, shrink films, bags, pouches, and coatings. The Retail Services and Printing Sector offers content solutions, marketing and media services, flyer printing, digital flyer solutions, in-store marketing and print solutions for newspapers, magazines and 4-colour books, and the Other column includes the Media Sector, which publishes print and digital educational, supplemental and professional books, along with head office costs and eliminations.
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