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Financial Reporting & Analysis - Cash Flow Statements Flashcards

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Definition: operating cash flows

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Day to day activities that produce revenue. Also includes dealing or trading securities.

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Definition: investing cash flows

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Purchasing & selling long-term assets. Excludes: 1) cash and cash equivalents, 2) securities held for dealing & trading (even if not the primary business activity).

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Definition: financing cash flows

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Obtaining or repaying capital (FYI, indirect borrowing through accounts payable is an operating cash flow).

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Interest received (IFRS vs. GAAP)

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  1. IFRS: operating or investing

2. GAAP: operating

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Interest paid (IFRS vs. GAAP)

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  1. IFRS: operating or financing

2. GAAP: operating

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Dividends received (IFRS vs. GAAP)

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  1. IFRS: operating or investing

2. GAAP: operating

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Dividends paid (IFRS vs. GAAP)

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  1. IFRS: operating or financing

2. GAAP: financing

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Bank overdrafts (IFRS vs. GAAP)

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  1. IFRS: part of cash equivalents

2. GAAP: financing

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Taxes paid (IFRS vs. GAAP)

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  1. IFRS: generally ops, but can be financing or investing if tied to activity
  2. GAAP: operating
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Format (IFRS vs. GAAP

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  1. IFRS: direct encouraged, but indirect okay

2. GAAP: direct encouraged, but indirect okay

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Direct method

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shows specific operating flows that comprise the total. If using this method, indirect reconciliation required under GAAP.

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Indirect method

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Begins with net income and shows how operating flows are achieved through adjustments.

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Formula: cash from customers

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Revenue - increase accounts receivable

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Formula: cash paid to suppliers

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Costs of goods sold + increase inventory - increase in accounts payable

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Formula: ending inventory

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Beginning inventory + purchases - costs of goods sold

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Formula: cash paid to employees

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Salary & wage expense - increase in wage payable

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Formula: ending salary payable

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Beginning salary payable + salary expense - cash paid to employees

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Formula: cash paid for other operating expense

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other operating expense - decrease in prepaid expense - increase in accrued liabilities

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Formula: cash paid for income taxes

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Income tax expense - increase payable

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Formula: cost of equipment sold

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Beginning equipment balance + equipment purchased - end balance

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Formula: accumulated depreciation of equipment sold

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Beginning accumulated depreciation + depreciation expense - end accumulated depreciation

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Formula: cash received from equip sold

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Historical cost - accumulated depreciation of equipment sold + gain on sale

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Formula: cash paid for dividends

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Beginning retained earnings + net income - ending retained earnings

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Indirect adjustments

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Should add items to net income that would have reduced net income through accruals and subtract those that helped through accruals

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Conversion of cash flows: indirect to direct

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  1. Segregate net revenue into revenue and expense
  2. Remove any non-operating & non-cash items
  3. Convert accrual amounts to cash flow amounts by adjusting for working capital (i.e. cash paid to employees, suppliers, etc)
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Cash flow analysis: step 1

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  • Determine major sources of cash. Can vary based on the company’s stage of growth.
  • If ops cash flow is negative for a long time, will need to be fund by financing or investing, which is not sustainable indefinitely.
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Cash flow analysis: step 2

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  • Operations: for a mature company operation cash flow should be > net income.
  • Difference could indicate earnings quality (i.e. if much less cash, company may be using aggressive accounting.
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Cash flow analysis: step 3

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  • Investing: evaluate each line-item. If major investments are made, how are those financed? Ops cash, selling assets? Does it make sense to sell those assets? etc.
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Cash flow analysis: step 4

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  • Financing: company raising or paying down capital and what the nature of capital sources are.
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Common size analysis: cash flow

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Two methods:

  1. As a % of total cash inflows our outflows (if inflow or outflow).
  2. As a % of net income
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Formula: free cash flow

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Operating cash flow - capital expenditures

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Formula: free cash flow to firm (FCFF)

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  1. Net income + interest expense*(1-tax rate) - capital expenditures - working capital expenditures
  2. Cash flow from operations + interest expense*(1-tax rate) - capital expenditures
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Formula: free cash flow to equity (FCFE)

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  1. CFO - capital expenditures + net borrowing

2. Excess represents cash above fixed investments and repayment of debt that could be redistributed to investors.

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Ratio: cash flow to revenue

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Cash flow from operations / net revenue

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Ratio: cash return on assets

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Cash flow from operations / avg. total assets

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Ratio: cash return on equity

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Cash flow from operations / avg. shareholder’s equity

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Ratio: cash to income

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Cash flow from operations / operating income

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Ratio: cash flow per share

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(Cash flow from operations - preferred dividends) / # of common shares outstanding

39
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Ratio: debt coverage

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Cash flow from operations / total debt

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Ratio: interest coverage

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EBIT / Interest Expense

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Ratio: reinvestment

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Cash flow from operations / cash paid for LT assets

42
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Ratio: debt payment

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Cash flow from operations / cash paid for LT debt

43
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Ratio: dividend payment

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Cash flow from operations / dividends paid

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Ratio: investing & financing

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Cash flow from operations / cash outflows for investing & financing

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