CFO / Treasury

Your Working Capital Is Trapped at
$14.2M Instead of $8M

$6.2M of cash is stuck in receivables and inventory that should be funding growth. Your board sees revenue. You see the trap.

$14.2M
Current Working Capital
$8M
Target Working Capital
86
Cash Conversion Cycle (Days)
$6.2M
Trapped Capital

Where Your Cash Is Trapped

Bridge from target to actual working capital

$16M$12M$8M$4M$0
$8.0M
+$4.2M
+$3.8M
-$1.8M
$14.2M
Target
Cash
Receivables
(DSO: 52d)
Inventory
(DIO: 68d)
Payables
(DPO: 34d)
Trapped
Capital

$6.2M excess working capital = 77% more tied up than necessary. Every dollar trapped here is a dollar not funding growth.

Your Cash Conversion Cycle

How long it takes to turn a dollar spent into a dollar collected

52 days
DSO
+
68 days
DIO
-
34 days
DPO
=
86 days
CCC
DSO: 52 days
Days Sales Outstanding - Time to collect from customers
DIO: 68 days
Days Inventory Outstanding - Time inventory sits unsold
DPO: 34 days
Days Payables Outstanding - Time to pay suppliers
Cash Conversion Cycle = DSO + DIO - DPO. Every day costs you.

Your Numbers vs. Best-in-Class

Where the gap lives

MetricYour CompanyBest-in-ClassGap (Days)
DSO5235+17
DIO6842+26
DPO3445-11
CCC8632+54
DSO
52d
DIO
68d
DPO
34d
CCC
86d

The Optimization Roadmap

Four levers to free trapped capital. SlideStrike shows the impact of each.

Step 1

Accelerate Receivables

Early payment discounts, faster invoicing, stricter credit terms

DSO -12 days = $1.4M freed
Step 2

Optimize Inventory

JIT practices, demand forecasting, SKU rationalization

DIO -18 days = $2.1M freed
Step 3

Extend Payables

Renegotiate terms, leverage supplier financing, optimize payment timing

DPO +8 days = $0.9M freed
Step 4

Working Capital Dashboard

Real-time visibility into all three levers with automated alerts

CCC reduced to 48 days
TOTAL IMPACT
$4.4M Cash Freed
CCC reduced from 86 days to 48 days

Questions from CFOs and Treasurers

What finance leaders ask about working capital visualization

QHow does SlideStrike build working capital bridges automatically?

SlideStrike connects to your ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) or accepts Excel exports. It automatically calculates DSO, DIO, DPO and builds waterfall charts showing exactly where capital is trapped. 60 seconds from data to board-ready slides.

QCan it show working capital trends over time?

Yes. SlideStrike generates time-series views showing how your cash conversion cycle has changed quarter over quarter, with variance analysis highlighting improvement areas and regression risks.

QHow do I present this to the board without financial jargon?

SlideStrike translates working capital metrics into business impact. Instead of "DSO increased 8 days," your board sees "$1.2M additional cash trapped in receivables." Executive-friendly automatically.

QDoes it integrate with our treasury management system?

SlideStrike integrates with major TMS platforms including Kyriba, GTreasury, and ION Treasury. Cash position data flows directly into working capital analysis for real-time visibility.

QCan I scenario model different working capital strategies?

Absolutely. SlideStrike lets you model "what if" scenarios: What if we reduce DSO by 10 days? What if inventory turns improve 15%? See the cash impact instantly and present options to leadership.

UNLOCK TRAPPED CAPITAL

See Your Working Capital Bridge in 60 Seconds

SlideStrike connects to your ERP and builds working capital analysis automatically.

Waterfall charts showing trapped cash
Cash conversion cycle visualization
DSO/DIO/DPO benchmarking
Optimization roadmap with ROI
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