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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 46.33 | 66.97 | 188 | -74.74 | -25.65 | -0.44 |
| FY2016 | 52.63 | 78.42 | 185 | -53.86 | -40.92 | -0.82 |
| FY2017 | 34.95 | 2,822 | 269 | 2,588 | 253 | -1.98 |
| FY2018 | 44.09 | 2,443 | 265 | 2,222 | 229 | 0.27 |
| FY2019 | 69.05 | 1,926 | 388 | 1,608 | 212 | -1.83 |
| FY2020 | 40.80 | 2,751 | 535 | 2,257 | 146 | -4.51 |
| FY2021 | 69.11 | 7,756 | 930 | 6,895 | 196 | -8.88 |
| FY2022 | 10.27 | 1,135 | 308 | 838 | -102 | -3.22 |
| FY2023 | 10.54 | 14.18 | 55.94 | -31.22 | -49.01 | 4.10 |
| FY2024 | 11.06 | 51.88 | 244 | -181 | -66.88 | 1.80 |
| FY2025 | 8.54 | 55.50 | 239 | -175 | -66.97 | 1.48 |
| FY2026 | 7.29 | 53.79 | 229 | -168 | -65.18 | 1.10 |
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.