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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

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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. This includes both current, past and overdue invoices.

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Accounts Receivable Performance Metrics: 5 KPIs You Should Be Tracking

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Most Accounts Receivable teams use DSO as the main KPI to measure their performance. By extension, most A/R invoice-to-cash management platforms and teams base their key performance indicators (KPIs) on the measurement of Days Sales Outstanding, or DSO.

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6 Cash Flow Performance KPIs Every CFO Needs to Track

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Here’s the formula for Average Days Delinquent: ADD = Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) – Best Possible Days Sales Outstanding (BPDSO) Note the role of the DSO metric in this calculation. Many companies evaluate these two KPIs in tandem because it offers a broader understanding of how long it takes to convert invoices to cash.