Working Capital Period Bridge

Explain receivable, inventory and payable movements without treating their net as profit or cash by itself. The download provides a specific review process. It does not make decisions or act in an account.

What to provide

Approved beginning/end balances, included account definitions, currency and related cash-flow adjustments.

How it works

1. Lock included operating accounts and periods; exclude cash/debt unless the owner definition includes them.
2. Calculate component movements with signs stated explicitly.
3. Show change in operating working capital and the tentative cash-flow direction; reconcile noncash/FX/acquisition effects separately.
4. Return a balance bridge with caveats, not an investment, loan or payment decision.

The output

component | opening | closing | movement | cash-direction convention | noncash gap

Worked fictional example

AR 100 to 130, inventory 50 to 40, AP 80 to 100: operating NWC 70 to 70, change 0. It is not proof total cash change 0 because other flows remain.

Checks and limits

Preserve source versions and original values. Unknowns stay unknown. Use a qualified reviewer for regulated, legal or hiring decisions. No send, share, account change, schedule, ledger update or payment is authorized. No live account test is claimed.

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