Mastering Cash Flow Analysis for Financial Success
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Learn how to derive cash flow from balance sheet and income statement to understand a firm's financial health. Explore cash flow sources and uses, operating cash flow, and key financial identities. Discover how to interpret cash flow figures and make informed financial decisions.
Mastering Cash Flow Analysis for Financial Success
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Chapter 2 Cash Flow Identities
What Is The Essence Of Each Side? Asset = Debt + Equity Use of Cash Source of Cash
Cash Flow • Cash in • Cash out • Cash flow ≠ Net Income (Profit or Earnings) • Throughout this textbook and the study of financial management, cash flow will be fundamental • Therefore, we will have to be able to derive cash flow from the information on the balance sheet and the income statement • We will look at how cash is generated from utilizing assets and how it is paid to those that finance the purchase of the assets
How To Determine A Firm’s Cash Flow From Its Financial Statements • Cash flow identity: More
Notes On Identities: • Operating cash flow = Cash flow from day to day activities • Don’t include interest payments because that goes to bondholders (it properly is a financing expense – different than accountant CFO) • Add back the noncash expense, depreciation • Taxes are paid in cash • Capital spending = net spending on fixed assets (purchases - sales) • Add depreciation back because the net amount has it subtracted out • Change in NWC • CA – CL in beginning and ending period, then take the difference
Notes On Identities: • Net new borrowing = (End long-term debt) – (beg LTD) • Net new equity raised = (End common stock & Paid-in surplus) – (end CS & PIS) • Amounts in calculations can be positive or negative • A negative cash flow from assets may indicate that a firm is buying profitable assets! • A negative amount from change in NWC, could mean that firm is managing inventory or receivables or payables more efficiently! • A negative amount to stockholders could mean that the firm issued an amount of new stock that is more than dividends paid! • Handout #3