Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Days Payable : 221.76 (As of Aug. 2023)

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What is Bloomsbury Publishing Days Payable?

Bloomsbury Publishing's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £71.7 Mil. Bloomsbury Publishing's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £59.0 Mil. Hence, Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 221.76.

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

LSE:BMY' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 91.17 Med: 115.7 Max: 256.77
Current: 256.77

During the past 13 years, Bloomsbury Publishing's highest Days Payable was 256.77. The lowest was 91.17. And the median was 115.70.

LSE:BMY's Days Payable is ranked better than
82.25% of 924 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 79.765 vs LSE:BMY: 256.77

Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable declined from Aug. 2022 (229.78) to Aug. 2023 (221.76). It may suggest that Bloomsbury Publishing accelerated paying its suppliers.

Bloomsbury Publishing Days Payable Historical Data

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

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Bloomsbury Publishing Days Payable Chart

Bloomsbury Publishing Annual Data

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Feb14

Feb15

Feb16

Feb17

Feb18

Feb19

Feb20

Feb21

Feb22

Feb23

Days Payable

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116.32

116.43

104.76

91.17

99.92

Bloomsbury Publishing Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															238.73	173.41	229.78	216.20	221.76

Competitive Comparison of Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable

For the Publishing subindustry, Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

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Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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Bloomsbury Publishing 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Feb. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Feb. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Feb. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Feb. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (30.245	+	35.016)	/	2 )	/	119.191	*	365
=	32.6305					/	119.191	*	365
=	99.92

Bloomsbury Publishing's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Feb. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Aug. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (35.016	+	108.326)	/	2 )	/	58.982	*	365 / 2
=	71.671					/	58.982	*	365 / 2
=	221.76

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Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Business Description

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Address

50 Bedford Square, London, GBR, WC1B 3DP

Website

https://www.bloomsbury.com

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is a publisher of books and other media for general readers, children, students, researchers, and professionals. It offers authors access to these multiple markets in multiple formats throughout the world in print, through e-books, digital downloads, and apps in schools, libraries, universities, and in terrestrial and internet bookshops. The company divisions are Consumer and Non-Consumer. Consumer division is split out into Children's Trade and Adult Trade; and Non-Consumer split between Academic and Professional, Education, Special Interest, and Content Services. It derives maximum revenue from the Consumer division segment. The company operates in the UK, North America, and other countries.