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. When the number drops below 80 percent, you should consider making changes to boost collections.

DSO 130

DSO Credit and Collections Bad Debt Collection Effectiveness Index 130

Gaviti

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

By extension, most A/R invoice-to-cash management platforms and teams base their key performance indicators (KPIs) on the measurement of Days Sales Outstanding, or DSO. It’s a comparison of how much you were owed at the beginning of the period versus how much you actually collected during that same period.

Collection Effectiveness Index 52

Collection Effectiveness Index Days Sales Outstanding DSO Credit and Collections 52

Gaviti

JANUARY 2, 2024

But continually high ADD scores across clients may indicate poor collection efficiency on your side. Here’s the formula for Average Days Delinquent: ADD = Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) – Best Possible Days Sales Outstanding (BPDSO) Note the role of the DSO metric in this calculation.

Collection Effectiveness Index 52

Collection Effectiveness Index Average Days Delinquent Days Sales Outstanding DSO 52

Gaviti

APRIL 3, 2024

When accounting departments want a quick evaluation of the health of a business, they often look at their DSO, or days sales outstanding. However, days sales outstanding are subject to a range of factors and targets should always be based on the wider context of the business and industry.

DSO 52

DSO Days Sales Outstanding Credit and Collections Collection Effectiveness Index 52