Covidien (FRA:6COP) Days Payable : 41.70 (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Covidien Days Payable?

Covidien's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was €386 Mil. Covidien's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was €845 Mil. Hence, Covidien's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 41.70.

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

FRA:6COP' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 40.17
Current: 40.17

During the past 13 years, Covidien's highest Days Payable was 40.17. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

FRA:6COP's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 73.355 vs FRA:6COP: 40.17

Covidien's Days Payable declined from Dec. 2013 (42.67) to Dec. 2014 (41.70). It may suggest that Covidien accelerated paying its suppliers.

Covidien Days Payable Historical Data

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

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Covidien Days Payable Chart

Covidien Annual Data

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Days Payable

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39.84

43.51

52.22

48.90

41.45

Covidien Quarterly Data
	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															42.67	42.62	41.45	41.55	41.70

Competitive Comparison of Covidien's Days Payable

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Covidien'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.

Covidien's Days Payable Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Covidien's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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

Covidien 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.

Covidien's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Sep. 2014 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Sep. 2013 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Sep. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (374.748	+	388.776)	/	2 )	/	3361.632	*	365
=	381.762					/	3361.632	*	365
=	41.45

Covidien's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2014 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2014 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (388.776	+	383.603)	/	2 )	/	845.062	*	365 / 4
=	386.1895					/	845.062	*	365 / 4
=	41.70

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Covidien (FRA:6COP) Business Description

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Covidien PLC formerly known as Covidien Ltd. was incorporated in Bermuda in 2000 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. In June 2009, Covidien plc announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the acquisition of VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. In September 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Power Medical Interventions Inc. In November 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Aspect Medical Systems Inc. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. Its products are found in almost every hospital in the United States. Its mission is to create and deliver innovative healthcare solutions, developed in ethical collaboration with medical professionals. It operates through two segments: Medical Devices and Medical Supplies. The Medical Devices segment includes the development, manufacture and sale of endomechanical instruments, energy devices, soft tissue repair products, vascular products, oximetry and monitoring products, airway and ventilation products, and other medical products. The Medical Supplies segment includes the development, manufacture and sale of nursing care products, medical surgical products, SharpSafety products and original equipment manufacturer products. Competitors of Medical Devices segment include diversified healthcare companies, such as Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Baxter and C.R. Bard. Its Nursing Care products include: Curity and Kerlix and Medical Surgical products include: Medi-Trace. The Company holds more than 13,000 patents and have over 10,500 patent applications pending in the United States and in certain other countries that relate to aspects of the technology used in many of its products. The Company is subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations both within and outside the United States.

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