At 10:03 p. M., Most of the lights in the CBD office building were dimmed, except for the lights in Jitarik's office that were still bright and dazzling. There are three thick stacks of A4 paper spread out on the desk, with the "Financial Statement of Hengtong Machinery for the First Half of 2024" on the top, densely packed with red annotations - accounts receivable account for 35% of current assets, the steel purchase unit price is 8% higher than the industry average, and the inventory turnover days exceed the industry standard of 12 days. Every data is like a thorn in the profit statement of Hengtong Machinery.
Katarik rubbed his sore temples, his fingertips ran across the keyboard, and the dynamic charts in the Excel spreadsheet instantly refreshed. He stared at the histogram of "Accounts Receivable Period Distribution" on the screen and frowned even more: Hengtong's three core customers - Dongchen Automobile, Nanhua Parts, and Shengda Heavy Industry, together accounted for 60% of the total accounts receivable, and all the account periods have exceeded It has been 90 days, of which Shengda Heavy Industry's arrears have been overdue for 45 days. Financial Director Zhang Qiming said at the meeting yesterday, "If we can't get the money back, we won't be able to pay wages for the third quarter." The anxiety in his tone could be felt across the round table in the conference room.
