Catalog Predicts Cash Runway 90 Days Out with Swiper

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.