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in the 12-months ending June 30, 2024. Here’s a warning to trade creditor’s from a major commercial credit bureau (from CreditSafe’s Cost of Late Payments report). When you do eventually get paid, you recover the cost you expended in fulfilling the customer order albeit less the cost of collections and borrowing.
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Chances are, there is a lot that needs to be done in terms of accountsreceivable (AR) management between now and December 31st, especially if you are short of your Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) goals. Anything less, and you are wasting valuable time. it just might help them collect faster and pay you sooner.
(Photo by Melinda Gimpel on Unsplash ) The American Bankruptcy Institute recently reported that, “The 6,067 total commercial chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first nine months of 2024 represented a 36 percent increase over the 4,561 filed during the same period in 2023.” This initial uptick is only expected to get worse.
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Your accountsreceivable (AR) and cash balances as of December 31, 2023, are very important numbers. Suppliers, lenders, and credit rating agencies place substantial importance on these numbers when assessing your liquidity and overall financial strength.
There has always been a strong correlation between the cost of funds and accountsreceivable (AR) management. Any delays in receiving payments from customers can, therefore, have a more pronounced effect on a company's bottom line profits. Where Are Interest Rates Headed? it just might help them pay you sooner.
If you are an executive at a small or mid-sized business, chances are you are in the process of putting together a budget for 2024, or have already done so. Maybe you have factored in an incremental improvement in DSO, but how much thought have you given to how you are going to meet that budgeted goal?
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From a credit management perspective, there is considerable uncertainty about the future as 2025 evolves. The days of easy money are history, while market volatility has increased. Photo by Christine Roy on Unsplash ) Underlying everything is the struggle low and middle-income consumers are having to make ends meet.
A client, who rented heavy equipment to manufacturers and construction firms across a multi-state market area, was saddled with an accountsreceivable (AR) growing faster than revenue. In other words, they weren’t collecting everything being sold.
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