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Money tie-up period and tied-up capital

How much money is tied up in our stock and customer credit, and what does it cost?

Answer: Money tie-up period is the number of days from the company pays its supplier to the customer pays for the goods. It's stock days plus debtor days minus creditor days, i.e. the three key figures that also each have their own calculator here. Multiply by daily material consumption and you get a rough estimate of how much money is tied up in operations and what it costs in interest on the overdraft.

Formula

Pengebindingsperiode = lagerdage + debitordage − kreditordage

Bunden kapital ≈ pengebindingsperiode × årets vareforbrug ÷ 365

Rente pr. år = bunden kapital × kassekredittens rente

Each day shorter releases one daily goods consumption

Symbols and units in the formula
SymbolMeaningUnit
lagerdageStock days (average stock time)dage
debitordageDebtor daysdage
kreditordageCredit daysdage
vareforbrugThis year's food consumption (cost price)kr
rente_pctInterest on overdraft%
=Money tie-up perioddage
=Base capital (estimate)kr
=Interest on tied-up capital per yearkr
=Released capital per day money binding shortenskr

Validity and source

Source
Accounts analysis: money tie-up period (cash conversion cycle)

Does not apply when

  • Estimate assumes material consumption at cost for all three links. Debtors really stand at sales price incl. VAT so the exact capital tie-up from customers is a bit higher than shown. If the figure is negative suppliers finance operations.

Worked example

The calculator's own default values inserted. The figures are calculated with exactly the formula the tool uses.

Substituted

  • Stock days (average stock time)60 dage
  • Debtor days35 dage
  • Credit days30 dage
  • This year's food consumption (cost price)6,000,000 kr
  • Interest on overdraft8 %

Giver

  • Money tie-up period65 dage
  • Base capital (estimate)1,068,493 kr
  • Interest on tied-up capital per year85,479 kr
  • Released capital per day money binding shortens16,438 kr

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Sådan bruger du den

Pengebindingsperioden viser, hvor mange dage pengene er bundet, fra virksomheden betaler leverandøren, til kunden betaler. Den samler lagerdage, debitordage og kreditordage i ét tal, og den viser hvad der kan spares i rente ved at stramme op. Du bruger den i budgettet og i regnskabsanalysen.

Step by step

  1. Find lagerdage med beregneren for lageromsætningshastighed.
  2. Find debitordage og kreditordage med de to beregnere for dem.
  3. Pengebindingsperioden = lagerdage + debitordage − kreditordage.
  4. Gang med årets vareforbrug ÷ 365 for at få et overslag over den bundne kapital.
  5. Gang med renten på kassekreditten for at se, hvad bindingen koster om året.

Typical errors

  • At lægge kreditordagene til. De skal trækkes fra, fordi leverandørerne finansierer den del.
  • At regne de tre nøgletal for forskellige perioder.
  • At forvente præcise kroner. Overslaget bruger vareforbruget for alle tre led.

Examples from everyday life

Grossist med to måneders lager

En grossist har 60 lagerdage, 35 debitordage og 30 kreditordage. Vareforbruget er 6 mio. kr, og kassekreditten koster 8 %.

Stock days (average stock time)
60 days
Debtor days
35 days
Credit days
30 days
This year's food consumption (cost price)
6,000,000 kr
Interest on overdraft
8 %

It means: Pengene er bundet i 65 days. Det svarer til ca. 1,068,493 kr, og det koster 85,479 kr i rente om året.

Samme grossist efter oprydning i lageret

Grossisten rydder op i langsomme varer og får lagerdagene ned på 45. Resten er uændret.

Stock days (average stock time)
45 days
Debtor days
35 days
Credit days
30 days
This year's food consumption (cost price)
6,000,000 kr
Interest on overdraft
8 %

It means: Pengebindingen falder til 50 days, og renten til 65,753 kr. Hver dag frigør ca. 16,438 kr.

Rule of thumb

Hver dag kortere pengebinding frigør ca. 1/365 af årets vareforbrug.

How to check the answer

Pengebindingsperioden skal ligge mellem lagerdagene minus kreditordagene og summen af lager- og debitordage.