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DSO & close-cycle risk calculator
Two small calculators, built from the same formula and benchmark thresholds published in Loopfour's finance answer library — not a lead-gen form. Last updated 2026-09-10.
DSO calculator
(Accounts receivable ÷ credit sales) × number of days in the period. Use credit sales only — cash sales never generate a receivable, so including them understates DSO.
Close-cycle risk estimator
Counts how many of your inputs land in the higher-risk range on each of four signals published in Loopfour's month-end close benchmark table — not a black-box score.
Result
Low risk
None of the four signals are in the higher-risk range. Full thresholds and why each matters: month-end close benchmark table.
Method
DSO uses the standard (accounts receivable ÷ credit sales) × days formula — see the worked example for the full derivation and sourcing. The close-risk estimator uses the four-signal benchmark table from the month-end close hub directly — each signal's lower- and higher-risk range is reproduced below so the scoring is fully inspectable, not hidden inside the tool.
| Signal | Lower-risk | Higher-risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal entities consolidated | 1–2 | 4 or more | Each entity multiplies the intercompany eliminations a workbook's formulas have to get right, silently, every month. |
| Reporting currencies | 1 | 2 or more | Manual revaluation formulas are a common source of the currency deltas that block intercompany elimination. |
| People editing the close workbook | 1 | 3 or more | Version control on a shared workbook is close to nonexistent; concurrent edits are how formulas silently break. |
| Manual journal entries per close | Under 20 | 50 or more | Each manual entry is a place a fat-fingered number or a wrong account isn't caught by any system control. |
See these numbers move automatically
Loopfour automates the reconciliation and close workflows behind DSO and close-cycle risk, so the inputs above come from your ERP instead of a spreadsheet.