working capital cycle for a tradeinventories days


Working capital cycle for a trade

Inventories days (time inventories are

held before being sold)

 

+

 

Trade receivables days (how long the

credit customers take to pay)

 

-

 

 

Trade payables days (how long the

company takes to pay its suppliers)

 

=

 

 

Working capital cycle (in days)

(Inventories/ cost of sales)x 365 days

 

 

+

 

(Trade receivables / credit sales) x 365 days

 

 

-

 

 

(Trade payables / purchases)x 365 days

 

 

=

 

 

Working capital cycle (in days)

Please note that for "trade payable days" calculation, if information about credit purchases isn't known then cost of sales is used instead.

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