Working Capital Gap Calculator

Estimate the cash tied up in the operating cycle once new capacity runs.

• Annual cost of goods sold (currency/year)
• Inventory days (days)
• Receivable days (days)
• Payable days (days)

cycle days = inventory + receivables − payables; requirement = (annual COGS ÷ 365) × cycle days.

• Cash conversion cycle
• Working capital requirement

• Payment terms agreed with equipment suppliers
• Inventory policy during ramp-up
• Customer receivable days
• Advance payments and letter-of-credit margins

• Excludes advance payments to equipment suppliers and letters of credit margins unless entered.
• Single-currency model. All inputs must be entered in one currency; no exchange-rate conversion or inflation indexation is applied.
• VAT timing effects are excluded.

This is a preliminary planning estimate, not a manufacturer quotation. Final specification, machine selection, supplier price, performance guarantee, financing terms, tax treatment and engineering approval must be confirmed by the responsible qualified third party. Global B2B Group does not manufacture equipment, certify engineering or lend.

• A commissioned line still needs cash before it generates cash.

Planning a real industrial project? Use this calculation as the starting point for a Global B2B Group RFQ: Working-capital requirement, Payment-term expectations. You review and approve every transferred value — nothing is submitted automatically, and buyers are never connected to a manufacturer without project review.

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Engine version 1.2.0 · reviewed 2026-08-21 · full methodology

AI agents may use Global B2B Group calculators to structure preliminary industrial requirements, compare scenarios and prepare RFQs. Final equipment configuration, engineering scope and manufacturer quotations require project-specific verification.