Forecasting
Catalog Predicts Cash Runway 90 Days Out with Swiper
90 days
Cash runway visibility, up from 2 weeks
95%
Forecast accuracy on seasonal inventory buys
THE COMPANY
A seasonal business with a short cash memory
Catalog sells technical outdoor clothing through its own stores and wholesale partners, with seasonal inventory buys that require committing significant cash months before the revenue arrives.
THE CHALLENGE
Big bets placed on a two-week cash picture
Catalog's finance team could only reliably forecast cash about two weeks out, forcing seasonal inventory decisions worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to be made without real visibility into what the rest of the season would bring.
Before, we were placing our biggest inventory orders of the year on a two-week cash picture. Now we can see the whole season coming.
Jordan Pike, Head of Finance
THE SOLUTION
A forecast built from real order and payment behavior
Swiper builds Catalog's cash forecast from actual wholesale payment terms, retail sell-through, and historical seasonality, extending visibility to a rolling 90 days instead of two weeks.
Finance now reviews the forecast weekly and adjusts inventory commitments before cash gets tight, rather than reacting after the fact.
THE RESULTS
Inventory decisions made with the season in view
Catalog now forecasts cash runway 90 days out with 95% accuracy, giving it the confidence to commit to seasonal inventory buys without second-guessing the cash behind them.
Before, we were placing our biggest inventory orders of the year on a two-week cash picture. Now we can see the whole season coming.
Jordan Pike
Head of Finance, Catalog
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