Lexus Granito (India) Ltd
Ratios
Working-Capital Days
Number of daysDebtor DaysInventory DaysDays Payable
How to read this: these lines track how the company manages day-to-day cash. Debtor days is how long customers take to pay; inventory days is how long stock sits before selling; days payable is how long the company takes to pay its own suppliers. Fewer debtor and inventory days generally means cash comes in faster; more days payable means the company holds its cash longer. The right level varies a lot by industry, so the trend over time matters more than any single number.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE, in %How to read this: return on capital employed (ROCE) shows how much operating profit the company earns from every unit of capital it uses, as a percentage. A higher, steady line over the years suggests the business uses its capital efficiently. As with most ratios, the multi-year trend tells you more than any single year.
| Period | Debtor Days | Inventory Days | Days Payable | Cash Conversion Cycle | Working Capital Days | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 81.54 | 51.83 | 64.09 | 69.28 | 16.98 | 16.18 |
| FY2016 | 65.02 | 72.93 | 75.98 | 61.97 | 11.40 | 14.19 |
| FY2017 | 70.51 | 164 | 197 | 37.78 | -5.19 | 13.74 |
| FY2018 | 121 | 392 | 380 | 133 | 37.10 | 15.46 |
| FY2019 | 105 | 1,323 | 778 | 650 | 84.11 | 6.51 |
| FY2020 | 155 | 1,706 | 880 | 981 | 139 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 118 | 334 | 246 | 206 | 8.06 | -39.95 |
| FY2022 | 54.52 | 914 | 672 | 297 | -7.35 | 13.23 |
| FY2023 | 52.20 | 1,224 | 599 | 677 | 53.83 | -8.02 |
| FY2024 | 37.80 | 470 | 243 | 265 | 20.05 | -12.58 |
| FY2025 | 40.52 | 2,572 | 846 | 1,767 | 106 | -1.77 |
| FY2026 | 31.20 | 2,501 | 349 | 2,183 | 203 | 6.89 |
Understanding these terms
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.
- Debtor Days
- The average number of days the company takes to collect payment from its customers after a sale.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads fewer days as cash coming in faster. A rising trend can mean customers are taking longer to pay, which ties up cash; readers compare it to the company's own past and to peers.
- Inventory Days
- The average number of days goods sit as inventory before being sold.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads lower inventory days as stock moving quickly. A rising trend can signal slowing sales or overstocking; the right level varies a lot by industry, so comparison matters.
- Days Payable
- The average number of days the company takes to pay its own suppliers.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads more days as the company holding onto cash longer — useful, within reason. Reading it next to debtor days shows whether the company collects from customers faster than it pays suppliers.
- Cash Conversion Cycle
- The number of days it takes to turn money spent on inventory back into cash from customers: inventory days plus debtor days minus days payable.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads a shorter cycle as cash being tied up for less time. A negative cycle — paying suppliers after collecting from customers — is generally a sign of strong working-capital efficiency.
- Working Capital Days
- How many days of sales are tied up in the day-to-day running of the business (receivables and inventory, net of payables).How a beginner reads it: A beginner watches the trend: fewer days means less cash locked into operations. A steadily rising figure can mean growth is consuming more and more cash to sustain.
- ROCE %
- Return on Capital Employed — operating profit as a percentage of the total capital (equity plus debt) the business uses. It measures how efficiently the company turns all its capital into operating profit.How a beginner reads it: A beginner uses ROCE to judge how well a company uses every rupee of capital, regardless of how it is financed. Consistency over many years often matters more to readers than a single high year.