Private Equity Working Capital Velocity Test

A portfolio company can release or retain cash through receivables, inventory, and supplier terms at the same time, leaving the headline working-capital position unchanged while the operating cycle changes beneath it.

About this interactive

Test how receivables, inventory, and supplier-payment timing are moving inside the current portfolio-company working-capital position. The three-rail view supports operating cash review within our Private Equity FP&A practice.

Direction of customer-cash collection velocity.
Direction of inventory conversion through the operating cycle.
Direction of supplier-payment timing relative to the current position.
Current operating-demand direction around the working-capital position.
Headline cash direction currently carried into management review.
Management period over which the current velocity is being considered.

Interactive view

Cash velocity inside the current working-capital position

Each rail moves from the same management reference point, making supportive, slowing, and offsetting operating movements visible at the same time.

Current working-capital position Stable
ReceivablesCustomer cash collection
InventoryConversion through the operating cycle
Supplier PaymentsTiming of operating cash settlement
Slower cash velocityReferenceSupportive cash velocity
Supports velocity Slows velocity Stable

What the interactive shows

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