Hostess Brands Accounts Payable

Hostess Brands posts a accounts payable of $90M as of September 2023. That compares with $96M in the prior-year period — down 6.7% 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, Hostess Brands's accounts payable was $96M. The latest reading is $90M — a 6.7% year-over-year decrease (period ending September 2023). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Accounts Payable is one piece of Hostess Brands's financial statement story. At $90M, 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 TWNK'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; Hostess Brands's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Hostess Brands against Consumer Staples peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Staples are more comparable, which makes gaps in accounts payable easier to interpret. Start with $90M here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.