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WORKING CAPITAL GAP

Find the cash caught in your business cycle.

See how much cash may be tied up while you hold inventory and wait for customers to pay. Then test how faster collections or different supplier terms could change the amount.

WORKING CAPITAL / COMMAND VIEWSCENARIO READY
THE CASH JOURNEYMoney moves.
Timing matters.

Three events shape the gap between spending and collecting.

01Buy or produce
02Sell and invoice
03Collect payment
Three levers

Change the timing.
Change the picture.

InventoryDAYS ON HAND
ReceivablesDAYS TO COLLECT
PayablesDAYS TO PAY
FROM ORDER TO COLLECTIONSEE THE GAP BEFORE IT GROWS ↗
A clearer cash picture

Your cash cycle, made visible.

Enter your sales, direct costs and the average number of days at each step. The result shows an estimated operating cash position and lets you compare a timing change immediately.

Enter your business numbers.

01 / INPUTS

How long does each stage take?

Average days
Enter 0 if none
Days after sale
Days after purchase

Test a different timing.

Choose how many days you might save or extend. The comparison updates as you move each slider.

10 days
5 days
0 days
Example numbers are prefilled. Replace them with yours.
YOUR WORKING CAPITAL OUTCOME

What the numbers mean for you.

AT YOUR CURRENT TIMINGYour cash position is ready to review.

Enter your numbers above to see the estimated gap.

Current estimate—
With your changes—
Difference—
WHAT TO DO NEXT

Review the timing.

Use your actual invoice and payment history to check these averages.

01 Confirm your average customer payment days02 Check inventory and supplier payment records03 Discuss any funding gap with our team
Discuss working capital options ↗

This is an estimate of operating working capital based on your entries, not your bank balance, an eligibility decision, or a suggested loan amount.

What the days mean

Time has a cost.

A cash conversion cycle shows the period from paying for inputs to collecting from customers. Shortening inventory or collection time, or extending supplier terms, can change the cash tied up in operations.

Inventory days + Collection days − Supplier days = Cash conversion cycle
What the amount means

Turn timing into a number.

The amount shown is a simplified operating working-capital proxy: estimated inventory plus estimated receivables minus estimated payables. Because receivables use sales while inventory and payables use direct costs, it should not be treated as a loan amount.

Inventory + Receivables − Payables = Estimated cash tied up
The model uses a 365-day year and uniform annual activity. Enter 0 inventory days if your business does not hold inventory or work in progress.