While the number of companies surveyed decreased by 6.7%, the average payment performance score saw a marginal improvement of 1.4 points. This suggests a slight sector-wide progression in payment practices. However, without additional context on the scoring criteria and individual company performance shifts, it's difficult to determine if this represents a statistically significant trend or simply a minor fluctuation, late payment calculator.
One-line summary: The average payment score in the software sector increased from 74.3 (163 companies) in 2022 to 75.7 (152 companies) in 2023.