Article · ~8 min read
Cash Conversion Cycle
Corporate Finance Institute · corporatefinanceinstitute.com Free Beginner
Explains the cash conversion cycle as days inventory outstanding plus days sales outstanding minus days payable outstanding: how long your own cash is tied up between paying for stock and collecting from customers.
- CCC = DIO + DSO - DPO.
- Each day you cut from the cycle frees cash without borrowing.
- Compare your cycle with peers in the same industry.