How many weeks could your business survive?
If income stopped tomorrow, how long could you keep paying staff, rent and suppliers? That number — your cash buffer — is one of the most honest measures of resilience there is.
Why it beats the P&L
A profitable business can still run out of cash, usually because money is tied up in slow-paying debtors or stock. The buffer cuts through that by measuring what you can actually reach.
What "good" looks like
It varies by industry, but thin buffers leave no room for a single bad month. The check benchmarks yours against businesses like yours so the number means something.