Where is my cash actually going?
The manufacturing cash conversion cycle mapped stage by stage, from material purchase to collected payment, with the capital locked at each stage. Fill in your own dates and the gap comes out at the bottom.
Tools & Resources
Run your own numbers before anyone quotes you a rate.
Five things worth having on your desk before a financing conversation. Three are free. Two ask for an email. Each card says which before you click.
Does this machine pay for itself?
Enter the capacity the machine adds, the revenue per unit, and the run rate. Returns the payback period and the revenue lost per month of approval delay.
Where do my numbers sit against the sector?
Median DSO, inventory turns, gross margin, and advance rates, broken out by manufacturing sector and revenue band. Find your row, compare your numbers.
Which facility fits my asset base?
Every inventory financing structure side by side. What each advances against, typical advance rates, cost ranges, and the reporting each demands of you every month.
What does a handoff actually require?
The capital questions to settle before a generational transfer or a management buyout, in the order they need answering. Built for the year ahead of the transaction, not the week of.
The Order Book
Every other Tuesday. One number worth acting on.
New tools land here first. One number from a manufacturer's books each issue, the math behind the number, and the decision the math should change.
Elsewhere on the site
Guides
Every financing decision, worked all the way through.
Worked Examples
The full math for a manufacturer at your scale.
Articles
What moved, and whether the movement changes your decision.