The 760 basis point improvement in working capital intensity demonstrates the company is extracting cash from operations at an accelerating rate relative to revenue scale. Combined with the receivables factoring program ($348 million sold in H1), management has multiple levers to convert revenue growth into cash without proportional balance sheet expansion.
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“Working capital as a percentage of trailing three month annualized net sales was 15.2% as of June 30, 2026 compared to 22.8% from the same period in the prior year”
“Free cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $101 million compared to $78 million in the same period in 2025”
“Pursuant to terms of our trade accounts receivable factoring arrangements, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, we sold approximately $348 million of trade accounts receivable”
“Net working capital as a percentage improved reflecting better working capital management”