payables to operating expenses ratio definition

payables to operating expenses ratio

Expressed usually as weeks of operating expenses in terms of end-of-accounting-period accounts payable, it depends on how long the firm takes to pay its operating expenses after they have been recorded. Formula: End-of-accounting-period accounts payable ÃÂ· Total operating expenses for the period (excluding cost of goods sold, depreciation, interest, taxes).

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