{
  "slug": "cash-conversion-days",
  "title": "Cash Conversion Cycle Calculator",
  "heading": "Cash Conversion Cycle Calculator",
  "category": "other",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/cash-conversion-days",
  "summary": "How many days your cash is tied up in the business.",
  "description": "The cash conversion cycle combines inventory, receivables and payables into one number: days between paying suppliers and getting paid. Lower is healthier.",
  "formula": "CCC = DIO + DSO − DPO.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=cash-conversion-days",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "dio",
      "label": "Days inventory outstanding",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 40,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "dso",
      "label": "Days sales outstanding",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 38,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "dpo",
      "label": "Days payables outstanding",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 30,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "label": "Annual revenue",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 750000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "ccc",
      "label": "Cash conversion cycle",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "tied",
      "label": "Working capital tied up",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "daily",
      "label": "Revenue per day",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Days inventory outstanding: 40",
      "Days sales outstanding: 38",
      "Days payables outstanding: 30",
      "Annual revenue: 750000 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Cash conversion cycle: 48",
      "Working capital tied up: $98,630",
      "Revenue per day: $2,055"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter days inventory outstanding.",
      "Enter days sales outstanding.",
      "Enter days payables outstanding.",
      "Enter annual revenue ($).",
      "Read your cash conversion cycle on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "dio": 24,
        "dso": 23,
        "dpo": 18,
        "revenue": 450000
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "dio": 40,
        "dso": 38,
        "dpo": 30,
        "revenue": 750000
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "dio": 64,
        "dso": 61,
        "dpo": 48,
        "revenue": 1200000
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary.",
    "Results are rounded for readability; add a buffer before ordering, booking, or committing.",
    "Double-check anything with a real cost attached against a local quote."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the cash conversion cycle calculator work?",
      "a": "The cash conversion cycle combines inventory, receivables and payables into one number: days between paying suppliers and getting paid. Lower is healthier. The underlying maths is: CCC = DIO + DSO − DPO."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "4 values: days inventory outstanding, days sales outstanding, days payables outstanding, and annual revenue. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the cash conversion cycle result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a decimal number and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone doing everyday planning maths — a quick estimate that would otherwise need four browser tabs and a calculator app."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/invoice-factoring-cost",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/late-payment-interest"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Cash Conversion Cycle Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/cash-conversion-days)"
}