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13-Week Cash Flow

The weekly liquidity forecast a stressed company runs and its creditors read: receipts from a collections curve, disbursements by nature and due date, the revolver inside its borrowing base, and every week’s liquidity against the covenant. Thirteen weeks is a quarter at the frequency cash actually moves. It answers the only question that matters before a default: on which Friday does the money run out, and by how much.

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