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title: "Working capital"
description: "See how much capital is tied up in operations today — and for how long."
url: https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/716-working-capital
collection: "SaperaBI"
updated: 2026-10-09
language: en
alternates: [da]
---

# Working capital

See how much capital is tied up in operations today — and for how long.

The **Working Capital** tab shows the capital your day-to-day operations tie up right now, and how quickly the money comes back. It turns "we have a lot in stock and outstanding" into concrete days you can act on.

## What the page shows

-   **Netto arbejdskapital** (net working capital) = inventory + receivables − payables, with **Lager** (inventory), **Debitor** (receivables) and **Kreditorgæld** (payables) shown separately.
    
-   **DSO — debitordage** (days sales outstanding): how long customers take to pay.
    
-   **DIO — lagerdage** (days inventory outstanding): how long goods sit in stock.
    
-   **DPO — kreditordage** (days payables outstanding): how long you take to pay suppliers.
    
-   **CCC** (cash conversion cycle) = DSO + DIO − DPO.
    

## How to use it

-   Use the **Afdeling** (department) filter to see working capital for a single department.
    
-   Keep an eye on CCC — **lower is better liquidity**.
    

## Good to know

-   The page is a snapshot as of today: it consists of cards and has no development over time or date filter.
    
-   Think of the money's journey: you pay the supplier (DPO), sell the goods (DIO) and get paid by the customer (DSO). CCC is the number of days your cash is tied up along the way.
    
-   The days are calculated on the last 12 months: DSO from revenue excluding VAT, DIO and DPO from cost of goods sold.
    

## Related

-   [Receivables & payables (posted)](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/711.md)
    
-   [Cash flow forecast](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/715.md)
    
-   [Inventory ageing](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/721.md)
    
-   [Glossary — terms and abbreviations in SaperaBI](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/732.md)