Direct and Indirect Cash Flows Christine Grae XACC/291 Principles of Accounting II March 29‚ 2015 Susan Schulz When companies utilize the accrual method of accounting‚ they will prepare a cash flow statement in order to understand the flow of cash. We call this method the cash flow statement and it can be prepared in two different methods which would be indirect and direct. The methods are different but they both will be conducted with the same results for the accounting period. The direct
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concept of cash-flow for the business finance Definition: Cash flow is the movement of money into or out of a business‚ an account or an investment. Normally‚ when the cash inflow is greater than the cash outflow it is a sign of a good financial situation because cash flow is essential for the survival of a business or even to any individual financial condition. If the company can meet its obligations and keep a healthy inflow of cash it has a healthy situation and the management of the company can
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Statement of Cash Flows Chapter 8 Measuring & reporting cash flows pages 448-472 448 472 pages 484-489 1 1 Learning objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. Explain why cash is important to the reporting entity Define cash and cash equivalents Distinguish between accrual- and cash-based transaction recognition Compare and contrast the roles of the four external financial reports (statement of financial performance‚ statement of financial position‚ statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows) Discuss
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CASH FLOW 1. Liquidity measures how quickly and easily an asset can be converted to cash without significant loss in value. It’s desirable for firms to have high liquidity so that they have a large factor of safety in meeting short-term creditor demands. However‚ since liquidity also has an opportunity cost associated with it - namely that higher returns can generally be found by investing the cash into productive assets - low liquidity levels are also desirable to the
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- CH. 21 No. 1 – Acquisition Analysis Brau Auto‚ a national autoparts chain‚ is considering purchasing a smaller chain‚ South Georgia Parts (SGP). Brau’s analysts project that the merger will result in the following incremental free cash flows‚ tax shields‚ and horizon values: Years 1 2 3 4 Free cash flow $1 $3 $3 $7 Unlevered horizon value 75 Tax shield 1 1 2 3 Horizon value of tax shield 32 Assume that all cash flows occur at the end of the year. SGP
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and Cash Flows: Why is it that the revenue and cost figures shown on a standard income statement may not be representative of the actual cash inflows and outflows that occurred during a period? Financial Statements are prepared according to accrual rule of ‚ according to which cost and revenue are recorded as they occur and not when they are actually received or paid. This is why cash flows during the year may be different from revenue and costs in income statements. Different companies use
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THE ELEMENTS OF A CASH FLOW PROJECTION A capital budgeting decision is characterized by costs and benefits (cash flows) that are spread out over several time periods. This leads to a requirement that the time value of money be considered in order to evaluate the alternatives correctly. Although in actual practice we must consider risk as well as time value‚ to situations in which the costs and benefits (in terms of cash) are known with certainty. There are sufficient difficulties in just taking
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45% | 4.92% | 0.61% | 0.58% | 1.19% | × Financial leverage | 3.45 | 3.44 | 3.49 | 3.34 | 3.40 | = ROE | 11.93% | 16.91% | 2.13% | 1.94% | 4.05% | NOPAT margin | 6.48% | 8.72% | 1.40% | 1.84% | 2.93% | Profitability analysis Virgin blue | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Revenue | 2169 | 2335 | 2635 | 2982 | 3271 | Net income($M) | 216 | 98 | -160 | 21 | -68 | Net profit margin | 9.96% | 4.20% | -6.07% | 0.70% | -2.08% | × Asset turnover | 0.94 |
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Cash Flow Analysis Q1. From the following balances‚ you are required to calculate cash from operations: Particulars | 31.03.11 |31.03.12 | |Rs. |Rs. | |Debtors 50‚000|47‚000
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year ended December 31‚ 2010. Cash received from lenders $20‚000 Cash received from customers 60‚000 Cash paid for new equipment 35‚000 Cash dividends paid 8‚000 Cash paid to suppliers 18‚000 Cash balance 1/1/10 12‚000 Hint: Prepare a statement of cash flows. (SO 5) Instructions • Prepare the 2010 statement of cash flows for Damon Corporation. • Suppose you are one of Damon’s creditors. Referring to the statement of cash flows‚ evaluate Damon’s ability to repay
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