Cash & Working Capital
Cash Conversion Cycle Calculator
How many days your cash is trapped between paying suppliers and getting paid — negative numbers mean customers fund your growth.
Inputs
- Days inventory outstanding
- Days sales outstanding
- Days payable outstanding
How to use this calculator
- Enter days inventory outstanding, days sales outstanding, and days payable outstanding.
- The tool nets them into your cash conversion cycle in days.
- A lower number means cash comes back faster. A negative number means suppliers fund your growth.
What each term means
- Cash conversion cycle
- Days between paying for inventory and collecting the cash from selling it.
- DIO / DSO / DPO
- Days inventory sits, days customers take to pay, days you take to pay suppliers.
- Negative cycle
- You collect from customers before you pay suppliers, which makes the business self-funding.
Educational disclaimer: Outputs are simplified educational estimates built from the numbers you enter — they are not financial, legal, tax, or investment advice, and real decisions deserve verified figures and qualified professionals.