Why Your Working Capital Trend Matters
Working capital is one of my favorite financial trends because it quickly shows whether a business has enough cash strength to operate.
Why Small Changes in Receivable and Inventory Days Matter
A rising accounts receivable to payables ratio can reflect healthy billing or a collections problem. In this episode, I explain how to tell the difference and what it means for cash flow.
Why Financial Coaching Is a Strategic Growth Lever for Business Owners
Most business owners didn’t start their company because they were passionate about profit and loss statements. They had a skill, a vision, or a solution to a problem worth solving. But somewhere between the excitement of launch and the grind of growth, the financials become the thing that keeps them up at night.
Accounts Receivable to Payables Ratios Explained
A rising accounts receivable to payables ratio can reflect healthy billing or a collections problem. In this episode, I explain how to tell the difference and what it means for cash flow.
Subtle Changes in Your Gross Margin Mean A Lot
Small changes in gross margin are easy to ignore—but they often signal bigger problems developing in your business. Learn how tracking trends early can protect profitability and prevent small issues from turning into major financial setbacks.
15 Practical Ways to Strengthen Your Cash Flow Management
Cash flow challenges don’t happen overnight. They build quietly through pricing decisions, expense creep, and inconsistent revenue streams. In this episode, I walk through 15 practical ways business owners can strengthen cash flow management, improve financial stability, and create a business that supports sustainable growth.
Financial Trends, Trailing 12s, and Profitability Insights
Tracking financial trends over time reveals far more than monthly reports or bank balances. In this episode, I explain how trailing twelve-month data, key ratios, and profitability per unit help business owners understand the true financial health of their companies and make better decisions with confidence.
Financial Review: The Final Step to a Financially Fit Business
A monthly financial review is where clarity replaces guesswork. In this episode, I explain how to evaluate your P&L and balance sheet using simple graphs and key ratios to spot trends, uncover problems early, and protect the long-term health of your business.
Part 5: The Metrics That Matter Most for a Financially Fit Business
Tracking the right numbers is what keeps your business financially fit. In this episode, Ruth King explains which metrics matter most, from billable hours and units of revenue to current ratio, working capital, marketing return, sales activity, and inventory usage, so you can see trends early and protect profitability.
25 Ways to be More Profitable – Conclusion
The final installment in this profitability series focuses on two often-overlooked issues: growing faster than your working capital can support and misaligning people with the wrong responsibilities. Sustainable growth and role fit can directly improve profit.