Loblaw (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) Days Payable : 61.90 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Loblaw Days Payable?

Loblaw's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$6,190.50 Mil. Loblaw's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$9,126.00 Mil. Hence, Loblaw's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 61.90.

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

TSX:L.PR.B.PFD' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 48.79 Med: 55.61 Max: 59.16
Current: 53.62

During the past 13 years, Loblaw's highest Days Payable was 59.16. The lowest was 48.79. And the median was 55.61.

TSX:L.PR.B.PFD's Days Payable is ranked better than
62.54% of 307 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 43.48 vs TSX:L.PR.B.PFD: 53.62

Loblaw's Days Payable increased from Mar. 2023 (61.75) to Mar. 2024 (61.90). It may suggest that Loblaw delayed paying its suppliers.

Loblaw Days Payable Historical Data

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

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Loblaw Days Payable Chart

Loblaw Annual Data

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Days Payable

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58.25

53.25

54.24

55.19

56.53

Loblaw Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															61.75	55.96	43.43	57.90	61.90

Competitive Comparison of Loblaw's Days Payable

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

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Loblaw's Days Payable Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Loblaw's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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

Loblaw 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.

Loblaw'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
=	( (6218	+	6324)	/	2 )	/	40492	*	365
=	6271					/	40492	*	365
=	56.53

Loblaw's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (6324	+	6057)	/	2 )	/	9126	*	365 / 4
=	6190.5					/	9126	*	365 / 4
=	61.90

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Loblaw (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) Business Description

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Address

1 President’s Choice Circle, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6Y 5S5

Website

https://www.loblaw.ca

Loblaw is Canada's largest retailer, operating 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President's Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program and also offers credit cards and insurance brokerage, which are collectively referred to as financial services. George Weston is Loblaw's controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.

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