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Formosan Union Chemical (TPE:1709) Days Payable : 29.90 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Formosan Union Chemical Days Payable?

Formosan Union Chemical's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$726 Mil. Formosan Union Chemical's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$2,216 Mil. Hence, Formosan Union Chemical's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 29.90.

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

TPE:1709' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.53   Med: 18.14   Max: 31.09
Current: 26.29

During the past 13 years, Formosan Union Chemical's highest Days Payable was 31.09. The lowest was 12.53. And the median was 18.14.

TPE:1709's Days Payable is ranked worse than
84.78% of 1505 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 61 vs TPE:1709: 26.29

Formosan Union Chemical's Days Payable increased from Mar. 2023 (29.51) to Mar. 2024 (29.90). It may suggest that Formosan Union Chemical delayed paying its suppliers.


Formosan Union Chemical Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosan Union Chemical'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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Formosan Union Chemical Days Payable Chart

Formosan Union Chemical Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.97 16.35 17.45 26.52 31.09

Formosan Union Chemical Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 29.51 23.65 21.19 24.80 29.90

Competitive Comparison of Formosan Union Chemical's Days Payable

For the Chemicals subindustry, Formosan Union Chemical's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

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Formosan Union Chemical's Days Payable Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Formosan Union Chemical's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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Formosan Union Chemical 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.

Formosan Union Chemical'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
=( (779.937 + 629.875) / 2 ) / 8276.596*365
=704.906 / 8276.596*365
=31.09

Formosan Union Chemical'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
=( (629.875 + 822.076) / 2 ) / 2215.576*365 / 4
=725.9755 / 2215.576*365 / 4
=29.90

* 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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Formosan Union Chemical (TPE:1709) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.206, Nanking East Road, 14th Floor, Section 2, Taipei, TWN
Formosan Union Chemical Corp is a Taiwan-based company principally engaged in the manufacturing, processing, and trading of chemical products. Its key products are alkyl benzene, nonyl phenol, and hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin and its derivatives. The products are mainly used as raw materials for detergents, surfactants rubbers, and plastic anti-oxidant agents, among others.

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