Any small business person is acutely aware of the importance of liquidity -- having enough cash available to pay the bills. That's why business owners and managers monitor the cash conversion cycle, ...

Money is tied up in inventory until it can be sold. As a result, cash invested in the inventory is not available for alternative uses. Maintaining a short operating cycle and cash conversion cycle are ...

The rate of conversion from income to cash flow matters because the more cash a company generates, the more cash it can invest or return to shareholders without increasing debt. The cash conversion ...