Cash Cycle Negative Duration Evidence

Explain a negative cash-cycle result without treating it as a calculation error or financial health verdict. Preparation only, not an account action.

What to provide

DIO/DSO/DPO, formula policy, periods, units and payment-timing evidence.

How it works

1. Verify DIO+DSO-DPO under one basis.
2. Retain negative results when the supplied numbers support them.
3. Separate arithmetic from an explanation of customer/supplier cash timing.
4. Return timing questions; no credit or solvency conclusion.

The output

DIO | DSO | DPO | CCC | arithmetic_valid | timing_evidence | inference_hold

Worked fictional example

Fictional 10+5-25=-10 days. Negative is arithmetically valid, not automatically a sign error. It does not by itself prove healthy cash flow or supplier payment compliance.

Checks and limits

Keep source versions and original values. Unknowns stay unknown. Use qualified review for regulated, legal or hiring decisions. No live account compatibility test, send, share, schedule, ledger change or payment is authorized.

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