unit 10 Flashcards
what are the 3 categories of company activity
- operating activities
- investing activities
- financing activities
what are operating activities
- Activities related to opening the core business
- Think “cash relating to everything above EBIT”
what are investing activities
- Business activities related to purchasing/disposing of long-term assets and investments that aren’t cash equivalents or held for trading, AND include activities related to making cash advances loans to other parties
- Think “cash relating to long-term assets and cash transactions that create a liability for another party”
what are examples of investing activities
- Cash used to buy new equipment or software
- Cash used to expand a manufacturing facility
- Cash received from disposing used equipment
- Cash used to lend money to another party
what are examples of operating activities
- Cash received from selling goods/services during a period
- Cash used to pay suppliers and employees
what are financing activities
- Business activities related to raising capital
- Think “cash relating to debt generated by the company and equity transactions”
what are examples of financing activities
- Borrowed cash from the bank
- Cash used to repay a bank loan
- Cash from investor in exchange for company shares
- Cash used to pay dividends
- Cash used to buy back shares
what kind of activity are cash flows from interest paid and received (included in net income under EBIT as non-operating income) considered
operating activity
what kind of activity are cash flows from income taxes considered
operating activities
- Interest paid & received, and income taxes are already a part of net income (so included in the first line of operating activities)
- If EBIT is displayed as the first line of operating activities, these are added/subtracted to EBIT
what kind of activity are cash flows from dividends paid (from retained earnings) considered
financing activities (even though dividends are also displayed on the net income)
what is the cash flow statement formula
Cash Flow From/Used in Operating Activities + Net Cash Flow From/Used in Investing Activities + Net Cash Flow From/Used in Financing Activities = Net Increase (or Decrease) in Cash for the Period + Cash Balance at Beginning of Period = Cash Balance at End of Period
cash balance at end of period = cash balance on balance sheet
what information is needed to prepare an indirect cash flow statement
- Income statement for the period (to get information about the net income, depreciation, etc.) - First line of operating activities can be net income or EBIT & add the other stuff into EBIT
- Statement of retained earnings (to obtain what dividends were actually paid)
- Balance sheet for the most recent and prior period (to adjust net income for non-cash working capital transactions and understand investing and financing activities) - Looking at changes in current assets and liabilities
- Other financial information, as required
what are the 3 main categories of adjustments made to net income
- non cash items
- changes in current assets (besides cash)
- changes in current liabilities
how to make an cash flow statement using the indirect method
- Start with net income
- Remove transactions that are non-cash
- Add transactions that are cash but not included in net income
what are common non-cash items
depreciation, gain/loss on sale of asset
- look at latest income statement for this information