Light (LGSXY) Days Payable : 48.43 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Light Days Payable?

Light's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $325 Mil. Light's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $613 Mil. Hence, Light's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 48.43.

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

LGSXY' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 49.04 Med: 66.29 Max: 110.59
Current: 49.04

During the past 13 years, Light's highest Days Payable was 110.59. The lowest was 49.04. And the median was 66.29.

LGSXY's Days Payable is ranked worse than
63.24% of 389 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 76.03 vs LGSXY: 49.04

Light's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2022 (45.69) to Dec. 2023 (48.43). It may suggest that Light delayed paying its suppliers.

Light Days Payable Historical Data

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

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Light Days Payable Chart

Light Annual Data

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Days Payable

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86.98

122.52

86.81

56.74

50.40

Light Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															45.69	49.79	46.97	46.31	48.43

Competitive Comparison of Light's Days Payable

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Light'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.

Light's Days Payable Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Light's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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

Light 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.

Light's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (287.115	+	348.357)	/	2 )	/	2301.083	*	365
=	317.736					/	2301.083	*	365
=	50.40

Light's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (302.599	+	348.357)	/	2 )	/	613.27	*	365 / 4
=	325.478					/	613.27	*	365 / 4
=	48.43

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Light (LGSXY) Business Description

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LIGT3:Brazil

Address

Rua Marechal Floriano, nº 168, block 1 – 2nd floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20080-002

Website

https://ri.light.com.br

Light SA is a Brazilian private-public utility of which the state-owned power company, CEMIG, wields a controlling stake. Headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Light primarily generates, distributes, and trades energy. To do this, the company owns and operates a portfolio of hydroelectric power plants that serve the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Light derives most of its revenue from the supplying of energy, with network usage and the construction of assets also bringing in substantial amounts of revenue. The vast majority of the company's customers are residential consumers. Larger commercial customers represent the second- largest group.