Measuring Business Efficiency with Inventory Turnover and Receivable/Payable Days

The lecture discusses how to measure business efficiency using three key ratios: inventory turnover, receivables days, and payables days. Inventory turnover measures how often a business sells and replaces its inventory. Receivables days indicate the average time customers take to pay, while payables days show how long a business takes to pay its suppliers. Strategies to optimize cash flow include reducing receivables days and extending payables days. The lecture emphasizes the importance of balancing these ratios for healthy cash flow and business efficiency.

What are the three main formulae discussed for measuring business efficiency?

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How is inventory turnover calculated?

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What does a high number of receivables days indicate about a business?

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What strategies can a business implement to reduce receivables days?

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What are the advantages of paying suppliers quickly?

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How do receivables days and payables days relate to a business's cash flow?

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What is the ideal situation regarding receivables days and payables days for a business?

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