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 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 797,038 | -0.26 |
| FY2016 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.22 |
| FY2017 | 24.86 | 9,212 | 130 | 9,107 | 2,863 | -0.39 |
| FY2018 | 43 | 930 | 22.91 | 950 | 582 | 2.20 |
| FY2019 | 30.55 | 855 | 48.54 | 837 | 434 | 3.10 |
| FY2020 | 15.84 | 535 | 21.33 | 529 | 336 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 57.53 | 744 | 28.17 | 773 | 519 | 1.02 |
| FY2022 | 8.07 | 456 | 75.57 | 388 | 206 | 15.10 |
| FY2023 | 22.12 | — | — | 22.12 | 233 | 4.22 |
| FY2024 | 83.37 | — | — | 83.37 | 444 | 1.70 |
| FY2025 | 144 | — | — | 144 | 580 | 2.41 |
| FY2026 | 185 | — | — | 185 | 10,019 | -0.03 |
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.