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Riken Vitamin CoTSE:4526 -0.32%83 Days Payable is 43.86 as of Mar. 2026, which is 9% below its 10-year median of 47.99. GuruFocus rates TSE:4526 with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of 円2,863.86 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,892 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Riken Vitamin Co ranks better than 50.05% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
TSE:4526'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 40.66 Med: 47.99 Max: 52.15
Current: 44.15
During the past 13 years, Riken Vitamin Co's highest Days Payable was 52.15. The lowest was 40.66. And the median was 47.99.
TSE:4526's Days Payable is ranked better than 50.05% of 1892
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 44.145
vs TSE:4526: 44.15
Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable
declined
from Mar. 2025 (48.85) to Mar. 2026 (43.86).
It may suggest that Riken Vitamin Coaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Riken Vitamin Co Days Payable Related Terms
Riken Vitamin Co Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Riken Vitamin Co'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 Packaged Foods subindustry, Riken Vitamin Co'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.
Riken Vitamin Co Days Payable vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Riken Vitamin Co'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.
Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 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.
Riken Vitamin Co (TSE:4526) has a Days Payable of 43.86 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Riken Vitamin Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 47.99. Over the past decade, Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable has ranged from 40.66 to 52.15. According to the industry distribution chart, Riken Vitamin Co ranks #945 out of 1892 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 49.9%.
Is Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable too high?
Riken Vitamin Co's current Days Payable of 43.86 is near median its 10-year median of 47.99. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 40.66 to a high of 52.15. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Days Payable is 44.15. Riken Vitamin Co's value of 43.86 is 0.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Riken Vitamin Co ranks #945 out of 1892 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Riken Vitamin Co has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Riken Vitamin Co's Days Payable compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Riken Vitamin Co ranks #945 out of 1892 companies for Days Payable. This puts Riken Vitamin Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 44.15. Riken Vitamin Co's value of 43.86 is 0.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Riken Vitamin Co's own Days Payable has ranged from 40.66 to 52.15 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 47.99 vs. the industry median of 44.15, Riken Vitamin Co 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 a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Days Payable among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 44.15, based on 1,892 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. Riken Vitamin Co's current Days Payable of 43.86 is 0.6% 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 Riken Vitamin Co and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Days Payable is 44.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Riken Vitamin Co's current Days Payable is 43.86, which is near median its own 10-year median of 47.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Riken Vitamin Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Riken Vitamin Co (TSE:4526) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円2,863.86, compared to a current price of 円3,145.00 — trading 9.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 43.86, which is near median its 10-year median of 47.99 and 0.6% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 44.15. Riken Vitamin Co's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 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 Riken Vitamin Co (TSE:4526), the current Days Payable is 43.86 as of Mar. 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 Riken Vitamin Co (TSE:4526) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Riken Vitamin Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of 円3,145.00 is trading 9.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円2,863.86.
GuruFocus considers Riken Vitamin Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TSE:4526:
Days Payable: 43.86 (near median its 10-year median of 47.99)
GF Value™: 円2,863.86 vs. price of 円3,145.00 (9.8% above fair value)
Industry Position: 0.6% below the Consumer Packaged Goods median (#945 of 1892)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:4526 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Riken Vitamin Co Ltd is a Japan based animal food manufacturing company. It is a developer and producer of a wide variety of improvers that is broadly used to improve the texture and quality of processed food. It is engaged in consumer and commercial foods, processed food ingredients, food chemicals for industrial uses and Vitamin production and sales. The company's food emulsifiers are used in various applications such as cakes, bread, noodles, ice cream, as well as fat and oil food product. In addition to emulsifiers, Riken Vitamin also provides a range of other food improvers for various purposes according to relevant consumer needs.
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