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80% of Top CFOs Use Working Capital to Fund Growth

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Eighty percent of the most efficient growing companies cite planned growth as their primary reason for using working capital, compared to just 2% of the least efficient companies, according to a report examining how finance leaders manage cash.

Key facts

  • Eighty percent of the most efficient growing companies use working capital primarily for planned growth.
  • Only 2% of the least efficient companies report planned growth as their primary reason for using working capital.
  • The 78-percentage-point gap was identified in a report titled 'The 24-Day Advantage: What Top-Performing CFOs Know About Working Capital'.

Source excerpt · PYMNTS

At the most efficient growing companies, 80% say their primary reason for using working capital is planned growth. Among the least efficient, just 2% say the same. That 78-percentage-point gap is a central finding in “The 24-Day Advantage: What Top-Performing CFOs Know About Working Capital,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report examining how finance leaders manage cash. Drawing […] The post 80% of Top CF…