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This May, get ready for a caffeine-fueled journey through Starbucks’ receivables metrics, cruise into the financial gears of the EV industry, and binge watch Netflix’s treasury strategies. We’ll also compare Visa and Mastercard’s treasury tactics, highlight 2024’s trends in R2R, and explore AI’s impact on accounting. Strap in for a thrilling ride through the numbers that are redefining finance!

Order-to-Cash

Starbucks’ O2C
Direct Sourcing Turns Beans to Billions!

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Starbucks reports $35.98bn in revenue with CCC at 18 days, DSO at 12 days, and DIO at 27 days. Efficient cash management includes a 9% drop in DPO to 20 days, showcasing robust financial operations.

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Order-to-Cash

Subscription Model
The Cash Generator for the EV Industry?

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In 2022, U.S. EV sales hit 918,500. Financial metrics improved with a 20% reduction in CCC to 16 days, a 26.7% drop in DSO to 11 days, and a 22.2% decrease in DIO to 14 days, enhancing operational efficiency.

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Treasury

Netflix
How a Subscription Price Cut Boosted Free Cash Flow

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Netflix, with 260 million subscribers, leveraged $16 billion in debt to fuel growth. From 2019-2023, liquidity and solvency improved: current ratio at 1.07, cash ratio at 0.8, and debt-to-equity ratio at 1.2.

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Treasury

Mastercard’s Debt Strategy:
A Threat to Visa’s Cash Supremacy?

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With 1.77x more FCF and a 61% market share, Visa is ahead. However, Mastercard’s 12.3% YoY borrowing rate for tech investments and acquisitions is challenging this. Will a payment industry power shift occur?

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Record-To-Report

Lean Finance Teams
A Roadblock to Quick Financial Closes?

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R2R process analysis tells 59% of companies meet a 6-day close target, with quarterly closes at 43%. Automation boosts efficiency by 69%, reducing delays significantly. 2024 targets aim for over 70% efficiency in financial closures.

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Record-To-Report

Is Record-to-Report Automation
Threatening 20% of Finance Roles?

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Finance spends half its time on transactions but less than 10% on analysis and action crucial for decisions. AI and Automation can enhance efficiency and cut costs. R2R processes, constituting 20% of finance roles, benefit greatly.

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Exposing the AI Hype in O2C: Real Innovation or Empty Promises?

  • Is AI killing jobs in O2C or creating new ones?
  • Can AI truly predict cash flow and receivables, or is it overhyped?
  • Does strategic borrowing fuel growth, or is all debt bad?
Indy Chakrabarti

Chief Marketing Officer

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Amy Crews Cutts

President

AC Cutts and Associates LLC
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June 25th, 2024 | 11 AM CT | 30 mins
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Get your brain jogging

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Treasury teams spend about 5,000 hours each year manually handling spreadsheet-based forecasting, showcasing inefficiencies in traditional methods.

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HighRadius is the leading provider of Autonomous Finance Software for Order to Cash, Treasury, and Record to Report. We are a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Invoice-to-Cash, three years in a row.

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