The Cash Flow Statement
is one of the 3 main Financial Statements. It will show you how effective a
business is in managing its cash. Most companies apply Accrual Accounting and
it's important to understand that under this method revenue does not always
equal cash in, and incurred expenses do not equal cash out. Therefore, don't
make the mistake to just look at the income statement and the balance sheet.
Focus on the Cash Flow Statement as well because it will show you where the
company makes and spends its money.
The Cash Flow Statement
consists of 3 main parts:
Cash Flow from
Operations
Here we can find out how much cash a business
is able to generate by selling its products and services. To calculate the Cash
Flow from Operations there are 2 methods in use. In this video we will focus on
the indirect method because it's used by most companies. It's linked to the
income statement and starts with the Net Income. But in Accrual Accounting
revenue does not equal cash in, and expenses do not equal cash out. Therefore,
the net income from the Income statement must be adjusted to see the actual
cash flows. The most common adjustments are for non-cash transactions
(depreciation, amortization, gains/losses for sales of non-current assets), and
for working capital.
Cash Flow from Investing
Activities
This shows the cash
spent on investments or cash received from sales of investments. Here we can
see the full cash inflow or outflow when a company purchases or sells property,
equipment or other investments. We can also find out if the business acquired a
company to expand its activities.
Cash Flow from Financing
Activities
This section summarizes
cash transactions that involve raising, borrowing, and repaying capital. When a
company gets a bank loan or issues new shares it will receive additional cash.
Therefore, this cash inflow will be reported with a positive figure. On the
other hand, if the company repays the principal portion of a loan, pays
dividends to its owners, or purchases its own shares it spends cash and reduces
the cash balance. Therefore, this cash outflow will be reported with a negative
figure.
At the very bottom of
the Cash Flow Statement you will find the reconciliation to the cash balance in
the Balance Sheet. The cash ending balance from the last period, plus the Cash
Flows from Operations, Investing and Financing Activities must equal the cash
ending balance for the current period. Sometimes, you will find an additional
position for effects from foreign exchange rates caused by differences in
average and spot rates.
02:00 Cash Flow Statement – Overview
03:57 Cash Flow from Operations
10:33 Cash Flow from Investing Activities
11:17 Cash Flow from Financing Activities
02:00 Cash Flow Statement - Overview
03:57 Cash Flow from Operations
10:33 Cash Flow from Investing Activities
11:17 Cash Flow from Financing Activities
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