Days payable outstanding (DPO)
How many days, on average, you take to pay your suppliers from the time they invoice you.
Calculate it with your figures
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How it is calculated
The formula
(What you owe suppliers ÷ Purchases) × days in the period
An example
| What you owe suppliers | 22,000 € |
| Purchases for the period | 170,000 € |
With figures from a year (360 days).
(€22,000 ÷ €170,000) × 360 = 47 days
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