Previously we defined cash conversion cycle as the period between in and recovery from the operating cycle of the company here we go deeper in description of cash conversion cycle and explanation how its length differs the length of the operating cycle . operating cycle encompasses following stages: procurement payment processing sale and collection note that there is no cash activity at the procurement stage: company receives raw materiais but does not pay on spot experiencing the delay in payment therefore the payment stage outstands slightly forward in time that gap explains the nature of accounts payable. After the purchasing materials move to the processing finished good passage to the warehouse and get delivered to clients we can see that the company carries inventory in different forms from procurement until sales stageใ