While both years feature identical sample sizes, the marginal decrease of 0.2 points from 2022 to 2023 indicates a near standstill in payment performance within the physical health sector. This static performance highlights that the rate at which invoices are paid has not improved and could potentially be a cause for concern for suppliers navigating payment terms, especially with rising operational costs (Use our late payment calculator).
One-line summary: Payment scores in physical health edged down slightly from 68.2 in 2022 to 68.0 in 2023, based on the same cohort of nine companies.
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The year-on-year decline of 0.1 points, while statistically insignificant, suggests a stagnation in payment performance
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