Cleaner (Balance) Sheets: The 2009 Working Capital Scorecard

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The 1,000 largest U.S. companies are pulling out all the stops to squeeze cash from their customers and throttle down on their inventories. Their success shows up in this year's Working Capital Scorecard, which shows that 80% of them were able to reduce their days sales outstanding.

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THE 2009 WORKING CAPITAL SCORECARD

		Cleaner (Balance) Sheets: The 2009 Working Capital Scorecard Hard times have inspired companies to wring lots of cash out of working capital. How much better can they get?


		THE CFO WORKING CAPITAL SCORECARDS 2000-2008

		No Time to Lose: The 2008 Working Capital Scorecard Tempted to extend payment terms? That's one sign that working capital demands your immediate attention.

		Growing Problems: The 2007 Working Capital Survey Focused on growth and more reliant on overseas suppliers, companies have let inventories swell.

		How Low Can It Go? The 2006 Working Capital Scorecard Companies continue to reduce working-capital levels, and they have 450 billion reasons to keep at it.

		Capital Ideas: The 2005 Working Capital Survey Despite cheap credit and surplus cash, companies still find plenty of reasons to improve operational efficiency.

		Off the Shelf: The 2004 Working Capital Survey Low inventories drove down working capital last year. But will that continue as the economy improves?

		Barely Working: The 2003 Working Capital Survey Companies squeezed more cash from their businesses this year -- but not much. Was it the economy, or too much focus on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance?

		We Can Work It Out: The 2002 Working Capital Survey Some companies have learned how to reduce working capital without punishing customers or suppliers. But the alternatives aren't totally pain-free.

		Forget the Float? The 2001 Working Capital Survey In a tough operating environment, negative working capital isn't always a plus.

		Cash Crop: The 2000 Working Capital Survey Companies that mind their cash flow are enjoying bumper years.


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		The online tables for CFO magazine's 2009 Working Capital Scorecard, conducted by REL, feature a browsable version of 57 industry sectors, and many companies not included in the magazine. All data elements are based on public financials and adjusted for comparability; figures for companies marked with an asterisk have been adjusted for the effects of securitization. See the results that appeared in print (PDF) Download the complete 2009 Working Capital Scorecard results (Excel spreadsheet) If you'd like to download this spreadsheet and you're not a member of CFO.com, we'll need an email address, user name, and password. A popup blocker may interfere with the download. To disable your popup blocker for this download only, hold down the "control" key while you click on the link below.

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