Balance Sheet & Working Capital
Receivables Turnover
Turns the days needed to turn credit sales into cash into a read on operating efficiency and liquidity consumption. It shows whether growth is collected, trapped in stock or financed by delaying payments.
Receivables Turnover
receivablesTurnover · Balance Sheet & Working Capital
- Definition
- Turns the days needed to turn credit sales into cash into a read on operating efficiency and liquidity consumption. It shows whether growth is collected, trapped in stock or financed by delaying payments.
- Calculation
- Revenue / average receivables.
- Uses
- Very useful in retail, distribution, industrials, hardware, autos and businesses with inventory or customer credit. Less useful in pure software, advance-payment platforms and financials. Cross-check growth, gross margin, CFO, DSO, DIO, DPO and cash conversion cycle.
