Case Study: Superior Energy Services achieves nearly 20% lower DSO and improved working capital with Actian

Lubricating Cash Flow at Superior Energy Services

Superior Energy Services, a Houston-based oil and gas services company with many acquired business units and multiple ERP systems, struggled with decentralized invoicing that made billing inefficient and kept days sales outstanding (DSO) too high. To improve cash flow and working capital, the company needed a way to standardize invoice processes without forcing a full back-office consolidation.

Superior Energy Services implemented the Actian Business Xchange (BX) platform from Actian to validate, convert, and deliver invoices in customer-compatible formats across its varied ERP environments. With Actian, the company streamlined invoicing, saved billing teams 7–12 days of labor per month, and reduced DSO by roughly 18–19% over four years, significantly improving working capital and cash position.

Superior Energy Services

John Streeter

Director of Credit and Collections