The Days Sales Outstanding calculator computes days sales outstanding based on the Total Receivables,
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): The results are returned in number of days. However, these can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.
Days Sales Outstanding tests the efficiency of the conversion of receivables into cash.
A result greater than a company's Terms (ie, Terms net 30, but DSO of 45) reveals that, on average, credit customers are taking 15 days beyond term to pay.
Typical days of period are 360 or 365.
The formula for Days Sales Outstanding is:
DSO = (TR)/(TCS) * DiP
where:
The Accounting Ratio Calculator provides numerous standard equations used in business accounting, including the following: