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 | 1 | 269 | 0 | 270 | 231 | — |
| FY2016 | 1 | 249 | 0 | 249 | 214 | 11 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 215 | 18 | 198 | 184 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 158 | 1 | 157 | 136 | 12 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 278 | 1 | 277 | 232 | 10 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 303 | 4 | 299 | 261 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 480 | 5 | 476 | 283 | 17 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 318 | 0 | 318 | 218 | 19 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 321 | 12 | 310 | 225 | 18 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 245 | 2 | 243 | 174 | 25 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 272 | 5 | 268 | 196 | 26 |
| FY2026 | 1 | 339 | 11 | 328 | 222 | 25 |
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.