The Working Capital Metric Warren Buffett Would Use Over EBITDA Key Points EBITDA can make a business look strong even when cash flow is strained. The Working Capital Cycle and Cash Conversion Cycle reveal the true speed of your internal cash engine. Slow collections, excess inventory, and early supplier payments trap cash inside operations. Shortening...
🎧 Listen to the Expert Dialogue: In a tightening credit market, chasing the lowest possible interest rate (APR) or touting a high EBITDA may feel like a win—but it’s not. Those numbers used to signal strength. Today, they signal fragility. The real risk isn’t paying slightly more in interest; it’s locking yourself into a rigid...
The Economic Shock: Why the Fed and Regional Banks Have Created a Liquidity Crisis What a Liquidity Crisis at Regional Banks Means for Your Access to Credit Across the country, regional banks are tightening the flow of credit at the same time many companies need liquidity the most. On the surface, Fed policy looks more...
October 2025 Impact: 35 Deals, $9.2M Deployed October wasn’t quiet. Capital Source put $9.2 million to work across 35 deals, backing founders, CFOs, and operators who needed capital now, not six months from now. If you run a growing business and feel the squeeze from payroll, inventory, or receivables, this is the kind of activity...
How CFOs Build an Adaptive Capital Fortress to Fuel Growth Growth without financial resilience is a gamble. For any CEO pursuing expansion, success depends on more than a great product or market position—it hinges on the company’s ability to fund that growth predictably and sustainably. That’s where the CFO steps in. The most forward-thinking CFOs...
