Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU)

Number of days of payables

		Jan 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 28, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 29, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 30, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Jan 29, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 30, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	May 1, 2022	Apr 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Jan 30, 2022
Payables turnover		—	—	—	—	—	17.05	—	17.08	—	14.38	—	—	20.91	—	14.67	—	14.70	—	—	13.56
Number of days of payables	days	—	—	—	—	—	21.41	—	21.37	—	25.37	—	—	17.46	—	24.88	—	24.83	—	—	26.91

January 31, 2025 calculation

Number of days of payables = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ —
= —

The number of days of payables for Lululemon Athletica Inc. fluctuated over the given period. On January 30, 2022, the company took approximately 26.91 days to pay its outstanding payables. This figure was not available for January 31, 2022, and April 30, 2022.

The number of days of payables decreased to 24.83 days on May 1, 2022, suggesting a potential improvement in the company's ability to manage its accounts payable efficiently. However, such data is missing for July 31, 2022, and October 31, 2022.

By January 29, 2023, Lululemon further reduced its days of payables to 17.46 days, indicating a quicker turnover in settling its outstanding liabilities. Again, no data is available for January 31, 2023, and the subsequent periods.

On July 30, 2023, the number of days of payables increased slightly to 25.37 days, possibly indicating a lag in accounts payable management. Subsequent figures for July 31, 2023, and the following periods are missing.

As of October 29, 2023, Lululemon decreased its days of payables to 21.37 days. The company maintained a similar level by January 28, 2024, at 21.41 days. However, data for January 31, 2024, and the periods thereafter are not available.

In conclusion, the number of days of payables for Lululemon Athletica Inc. has shown fluctuations over the analyzed period, with some periods indicating efficient management of payables, while data gaps exist for some months, limiting a complete trend analysis.