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Time Warner (Time Warner) Days Payable : 11.63 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Time Warner Days Payable?

Time Warner's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $601 Mil. Time Warner's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $4,717 Mil. Hence, Time Warner's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 11.63.

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

TWX's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 81.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Time Warner's Days Payable increased from Mar. 2017 (11.04) to Mar. 2018 (11.63). It may suggest that Time Warner delayed paying its suppliers.


Time Warner Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Time Warner'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.

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Time Warner Days Payable Chart

Time Warner Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.59 12.40 13.86 13.15 13.49

Time Warner Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.04 11.45 12.07 11.29 11.63

Competitive Comparison of Time Warner's Days Payable

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Time Warner'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.


Time Warner's Days Payable Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Time Warner 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.

Time Warner's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2016 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2017 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (527 + 777) / 2 ) / 17647*365
=652 / 17647*365
=13.49

Time Warner's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2017 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2018 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (777 + 425) / 2 ) / 4717*365 / 4
=601 / 4717*365 / 4
=11.63

* 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.


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Time Warner (Time Warner) Business Description

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Time Warner is a pure-play entertainment company that owns several television networks, including HBO, CNN, TNT, and the CW. The filmed entertainment segment creates and distributes movies and television programming for internal and external distribution outlets. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema combine to form the largest filmmaker in the world. The company owns a deep and valuable content library that includes popular movie franchises such as DC Comics and Harry Potter and television programs such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory.
Executives
Fred Hassan director C/O CARET GROUP,, 1100 HOLLAND DR., BOCA RATON FL 33487
Douglas Edward Horne officer: SVP and Controller ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gary L Ginsberg officer: Executive Vice President TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Olaf Olafsson officer: Executive Vice President C/O TIME WARNER INC. ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul Wachter director C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert C Clark director C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
William P Barr director C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Howard M Averill officer: EVP and CFO CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Paul T Cappuccio officer: EVP and General Counsel TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carlos M Gutierrez director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Carol A Melton officer: Executive Vice President 4445 WILLARD AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Jessica P Einhorn director C/O BLACKROCK, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Mathias Dopfner director C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deborah C Wright director CARVER BANCORP, INC, 75 W. 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
James L Barksdale director C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019

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