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Cash flows
Classification of activities on the statemnent of cash flows

Operating activities: Deliver or produce goods for sale and provide services. Examples:

• Receive cash from customers


• Pay cash to suppliers
• Pay cash for operating expenses.

In the balance sheet, changes in inventory and changes in receivables/ payables are all part
of operating cash flow activities
Examples of operating cash flows:

Investing activities: Buy or sell long-term assets and other investments.


Examples:
• Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E)
• Other companies’ securities (that are not cash equivalents)
In the balance sheet the changes in non-current assets are all part of the investing cash
flows
Financing activities: Financing activities: Obtain or repay capital.
Examples:
• Borrow from creditors and repay the principal
• Issue or repurchase stock
• Pay dividends

Indirect vs direct method for presenting operating cash flow

Indirect method: This method starts with net income and converts it to OCF by adjusting for
items that were used to calculate net income but did not affect cash
Arguments for:
 Clearly shows the reasons for differences between net income and operating cash
flows.
 Mirrors forecasting approach that begins with a forecast of income, then derives
cash flows.
 IFRS and Us GAAP permit

Direct method: This method draws data from the income statement using cash receipts and
cash disbursements from operating activities. The net of the two values is the operating
cash flow.
Arguments for:
• Provides information on the specific sources of operating cash receipts and payments.
• Does not net.
IFRS and US GAAP encourage, but in the latter, it requires a reconciliation of net income
cash flow from operating activities

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Classification of cash flows under IFRS vs US GAAP

Noncash investing and financing activities

• Noncash transaction: Any transaction that does not involve an inflow or outflow of cash
(e.g., exchange of one no-monetary asset for another).
• Not incorporated in the cash flow statement.
• Must be disclosed.

Preparation of statement of cash flows: steps

Step 1: Determine the change in cash


Step 2: Determine the net cash flows from operating activities- Use both the current year’s
income statement and information on current assets and liabilities from the comparative
balance sheets
Step 3: Determine the cash flows from investing and financing activities- Examine all other
changes in the balance sheet.
Step 4: Include summary of net increase (decrease) in cash, cash at the beginning and cash
at the end
Step 5: Disclose any significant noncash transactions separately at the bottom of the
statement.

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF): Cash flow available to the company’s suppliers of capital
(debt and equity).

• After all operating expenses (including taxes) have been paid.


• After all operating investments have been made for fixed capital and working capital

Free cash flow to equity (FCFE): cash flow available to the company’s common stockholders.
 After all operating expenses( including taxes) have been paid
 After all borrowing costs ( principal and interest) have been paid
 After all operating investments have been made for fixed capital and working capital
Compute FCFF

NOPAT: net operating profit after tax


Capex: money that is spent to acquire, repair, update, or improve a fixed company asset,
such as a building, business, or equipment
NWC: difference between a business' short-term assets and its short-term debts and
liabilities

Compute FCFE

Cash flow performance ratios

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