Accounts Payable Turnover

Accounts payable turnover explains how many times a business pays its creditors in a set timespan. Companies can use this metric to measure their short-term liquidity.

What is Accounts Payable Turnover?

Accounts payable turnover explains how many times a business pays its creditors in a set timespan. Companies can use this metric to measure their short-term liquidity.

Here’s how to calculate accounts payable turnover:

Accounts payable turnover = total purchases on credit/[(beginning accounts payable + ending accounts payable)/2]