# Working Capital Optimizer > Computes the cash conversion cycle from DSO, DIO, and DPO via a bundled calculator, then ranks specific cash-release levers by actual dollar impact, turning "improve working capital" into a prioritized, sized list of concrete actions. Use whenever the user wants to free up cash trapped in the balance sheet, needs to compute or improve the cash conversion cycle, or has a working capital initiative… - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-natan-mohart-24-finance-skills-for-claude-working-capital-optimizer` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [Natan-Mohart](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/natan-mohart) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [Natan-Mohart](https://github.com/Natan-Mohart) - **Source:** https://github.com/Natan-Mohart/24-finance-skills-for-claude/tree/main/skills/working-capital-optimizer ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-natan-mohart-24-finance-skills-for-claude-working-capital-optimizer ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Working Capital Optimizer ## When to use Use whenever cash is tied up in receivables, inventory, or payables and needs to be freed, or when the cash conversion cycle needs computing for a board update or lender conversation. Especially use to replace a working capital initiative that names the problem ("we have too much cash trapped in the balance sheet") without a ranked, sized list of specific actions to fix it. ## What it does Computes DSO, DIO, and DPO from the balance sheet and income statement via a bundled calculator, derives the cash conversion cycle, and ranks a set of candidate levers (specific actions on receivables, inventory, or payables) by the actual dollar amount of cash each would release — so the output is a prioritized action list, not just a diagnostic number. ## Method 1. **Compute DSO, DIO, and DPO from actual balance sheet and income statement figures** — accounts receivable against revenue, inventory against COGS, accounts payable against COGS — using the standard formulas, not estimates. 2. **Run the bundled calculator** (`scripts/working_capital.py`) to get the cash conversion cycle (DSO + DIO minus DPO) and, if levers are provided, the ranked cash-release impact of each. 3. **Name specific, executable levers**, not generic goals: "reduce DSO by 10 days via faster invoicing," not "improve collections." Each lever needs a stated days-impact and which of the three components it affects. 4. **Read the ranked output by dollar impact, not by days impact alone.** A 15-day improvement in DPO and a 10-day improvement in DSO release different dollar amounts depending on revenue and COGS scale — the ranking should reflect actual cash released, which the calculator computes directly. 5. **Check DPO-extending levers against supplier relationship risk** separately from the pure cash math — extending payment terms releases cash but can damage a relationship or pricing if pushed too far or done without negotiation. 6. **Sequence the levers by ease of execution alongside impact** — a lever with slightly less cash impact but immediate executability may be worth doing first, building momentum before tackling a harder one. 7. **Recompute the cash conversion cycle after executing levers**, not just projecting it — confirm the actual DSO, DIO, and DPO moved as expected, since the plan and the result don't always match without follow-through. ## Inputs - Annual revenue and COGS - Current accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable balances - Candidate levers with a specific days-impact and which component (DSO, DIO, or DPO) each affects - Config saved as JSON matching the format documented at the top of `scripts/working_capital.py` ## Output format DSO, DIO, DPO, and the resulting cash conversion cycle; ranked lever list by dollar cash released, with the days impact and which component each affects; total cash release potential if all levers execute; the resulting cash conversion cycle after all levers. ## Example A business with an 82.8-day cash conversion cycle sets three levers: faster invoicing (10 days off DSO), supplier renegotiation (15 days added to DPO), and reduced safety stock (8 days off DIO). The calculator shows faster invoicing releases the most cash ($493K) despite having the smallest days-impact number, because it's applied against the much larger revenue base rather than COGS, a ranking that wouldn't be obvious from the days-impact numbers alone. ## Common pitfalls - Ranking levers by days impact instead of actual dollar cash released, which can favor the wrong lever when revenue and COGS scale differently. - Setting DPO-extension targets without considering supplier relationship risk, treating it as a pure math exercise. - Naming a working capital goal without specific, executable levers behind it, leaving the initiative with nothing concrete to act on. ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [Natan-Mohart](https://github.com/Natan-Mohart) - **Source:** [Natan-Mohart/24-finance-skills-for-claude](https://github.com/Natan-Mohart/24-finance-skills-for-claude) - **License:** MIT Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-natan-mohart-24-finance-skills-for-claude-working-capital-optimizer - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/natan-mohart - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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