CFO, “Working Capital Discipline Slips in Q2,”
Companies continued to pay suppliers faster, but they collected on their own invoices slower in the second quarter, lowering their own liquidity.
Maintaining available access to liquidity and maximizing liquidity internally and externally were the top two financial risk management priorities in this year’s Association for Financial Professional’s annual Risk Survey.
Source: CFO
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