December 2010
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
31h 28m
English
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CASH FLOW PROFILES
The statement of cash flows can also be used to identify the cash flow profile of a company. These profiles can indicate a company's strategy, position in its life cycle, or key characteristics of its current situation. Such profiles are defined simply by whether net cash from operating, investing, and financing activities are positive or negative. Note the eight combinations listed below. They are followed by a brief description of the company's activities, based on each profile.
- Profile 1. This company is generating large amounts of cash, perhaps in anticipation of a large investment.
- Profile 2. This company is financing its growth through operations and by issuing debt and/or equity.
- Profile 3. This company is using operating cash and selling off long-term assets to reduce debt or pay shareholders.
- Profile 4. This company is financing both its growth and payments to capital providers with cash from operations.
- Profile 5. This company is selling off long-term assets and collecting cash from capital providers to finance operating cash flow losses.
- Profile 6. This company is collecting cash from capital providers to finance growth and operating cash flow losses.
- Profile 7. This company is selling off long-term assets to finance operating cash flow losses and payments to capital providers.
- Profile 8. This company is using its cash reserves to finance operating ...
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