Using Script Audit Logs When Analyzing Pharmacy Cash Flow and Profitability
Comparing your script audit logs to your financial statements can help you understand the financial position of your pharmacy. If your pharmacy is in growth mode, your new scripts will be around 50% or more of your total scripts. In this video, …
How to Consistently Improve Your Gross Margins
Achieving a good industry average gross margin can be challenging when managing the expenses the independent pharmacy owner is faced with. In this video, Scotty Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. discusses what you can do to consistently improve your gross margins. …
How Can KPIs be a Predictor of Cash Flow?
Do you know which key performance indicators (KPI) are the best predictors of cash flows? In this video, Ollin Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. explains how a pharmacy’s biggest KPI is the current ratio which should be in 2.5 to 3.5 …
The Impact of Pharmacy Inventory Management on Gross Margins | Sykes & Company, P.A.
Your pharmacy inventory is critical to your gross margins. Learn how to properly manage your inventory to achieve a good industry average gross margin of 22-23%. In this video, Ollin Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. discusses inventory management and its affect …
Cloud Based Accounting for Pharmacies
The most successful independent pharmacies are taking full advantage of accounting innovation. Scotty Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. shared with America’s Pharmacist how today’s accounting systems can help pharmacies address the challenges they are facing, such as cash flow issues, tax and regulatory …
Tracking Third-Party Receivables for Your Pharmacy
Should pharmacy owners track their third-party receivables? If so, how should they be doing it? In this video, Scotty Sykes explains the importance of tracking the third-party receivables for your independent pharmacies. He also discusses the importance of managing your third-party receivables …
How to Improve Pharmacy Profit Margins
Ollin Sykes discusses “numbers with integrity” in pharmacy accounting that, taken together, can improve profit margins. He also shares the number one reason that some pharmacies experience better margins than others. …
DIR Fees: Accounting and Tax Treatment
How should pharmacies treat DIR (Direct and Indirect Remuneration) fees from an accounting and tax perspective? Ollin Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. explains the complexity of DIR fees. He also shares how to track these fees and keep your pharmacy reporting …
Top KPIs for Pharmacy Accounting
What are the top key performance indicators (KPIs) that determine the health of a pharmacy? Pharmacy CPA Scotty Sykes shares the top key performance indicators (KPIs) that experienced pharmacy accountants review regularly. He looks at why having accounting fundamentals in place is …
Getting The Most From Your CPA
Is your independent pharmacy CPA proactively looking at your books? Ollin Sykes discusses what you should expect from your CPA to maximize your position as an independent pharmacy owner. He covers how often to talk to your CPA and the number of …
