Understanding Cash Flow Statement

Understanding Cash Flow Statement

Understanding Cash Flow Statement

Public businesses are required to present three financial statements

  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Statement of Cash Flows

Information in the Cash Flow Statement adds to the picture that the other statements provide. A company may have a solid financial position, and it may be generating income, but if it consistently does not convert that income to cash, it will have difficulty surviving.

Components of the Cash Flow Statement

The Cash Flow Statement is broken down into three sections:

  1. Operating Activities
  2. Investing Activities
  3. Financing Activities

The term operating activities is fairly self-explanatory. It relates to items found on the income statement and in the current assets and liabilities sections of the balance sheet