Bad Debt Credit Sales Days Sales Outstanding 
Your Virtual Credit Manager
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Learn More About YVCM Consulting The Limitations of DSO Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is widely used to assess the efficiency of a company's AR management. DSO formulas looks at sales volume during a period of time set against the ending AR balance to provide a measure of receivables turnover. Where do you need to improve?
Your Virtual Credit Manager
MAY 14, 2024
Monthly: The Three Weekly Metrics listed above Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) – This metric expresses the level of AR as the number of days of sales that comprise your AR total. For example, if you sell on Net 30 day credit terms, and all your invoices were paid on the due date, your DSO would be 30 days.
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Your Virtual Credit Manager
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The company ended up writing off millions of dollars in bad debt. Even worse, the company’s stock price was depressed because of the company’s high Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) , a common measure of AR management effectiveness. The increase in cash on hand was equivalent to four months of sales.
Gaviti
MARCH 4, 2024
Other common names include “days sales in accounts receivable,” “average receivables collection period,” or “ days sales outstanding (DSO).” Businesses often sell their products or services on credit, expecting to receive payment at a later date. This is also called your “A/R turnover ratio.”
Your Virtual Credit Manager
AUGUST 29, 2023
As you review your metrics, here are five signs that there may be a problem with your collection practices: DSO Is Rising: Days Sales Outstanding is the most common metric for measuring accounts receivable (AR) performance. As the saying goes, you can’t manage what you don’t measure.
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