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6 Cash Flow Performance KPIs Every CFO Needs to Track

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In this blog, you’ll learn about the most important cash flow metrics and cash application KPIs for CFO performance and their relationship to your overall financial planning. What is a Cash Application KPI? Average Days Delinquent (ADD) ADD is an essential cash flow metric.

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Accounts Receivable Performance Metrics: 5 KPIs You Should Be Tracking

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To calculate traditional DSO , take the total A/R balance sheet, divide it by your total sales and multiply the quotient by the number of days in the period you want to measure. It’s a comparison of how much you were owed at the beginning of the period versus how much you actually collected during that same period.

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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

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Companies who are able to get their traditional DSO within 3-4 days of the Best Possible DSO on average, however, benefit from healthy cash flows, long-term business growth and higher valuations. Have an effective process in place to deal with late receivables. Cash application.

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