Simply put, working capital is the difference between an organization’s current assets and its current liabilities. Also referred to as net working capital, it is commonly used to measure an organization’s liquidity and short-term financial health. MORE.
AFP Liquidity Survey
The 2023 AFP® Liquidity Survey, underwritten by Invesco, reports that cash and short-term allocation to bank deposits is down 8 percentage points from last year, to 47 percent – the lowest rate in four years. Concerns about the banking crisis have led organizations to move their short-term investments into Government/Treasury money market funds, treasury bills, and Agencies.
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Concentrating Cash Across Borders
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Rethinking Liquidity Planning to Manage the Cash Lifecycle
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2023 AFP Liquidity Survey
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Feb 9, 2024
Mastering Financial Agility: AFP's MEA Treasury Council Discusses Working Capital Amid Economic Adversity
Implementing effective working capital optimization techniques can alleviate immediate liquidity pressures and help ensure that companies who excel in the practice are better positioned to shift their focus towards long-term growth.Learn More -
Nov 16, 2023
Business Outcomes Realized via Liquidity Planning
Liquidity planning takes cash forecasting to the next level by harnessing APIs, AI and data analytics to make the forecasting process more efficient and enable real-time scenario modeling.Learn More -
Oct 18, 2023
Liquidity Planning: Cash Forecasting 2.0
APIs allow data to be collated from multiple sources, both internal and external, eliminating much of the manual process traditionally associated with forecasting. AI can be used to identify patterns in payments to better forecast future cash flows. And data analytics is developing over time, such that it is possible to not only forecast the most likely future cash position but also model alternative scenarios too.Learn More
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What is Cash Forecasting?
Cash forecasting is the process of obtaining an estimate or forecast of a company's future financial position. The primary goal of treasury is to ensure the organization has enough cash to meet its obligations over a certain time period.