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Zhihu (ZH) Days Payable : 193.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zhihu Days Payable?

Zhihu's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $138.1 Mil. Zhihu's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $65.2 Mil. Hence, Zhihu's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 193.40.

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

ZH' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 189.57   Med: 207.17   Max: 292.46
Current: 194.33

During the past 5 years, Zhihu's highest Days Payable was 292.46. The lowest was 189.57. And the median was 207.17.

ZH's Days Payable is ranked better than
79.63% of 432 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 60.97 vs ZH: 194.33

Zhihu's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2022 (172.26) to Dec. 2023 (193.40). It may suggest that Zhihu delayed paying its suppliers.


Zhihu Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhihu'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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Zhihu Days Payable Chart

Zhihu Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Payable
292.46 236.25 196.77 207.17 189.57

Zhihu Quarterly Data
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 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 172.26 180.51 206.06 203.46 193.40

Competitive Comparison of Zhihu's Days Payable

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Zhihu'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.


Zhihu's Days Payable Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Zhihu's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zhihu 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.

Zhihu'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
=( (131.404 + 145.448) / 2 ) / 266.525*365
=138.426 / 266.525*365
=189.57

Zhihu'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
=( (130.732 + 145.448) / 2 ) / 65.152*365 / 4
=138.09 / 65.152*365 / 4
=193.40

* 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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Zhihu (ZH) Business Description

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Address
A5 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100083
Zhihu Inc is primarily engaged in the operation of one online content community and monetizes through paid membership services, advertising services, content-commerce solutions services and vocational training in China. It generates revenues from Advertising services, Paid membership services, Content-commerce solutions, and Others. It derives all its revenues within China.