To calculate days of payable outstanding (DPO), the following formula is applied, DPO = Accounts Payable X Number of Days / Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). Here, COGS refers to beginning inventory plus purchases subtracting the ending inventory.

What is the formula for accounts payable?

Accounts Payable (AP) Turnover Ratio Formula & Calculation

Accounts payable turnover rates are typically calculated by measuring the average number of days that an amount due to a creditor remains unpaid. Dividing that average number by 365 yields the accounts payable turnover ratio.

What is the formula for calculating days payable outstanding DPO?

Days payable outstanding is a great measure of how much time a company takes to pay off its vendors and suppliers. If you look at the formula, you would see that DPO is calculated by dividing the total (ending or average) accounts payable by the money paid per day (or per quarter or per month).