PrimeRevenue, a provider of working capital financial technology solutions, released the beta version of its Working Capital Grader, an interactive working capital tool which companies can use to compare their performance to that of their publicly-traded peers and competitors.

This e-tool leverages PrimeRevenue’s 14 years of experience analyzing more than $2 trillion in annualized spend, allowing companies to compare themselves to up to nine industry peers with one metric. A participating company will receive a working capital grade, a numerical score out of 100, that shows how it’s doing in relation to its peers when it comes to average payable period, otherwise known as days payable outstanding (DPO).

In addition to displaying how the company stacks up in relation to its peers, the analysis shows what the peer group’s best, top quartile and average DPO metrics are and what kind of cash flow could be generated by moving to another position.

“If your company is a below-average performer in terms of DPO you could be making it easier for your competitors to hold on to their cash,” said Tom Roberts, PrimeRevenue’s SVP, global marketing. “Conversely, if you’re a best performer and don’t have an effective supply chain finance program, you could be inflicting undue hardships on your suppliers.”