Cash conversion cycle calculator UK
Combine inventory, customer payment and supplier payment days. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Cash conversion cycle
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Use consistent period averages. A negative cycle is possible; this measure does not alone forecast cash balances or financing needs.
How the cash conversion cycle calculator uk works
Cycle = inventory days + receivable days − payable days.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: cash conversion cycle
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Inventory holding days
- 45
- Customer collection days
- 30
- Supplier payment days
- 40
Cash conversion cycle: 35 days
Cycle = inventory days + receivable days − payable days.
Cash conversion cycle: questions answered
What does the cash conversion cycle calculation include?
Cycle = inventory days + receivable days − payable days. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Use consistent period averages. A negative cycle is possible; this measure does not alone forecast cash balances or financing needs.
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Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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