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Xero Short Term Cash Forecast

Short-term cash forecast predicts a company's cash inflows and outflows over a short period, usually a month or a quarter, to ensure they have enough liquidity.

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What is "Short Term Cash Forecast"?
The Short-Term Cash Forecast in Xero is a financial metric that predicts the cash inflows and outflows of a business over the short term. By analyzing past sales and expenses, the forecast estimates the organization's liquidity position. The forecast helps predict a company's ability to meet its financial obligations in the next few weeks or months and enables businesses to make informed decisions about cash management, such as when to delay or accelerate invoices and payments. It provides essential insights into cash flow, helping businesses make critical decisions about their operations.
Example: Example: A retail business owner uses the Short Term Cash Forecast metric to predict cash flow for the next few weeks, ensuring enough cash on hand to pay suppliers and employees, and invest in inventory.

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How to track Short Term Cash Forecast in Databox?

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To track Short Term Cash Forecast using Databox, follow these steps:

  1. 1
    Connect Xero that contains the metric you want to track
  2. 2
    Select the metric you want to track from the list of available metrics
  3. 3
    Drag and drop the selected metric onto your dashboard
  4. 4
    Watch your dashboard populate in seconds
  5. 5
    Put Short Term Cash Forecast on the Performance screen
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    Get Short Term Cash Forecast performance daily with Scorecards or as a weekly digest
  7. 7
    Set Goals to track and improve performance of Short Term Cash Forecast
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Basics

  • Description
    Short-term cash forecast predicts a company's cash inflows and outflows over a short period, usually a month or a quarter, to ensure they have enough liquidity.
  • Category
    Accounting
  • Subcategory
    Cash
  • Date Added
    2017-03-09
  • Default Format
    PrefixCurrency
  • Cumulative Support
    Yes
  • Units
    Yes
  • Granularities
    monthly, quarterly, yearly
  • Favorable Trend
    increasing
  • Historical Data
    Yes
  • Changing historical data
    No
  • Forecast Support
    Yes
  • Benchmark Support
    Yes
  • Media Support
    No
  • Dimension
    N/A
  • Metric Type
    general Learn more
  • API Endpoint
    https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/reports/ExecutiveSummary

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