Benefits to You
Attractive liquidity management tool through the early payment option
- Conversion of accounts receivable to cash through attractively priced, non-recourse sale
- Frees up borrowing capacity with lenders
- Speeds access to funds with electronic payments
Positive cash flow benefits
- Increased cash flow, reduced Accounts Receivable and Days Sales Outstanding
- Reduced capital costs (e.g., Accounts Receivable carrying costs)
- Decreased credit and collection risk
Full payment transparency
- Details on approved payments and their timing
- Full detail remittance information
- Certainty of payment
Ability to receive information and payment in a format that best suits your needs
- Over the web either statement or report format
Supplier Financing | Factoring |
Provides cash based upon 100% of invoice value. | Provides less cash for each invoice since cash received is based upon on average 70% to 80% of receivables balance. |
Cash received early is not considered debt to the supplier. This frees up supplier's credit limits for other uses if needed. Non-Recourse to suppliers. | Cash received is considered debt on supplier's financial statements and the factoring program typically needs to be disclosed. The debt and disclosure impact credit ratings and consume credit capacity. |
Discount/Interest costs could be lower than what supplier could otherwise obtain since the credit risk from supplier financing leverages "Buyers" credit rating. | Interest cost is based upon supplier's credit rating. |
More flexibility in receiving cash since cash can be received on a daily basis based upon invoice approval. | Less flexibility with program as cash received is typically on a monthly basis. |