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.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY2018 | 190 | 30.42 | 50.30 | 170 | 109 | 18.22 |
| FY2019 | 193 | 2.86 | 46.28 | 149 | 105 | 6.51 |
| FY2020 | 185 | 12.03 | 45.41 | 152 | 147 | 5.62 |
| FY2021 | 234 | 13.74 | 11.66 | 236 | 258 | 0.12 |
| FY2022 | 163 | 2.89 | 1.33 | 164 | 228 | 6.16 |
| FY2023 | 569 | 30.59 | 18.35 | 581 | 1,776 | -5.03 |
| FY2024 | 423 | 773 | 0.73 | 1,195 | 1,393 | 1.38 |
| FY2025 | 183 | 26.85 | 210 | 0.22 | 328 | 7.95 |
| FY2026 | 2,669 | 350 | 2,732 | 286 | 4,160 | -0.37 |
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.