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What happened, compared with what, and why.

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Why did the biggest cost line move this month? Which lines ran ahead of plan, and since when?

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Not part of this example: Budget vs actual · Why it moved · Exceptions — what explains the variance

What changed

inventory days on hand Apr 2026 ✓ second AI confirmed

Inventory days on hand rose to 62 in April from 58 — the Q2 pre-buy on the Westbrook SKU line landed three weeks early and $214K of stock is sitting longer than planned. Turns slipped from 6.3x to 5.9x annualized; ~$120K of cash is tied up vs the March working-capital plan.

days sales outstanding Apr 2026 second AI disagrees — check

DSO stretched to 47 days from 44 — two national accounts (Tarrant Foods, Lindgren Supply) moved to net-60 terms this quarter and $61K is now past 90 days. The worker flagged it as a terms-mix shift; the supervisor read it as collections slippage, so it routed to your inbox for the call.

gross margin pct Apr 2026 ✓ second AI confirmed

Gross margin held at 24.0% vs the 23.2% Q1 plan — the renegotiated Crompton freight contract cut landed-cost per pallet ~3%, which flows straight through on the thin distribution margin.

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