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Difference Between Standard DSO vs Best Possible DSO

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Most business managers use the standard DSO when running the calculations, but it is also possible to calculate the best DSO. What Is ‘Standard’ DSO? It includes both the current receivables and overdue invoices. Most often, managers use a timed cycle to calculate DSO. Get started with a free demo.

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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

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When accounting departments want a quick evaluation of the health of a business, they often look at their DSO, or days sales outstanding. Traditionally, a low DSO indicates that your company has capital available and is in good financial standing. This includes both current, past and overdue invoices.

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11 Signs Your AR Portfolio May Be at Risk

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Rising Days Sales Outstanding DSO measures the average number of days it takes to collect payment after a sale. A rising DSO indicates that your collections are not matching the rate of new sales, and if that goes on for any length of time, your cash flow will not be able to support the volume of your current business operations.

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Evidence It's Time to Adjust Your Collection Practices

Your Virtual Credit Manager

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. If DSO is rising, you are falling behind. Collections is always playing a bit of catch up to sales.

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Accounts Receivable Performance Metrics: 5 KPIs You Should Be Tracking

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Most Accounts Receivable teams use DSO as the main KPI to measure their performance. 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. For example, since each company has different payment terms (e.g,

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6 Cash Flow Performance KPIs Every CFO Needs to Track

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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. If you need help with this, check out how to calculate DSO. But note that CEI is more accurate when measuring collections in shorter periods.