Cash Runway
How many months you can operate before running out of cash. The monthly version uses the average burn over the last three months, so one unusual month does not swing it; it is blank until three months are held. The LTM version uses the average monthly burn over the last 12 months and is blank until twelve are held. Reads 0 when the cash has already run out. Only relevant when burning cash. Shows "Cash Positive" when generating cash.
- How it's worked out
- Cash Balance / |Average Monthly Cash Burn|. Monthly: average OCF of the last 3 months; LTM: average OCF of the last 12 months
- Which way is better
- Higher is betterHigher is better for cash.
Written by Mandy Walker, founder of Focus on Cash. Updated October 2026. This explanation comes from the glossary inside Focus on Cash, so it matches the words you see in the app.
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