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LO4 Explain the three categories of cash flow reported in the cash flow statement and identify the types of transactions that apply to each category.
LO5 Read and interpret the cash flow statement.
LO6 Explain how manager decisions can affect cash flow information and how accrual accounting policy choices affect the cash flow statement.
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Cash Flows - Financing Activities
• Quite straightforward:▫Changes in long term liabilities and
capital stock accounts▫Do not net out positive and negative
changes▫Includes only transactions affecting cash
• Financing activities help to meet cash needs not met by cash from operations
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Cash Flows - Investing Activities
• Quite straightforward:▫Changes in long term asset accounts▫Do not net out positive and negative
changes▫Includes only transactions affecting cash
• Involves assets typically used for more than one period
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Cash From Operations
• Important source of liquidity• Usually positive, but can be negative
• Choice of presentation▫Direct Method▫Indirect Method
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Cash From Operations
• Direct Method▫Reports cash collections and
disbursements in detail
• Indirect Method▫Starts with net income▫Adjusts net income for non cash items
included ▫Adjusts for operating cash flows that are
not included in net income
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Indirect Method
• Adjustments required: 1. Changes in non-cash current operating
accounts2. Transactions included in the
calculation of net income not involving cash
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Indirect Method: Non-Cash Items
• Non-cash items subtracted when calculating net income must be added back when reconciling to CFO
• Include depreciation, gains, losses, deferred income taxes, writedowns of assets and writeoffs
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Indirect Method: Accruals
• Adjust net income for accrual based revenues and expenses to reflect cash flows• Convert by adjusting for changes in
non-cash working capital accounts• Examples of non-cash working capital
accounts include: accounts receivable, inventory, prepaids, accounts payable, wages payable, accrued liabilities, etc.
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Interpreting Cash Flows
• Used to predict future events• Operating cash flow sustains the
business• Financing activities supports growth• Investing activities are required to
maintain position in the market
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Qualitative Considerations
• Provides information relating to solvency• Consider life cycle and entity
characteristics
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Quantitative Considerations
• Operating cash flow to current liability ratio ▫= CFO/Avg. Current Liabilities
• Free Cash Flow ▫= CFO – Capital Expenditure
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