Standard Energy Accounts Payable

Standard Energy posts a accounts payable of $73K as of March 2009. That compares with $56K in the prior-year period — up 29.2% year over year. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, Standard Energy's accounts payable was $56K. The latest reading is $73K — a 29.2% year-over-year increase (period ending March 2009). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Accounts Payable is one piece of Standard Energy's financial statement story. At $73K, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for STDE's accounts payable usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Standard Energy's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Standard Energy against Energy peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Energy are more comparable, which makes gaps in accounts payable easier to interpret. Start with $73K here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.