Industry Intelligence

The Research Behind Our Approach

Every approach BlackOx Capital uses is grounded in real data. Below is the industry research and analysis that defines the construction payment problem we were built to solve.

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"$299 billion was lost to construction payment delays in 2025 — a $19 billion increase from the year before. This is not a cyclical problem. It is a structural one."
— Rabbet 2025 Construction Payments Report
The Numbers

Construction Payment: The Facts

These figures are drawn from independent industry research published in 2024 and 2025. They represent the conditions your business is operating in right now.

$299B
Lost annually to payment delays in U.S. construction
Rabbet 2025
83 Days
Average DSO for construction material suppliers
CFMA 2025
82%
Contractors waiting 30+ days past due
Built Technologies 2025
14%
Hidden "tax" on every construction project from slow payments
Rabbet 2025
1 in 3
Subcontractors pulled from personal or retirement savings to cover cash flow gaps
Billd 2025 National Subcontractor Market Report
88%
Subcontractors who rejected projects due to concerns about payment reliability
PYMNTS / American Express, Breaking Ground Report 2025
70¢
Average recovery rate per dollar on invoices past 90 days
Commercial Collection Agencies of America
88%
GCs who declined to bid due to a developer's slow-pay reputation
Rabbet 2025
Building material supplier warehouse
"88% of general contractors have declined to bid on a project because of the developer's reputation for slow payment. Your customers are making the same calculation about you."
— Rabbet 2025 Construction Payments Report
Frameworks & Insights

Applied Research from the Ekeroma Institute

The following frameworks were developed through applied research and represent proven approaches to construction AR management.

The 0–60 day window framework
AR Management

The 0–60 day window: Why the First 60 Days Define Your AR Outcome

Most building material suppliers direct their AR energy at invoices that are already late — accounts past 90 days, already in dispute, already at risk of write-off. The 0–60 day window, however, is where the real leverage lives. During this window, the customer relationship is intact, the paperwork is recoverable, and professional outreach consistently produces full payment. After day 60, your options narrow and your costs rise. This is how we structure every engagement.

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payment delays in construction supply chain
payment delays

payment delays: The Hidden Reason Your Invoices Take So Long to Clear

It is rarely about a customer who does not want to pay. In the building material supply chain, the most common cause of delayed payment is administrative — a missing document, an incorrect purchase order, an invoice routed to the wrong approver. Administrative delay — a missing document, a wrong approver, an invoice stuck in a queue — is the most common cause of slow payment. Identifying and clearing those blockers, account by account, is the core of what we do.

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our AR methodology methodology team
our AR methodology

How We Work: Getting Construction Invoices Paid Before They Become a Problem

This is the process BlackOx Capital uses to manage every client's open invoices: map who owes what, figure out what's blocking payment, reach out in the right order, and escalate when needed. Developed through applied research by Dr. Julius Ekeroma and the Ekeroma Institute for Applied Business Research, our AR methodology treats AR management as a disciplined process, not a reactive one.

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"Most suppliers don't have a collections problem. They have a process problem — and it starts at day one of the invoice lifecycle."
— Ekeroma Institute for Applied Business Research, 2025
Proprietary Framework

Key Terms We Use

Developed and published through the Ekeroma Institute for Applied Business Research. All terms are proprietary intellectual property of Ekeroma Group.

AR Acceleration

The proactive management of accounts receivable in the 0–60 day window to shorten the time between delivery and collected payment.

Our AR Methodology

The systematic, evidence-based methodology applied to every open receivable to produce structured cash movement.

AR Aging Diagnosis

The initial AR review that maps cash movement potential, payment friction, and priority accounts.

Payment Delays

Any administrative, relational, or process barrier that delays payment of an earned invoice.

0–60 Day Window

The 0–60 day period after invoice issuance where proactive intervention produces the highest recovery rate.

Cash Collection Gap

The gap between revenue earned and revenue collected — a direct measure of AR inefficiency.

AR Collection Rate

A proprietary metric measuring the rate at which accounts receivable converts to collected cash over time.

Rate of Invoice Value Loss

The rate at which uncollected invoices lose economic value over time.

Cash Tied Up in Unpaid Invoices

The condition in which a supplier's operating capital is effectively held hostage by slow-paying customers.

All terms, frameworks, and methodologies are proprietary intellectual property of Ekeroma Group and the Ekeroma Institute for Applied Business Research. © 2026 Ekeroma Group. All rights reserved.

The Data Is Clear. The Question Is What You Do Next.

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