Working Capital & Cash Cycle Analysis

Explain where cash is tied up in the operating cycle. This application is designed to review inventory, receivable and payable days together, connecting period trends with business targets and the cash effects of changed assumptions.

Best suited to

Businesses analysing working capital in their own operations.

What you can manage

• Calculate inventory days from the entered operating data.
• Review customer receivable days over the selected periods.
• Assess supplier payable days using the same reporting basis.
• Compare observed trends with targets defined by the business.
• Estimate cash effects associated with the selected working capital assumptions.

A practical workflow

Prepare consistent period inputs and review the three operating-cycle measures together. Compare them with internal targets, investigate the underlying activity and test how changed assumptions would affect the cash tied up in operations.

Why this workflow matters

Cash analysis is most useful when the underlying business assumptions can be challenged. Connecting the measure to its operating inputs helps management distinguish a recorded fact from a scenario or target, compare alternatives on a consistent basis and decide which actions warrant a more detailed operational review.

Working with your records

Use current records and clearly identified assumptions for the selected planning date. Review the timing and completeness of expected movements before acting on a calculated position. Forecasts and scenarios are estimates based on the inputs supplied; they do not guarantee future cash availability or provide lending, investment or foreign exchange services.

Licence

12-month software licence purchased with a one-time payment. The purchase covers the stated licence term and does not create an automatically renewing subscription.