How a Dog Groomer Used Cash Flow Benchmarking to Double Profit Margins

Cash Flow Conversations with Fexingo: Working Capital, Receivables, and Small Business Finance · Jul 13, 2026 · 7m · transcript

Lucas and Luna break down the story of a small dog grooming business in Portland that used cash flow benchmarking against industry data to identify a hidden profit leak. By comparing their working capital cycle to peers, they discovered they were holding twice the inventory of supplies and had a slower receivables collection on corporate accounts. The fix: adjusting inventory ordering and renegotiating payment terms with large clients. The result: profit margins went from 8% to 16% in six months. Lucas explains the specific metrics they tracked, how they found reliable benchmarking data, and…