VideoHow They Measure Up
The management of working capital combines two measures, weighted equally:
1. Days of Working Capital (DWC) = (Receivables + Inventory - Payables) ÷
(Sales ÷ 365 Days). If payables exceed the sum of receivables and inventory, DWC is negative.
2. Cash Conversion Efficiency (CCE) = Cash Flow from Operations ÷ Sales.
These two measures are used to calculate an overall ranking for the entire survey group, which allows the companies to be ordered in their respective industry sector. The overall ranking: (Highest Overall CCE - Company CCE) ÷ (Highest Overall CCE - Lowest Overall CCE) + (Lowest Overall DWC - Company DWC) ÷ (Lowest Overall DWC - Highest Overall DWC). Days sales outstanding (DSO), inventory turns, and days payable outstanding (DPO) are not part of the overall ranking criteria. Industry averages consider all companies in an industry, not just the top five.
Sources: REL Consultancy Group, Piranha Web
To benchmark your company using REL's methodology, go to www.relconsult.com.
2002 Working Capital Survey Charts
Click on an industry below to view how the companies measure up.
- Advertising
- Aerospace
- Airlines
- Automobiles (motor vehicles and parts)
- Building materials
- Chemicals
- Communications technology
- Container & packaging
- Cosmetics & personal care
- Distributors
- Electrical components & equipment
- Energy
- Entertainment & leisure
- Factory equipment & machinery
- Food & beverages
- Food retailers & wholesalers
- Forest & paper products
- Health care product & services
- Home construction
- Home construction and furnishings
- Home furnishings & appliances
- Household products & services
- Industrial & commercial construction
- Industrial & commercial services
- Industrial diversified
- Industrial equipment
- Lodging
- Media
- Medical & biological technology
- Mining & metals
- Pharmaceutical
- Retailers
- Technology
- Telecom services
- Textiles & apparel
- Tobacco
- Transportation
- Utilities
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