Meridian Pipe Works
High dependencyPVC & fittings · Alan Zhou · 2/10 Net 30
- You owe
- $214,600
- Next payment
- Aug 19, 2026
- YTD spend
- $1,842,000
- On-time rate
- 94%
Your obligations and opportunities
Next payment due
$86,400
Aug 19, 2026 · in 4 days
Discount opportunity
$1,728
2% if paid by Aug 19
Cost trend
Rising
Unit cost +14% over 6 months
Dependency
High
Sole source for 3 top-20 SKUs
Meridian is your largest supplier by spend and the sole source for three of your top-20 SKUs. Their unit costs have risen 14% in six months, which is the main driver behind the PVC margin compression showing on the margin worklist.
Payment obligation timeline
Scheduled from bills read in QuickBooks
- PO-8841 invoice dueAug 19, 2026 · 2% discount window closes$86,400
- PO-8902 invoice dueAug 28, 2026 · Standard Net 30$62,200
- PO-8977 invoice dueSep 11, 2026 · Discount window opens Sep 1$66,000
Cost index
Landed unit cost, indexed to February = 100
Recommended (advisory)
Explanations, not instructions — no payment is ever scheduled here
Discount capture is worth $20,700 a year on this account
You captured 18 of 24 available discounts in the last 12 months. The 6 missed windows cost $6,200. Every miss in the last year fell in a week where a large receivable was late.
Cost increases have not been passed through
Meridian's PVC lot cost rose 14% while your list price on the affected SKUs held flat. That gap accounts for roughly $31,000 of margin loss year to date.
Dependency concentration is high
Three top-20 SKUs have no alternate vendor on file. A delivery interruption here reaches 22% of your revenue.
Pay now — captures $1,728 and cash position supports it
Advisory only —i2cashflow reads bills and purchase orders. It never creates a payment, a purchase order or a vendor credit.