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Industry Benchmark Calculator

Compare your DSO, DIO, DPO, and cash conversion cycle against your industry average and best-in-class, so you can see where your working capital is tied up longer than your peers'.

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Benchmarks & Industry
$109,589Fair
Excess cash tied up vs. industry
58 daysYour DSO
50 daysIndustry average
28 daysCash conversion cycle

At 58 days to collect against the 50-day manufacturing average, this business holds about $109,589 more in receivables than its peers.

What you get

Where you stand against your industry

A cash conversion cycle only means something next to your peers. Enter your industry, annual revenue, days sales outstanding, and inventory days. The calculator lines your DSO, DIO, DPO, and CCC up against the industry average and best-in-class, so you can see which number is costing you cash and how much room you have to close the gap.

  • Your DSO, DIO, DPO, and CCC beside your industry average and best-in-class
  • Shows which part of the cycle is holding cash the longest
  • Sizes the working capital freed up by reaching the industry benchmark

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Industry benchmarks

How does your working capital compare?

See your DSO against your industry average and best-in-class, the excess cash it ties up, and where you could free it.

Industry
Annual revenue
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Your DSO · Days sales outstanding — average days to collect.
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Your DIO · Days inventory outstanding — leave 0 if you hold none.
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The Flow

One working-capital decision every other week. Which asset to borrow against, what a facility costs all-in, or how to make payroll before your customer pays, in a two-minute read.

Bi-weekly. 26 issues a year.