Atlas Cycle (Haryana) Ltd
Ratios
Working-Capital Days
Number of daysDebtor DaysInventory DaysDays Payable
How to read this: these lines track how the company manages day-to-day cash. Debtor days is how long customers take to pay; inventory days is how long stock sits before selling; days payable is how long the company takes to pay its own suppliers. Fewer debtor and inventory days generally means cash comes in faster; more days payable means the company holds its cash longer. The right level varies a lot by industry, so the trend over time matters more than any single number.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE, in %How to read this: return on capital employed (ROCE) shows how much operating profit the company earns from every unit of capital it uses, as a percentage. A higher, steady line over the years suggests the business uses its capital efficiently. As with most ratios, the multi-year trend tells you more than any single year.
| Period | Debtor Days | Inventory Days | Days Payable | Cash Conversion Cycle | Working Capital Days | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | 73.20 | 83.27 | 89.91 | 66.55 | -1.89 | 7.39 |
| FY2014 | 91.17 | 70.10 | 95.39 | 65.87 | 3.37 | -2.86 |
| FY2015 | 72.77 | 35.66 | 78.97 | 29.46 | -22.69 | -11.45 |
| FY2016 | 67.41 | 34.43 | 100 | 1.64 | -8.23 | 1.02 |
| FY2017 | 73.89 | 37.47 | 96.23 | 15.13 | -7.48 | 5.62 |
| FY2018 | 94.93 | 47.53 | 153 | -10.15 | -3.76 | 3.61 |
| FY2019 | 66.13 | 36.22 | 118 | -15.76 | -28.95 | -33.10 |
| FY2020 | 85.85 | 100 | 346 | -160 | -83.02 | -39.28 |
| FY2021 | 550 | 564 | 2,761 | -1,647 | -1,224 | -76.03 |
| FY2022 | 2,256 | 1,327 | 8,275 | -4,692 | -8,110 | -201.63 |
| FY2023 | 3,943 | 1,038 | 9,483 | -4,501 | -17,035 | — |
| FY2024 | 153 | 109 | 1,753 | -1,491 | -3,588 | -26.64 |
Understanding these terms
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.
- Debtor Days
- The average number of days the company takes to collect payment from its customers after a sale.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads fewer days as cash coming in faster. A rising trend can mean customers are taking longer to pay, which ties up cash; readers compare it to the company's own past and to peers.
- Inventory Days
- The average number of days goods sit as inventory before being sold.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads lower inventory days as stock moving quickly. A rising trend can signal slowing sales or overstocking; the right level varies a lot by industry, so comparison matters.
- Days Payable
- The average number of days the company takes to pay its own suppliers.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads more days as the company holding onto cash longer — useful, within reason. Reading it next to debtor days shows whether the company collects from customers faster than it pays suppliers.
- Cash Conversion Cycle
- The number of days it takes to turn money spent on inventory back into cash from customers: inventory days plus debtor days minus days payable.How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads a shorter cycle as cash being tied up for less time. A negative cycle — paying suppliers after collecting from customers — is generally a sign of strong working-capital efficiency.
- Working Capital Days
- How many days of sales are tied up in the day-to-day running of the business (receivables and inventory, net of payables).How a beginner reads it: A beginner watches the trend: fewer days means less cash locked into operations. A steadily rising figure can mean growth is consuming more and more cash to sustain.
- ROCE %
- Return on Capital Employed — operating profit as a percentage of the total capital (equity plus debt) the business uses. It measures how efficiently the company turns all its capital into operating profit.How a beginner reads it: A beginner uses ROCE to judge how well a company uses every rupee of capital, regardless of how it is financed. Consistency over many years often matters more to readers than a single high year.