Net Operating Working Capital Calculator

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Money owed to you by customers for goods or services already delivered.
Raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods held for sale.
Costs paid in advance (rent, insurance, software subscriptions) not yet expensed.
Amounts owed to suppliers for goods or services already received.
Wages, utilities, and operating costs incurred but not yet paid.
Payments received from customers for goods or services not yet delivered.
Enter your annual revenue to calculate the NOWC-to-sales ratio for benchmarking.
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Net Operating Working CapitalPositive NOWC
$1,035,000

Total operating current assets minus total operating current liabilities.

Operating current assets$2,370,000
Operating current liabilities$1,335,000
NOWC-to-sales ratio20.7%
Operating assets$2,370,000
Operating liabilities$1,335,000
NOWC$1,035,000

NOWC is positive at $1,035,000.

  • Your operating current assets ($2,370,000) exceed your operating current liabilities ($1,335,000), indicating solid short-term operational liquidity.
  • Your NOWC-to-sales ratio is 20.7%. For context: ecommerce businesses typically run 12-20%, SaaS companies 5-8%, and manufacturers 20-30%.
  • An increase in NOWC (at flat revenue) can signal slowing collections or rising inventory - watch the trend over multiple periods.

Next stepTrack your NOWC trend quarter-over-quarter. A steadily rising NOWC alongside flat revenue warrants a review of your cash conversion cycle.

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