Charts help people to visualize information. A cash flow chart clarifies what your company does with its money in a way that may not be apparent when you look at a spreadsheet page full of numbers.

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It doesn't matter how great your product is or how much profit you show on paper. If you don't have cash in the bank when you need it, your business is at risk. Too many small business owners focus on ...

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Free cash flow per share is a critical metric for assessing a company's long-term value. Understanding varying cash flow types helps clarify a company's financial activities. Investing decisions are ...

This week on MBA Mondays we are going to talk about cash flow. A few weeks ago, in my post on Accounting, I said there were three major accounting statements. We’ve talked about the Income Statement ...

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Cash is king. From making sure you don’t run out of it to leveraging it well, cash drives business. The traditional role of finance is about cash stewardship—picking custodians, protecting against ...

If your company has negative cash flow from operations, you may not be making any money. There are plenty of reasons why a company might have overall negative cash flow, such as making long term ...

Cash flow is your income minus expenses over a set period of time, usually a month. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when you click to or take an action on ...