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Moving Beyond DSO

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Financial Health Priorities: Organizations may have specific financial health priorities such as improving liquidity, managing working capital, or reducing credit risk. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. Where do you need to improve?

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Days sales outstanding: effectively managing DSO improves cash flow

TreviPay

An important player in effective cash flow management is days sales outstanding (DSO). DSO is the average number of days a company takes to collect a customer’s payment for a sale. Calculating and understanding DSO. You can use a fairly straightforward formula to determine your DSO.

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Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): A Guide

TreviPay

Days sales outstanding (DSO) is another good example. What is days sales outstanding (DSO)? Days sales outstanding (DSO) (also known as days receivables or cash collection period ) is a measure used to help determine the state of businesses’ collection process.

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See how effective your payment collection process is with Days Sales Outstanding in Chaser

Chaser

That’s where Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) comes into play. One of the key factors that can impact your business’s cash flow is the time it takes for your customers to pay for the goods or services you’ve provided.

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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

Gaviti

When accounting departments want a quick evaluation of the health of a business, they often look at their DSO, or days sales outstanding. Traditionally, a low DSO indicates that your company has capital available and is in good financial standing. It has $1 million in outstanding receivables but total sales of $1.5

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

Your Virtual Credit Manager

For a small business owner or executive, navigating credit decisions can be challenging, especially when they clash with the goals of other stakeholders within the company. It's essential, however, for everybody to recognize that credit decisions also have broader implications across various aspects of company operations.

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“Must Have” Metrics for Receivables Management

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If conditions are satisfactory and all your credit and collection assignments have been completed, you can then address the many other tasks and challenges requiring your attention. Do you need help collecting past due receivables or understanding your customer portfolio risks? Why Are Metrics Needed if You Have an AR Ledger?