BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Cash Conversion Cycle
- the time between the acquisition of a raw material and the receipt of payment for the finished product.
- Also known as Cash Cycle
Additional Resources
- Cash Flow, Profits and the Cash Conversion Cycle
- Calculating cash flow is one of the most important tasks of the business owner. Revenue and expenses are rarely constant in a business and cash requirements need to be planned for shortfalls, seasonal factors or one time large payments. At the end of the day, a company that cannot pay...
- White papers
- Using The Cash Conversion Cycle
- Why do fundamentals matter when just a few years ago every stock went upwards? Well, in the end, a solid company with strong fundamentals and a management team who is consistent and accountable to investors will likely remain a good long-term company. In other words, your average S&P 500 blue-chip...
- White papers 2002-09-24
- Canadian Technology Reseller Think Communications Finds Flexibility in Its Cash Conversion Cycle Working With IBM and Bell Microproducts
- Think Communications, Inc., a leading local technology products and services reseller for business, academia and government agencies in the province of British Columbia, Canada, has aligned itself with IBM Global Financing , the lending and leasing business segment of IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Bell Microproducts (PINKSHEETS:...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- Where Cash and Trade Converge
- More corporate treasurers are turning to web-based solutions such as electronic payables discounting. This paper explains how it can be used to optimise working capital and why it is particularly well suited to the Latin American market. Historically, cash management and trade have been housed in separate departments, both reporting...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- Fitch Report Sees Mixed Results in Cash Conversion Cycles in the U.S. Consumer Products Industry
- NEW YORK -- A Fitch Ratings analysis of cash conversion cycles CCCs in the U.S. household products and personal industries found that while cycles have improved over the last five years, several companies still have need for improvement. Among the 10 companies in Fitch's sample, four have CCCs above...
- Research articles 2007-07-09
- Avoiding Cash-Flow Problems
- Cash flow is the life blood of any business, and a core indicator of an enterprise's financial health and viability. While not a failsafe way to appraise performance, cash flow is as good a barometer as any to quickly judge the financial performance of an entire company, an operating unit,...
- Articles 2007-11-14
- Cycle Time Reduction - Driver To Supply Chain Management Results
- From the executive summary: ‘There are numerous financial and non-financial cycle time metrics, for example, on-time customer order delivery, manufacture to order complete, cash conversion cycle, and days sales outstanding. A good one should be a measure of the length of time for a process, especially one that crosses the...
- White papers 2004-07-28
- Flextronics International Ltd F2Q08 (Qtr End 9/28/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator : Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Amit Daryanani from RBC Capital Markets, your line is open. Amit Daryanani - RBC Capital Markets Thanks. Good afternoon, guys. Just a really quick question. Just some news out of Asia earlier this month, I think regarding FLEX signing...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-24
- Lennar Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of David Goldberg - UBS David Goldberg - UBS Nice quarter, first question is about the finished lots that you are purchasing and Bruce thanks for the detail on the amount that you said on...
- Earnings calls 2009-09-21
- Silicon Graphics, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Julie Quattro Any questions, please let us know. Operator Operator instructions We'll pause for just a moment to compile the Q&A roster. Bo Ewald Sounds like we're doing that in stereo or in echo. Operator Our first question comes from...
- Earnings calls 2008-05-24
- Logitech International SA F1Q06 (Qtr Ending June 30, 2006) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (LOGI)
- Question-and-Answer SessionThank you. Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Ted Chung - Bear Stearns. Ted Chung - Bear Stearns Hi, I had a quick question for you regarding your guidance. Given that your revenue growth for 1Q was 18% and you talked about new, exciting...
- Earnings calls 2006-07-20
- It's 5:00 P.M. How Much Did You Lose Today In Your Supply Chain Finance?
- In an environment characterized by decreasing demand and narrowing margins, it is not surprising that the strategic focus for major corporations is to optimize process management. As a result, the cash conversion cycle also known as working capital days deployed or operating cycle of a company takes on great significance...
- White papers 2003-08-05
- Western Digital Launches 2-Terabyte Hard Drive Amid Slump
- Western Digital LogoAgainst a backdrop of dwindling demand, credit difficulties for customers, and too much inventory, Western Digital is introducing a 2-terabyte hard drive with 3 1/2 inch platters, the largest capacity hard drive in the industry. Is this an opportune time to introduce a next generation product? ...
- Blog posts 2009-01-31
- The Heart Of Working Capital Management Is About Managing Relationships
- The goal of working capital management is to ensure that a company is able to continue its operations and at the same time to generate sufficient cash to satisfy cash requirements of maturing short term debt and future operational expenses. Most would consider working capital to be the relationship between...
- White papers 2009-03-09
- Asset Based Lending
- Asset based lending can be defined as secured business loan in which the borrower pledges as collateral any assets used in the conduct of his/her business. These loans rely less on the borrower's operating performance as compared to the cash-flow loans and focus more on the collateral's cash conversion cycle...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Strategic Planning For Nimbleness
- The pace of change in the Information Technology Reseller industry dictates that successful resellers be exceptionally nimble. Nimbleness means being quick, alert, resourceful, and clever. There are many dimensions of nimbleness, with some variations among different businesses. However, the common dimensions are: sales growth projection, efficiency improvements to shrink expenses,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Effect Of Working Capital Management On Firm Profitability: Evidence From Turkey
- This paper analyzes the effect of working capital management on firm profitability. In accordance with this aim, to consider statistically significant relationships between firm profitability and the components of cash conversion cycle at length, a sample consisting of Istanbul Stock Exchange ISE listed manufacturing firms for the period of 1998-2007...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Where Demand Meets Supply
- When every part of the supply chain can touch every other part, the potential for value-creating networks can become reality. For simplicity's sake, supply chains are often illustrated in a linear fashion. A supplier links to manufacturing, which links to distribution, which links to the retail operation, which links to...
- White papers 2000-03-01
- Wolseley plc Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. [Operators Instructions]. We will take now our first question from Tim [inaudible]. Please go ahead. Unidentified Analyst Hey, guys. This is Tim [inaudible] in Dublin. My first question is in relation to the stock...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-30
- Precision Drilling Trust Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. We will now take questions from the telephone lines. [Operator Instructions]. The first question is from John Tasdemir from TRISTONE Capital. Please go ahead. John Tasdemir - TRISTONE Capital Hi. Good afternoon, guys. Kevin, welcome back to Alberta. Hope they...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
