Paying vendors only every 125 days
Creditors of ₹1.42L vs monthly purchase run-rate ⇒ DPO of 125 days. Anything above 120 days is a distress signal to vendors — expect supply issues or cash-on-delivery demands.
Verdict
Vendor relationships at risk — stretch has gone past industry-tolerable.
Do this
1) Clear top-5 oldest vendor dues this week. 2) Negotiate written extended terms rather than silent stretch. 3) If cash-starved: trigger liquidity measures (collection push / credit line).
rule
payables.dpo_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:39:53
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