The document discusses the statement of cash flows, which reports a company's cash inflows and outflows during an accounting period. It has three sections - operating, investing, and financing activities. The statement of cash flows helps investors understand a company's ability to generate cash flows, meet obligations, and need for external financing by reporting cash receipts, payments and transactions. It must be prepared using the direct or indirect method, with the direct method showing actual cash amounts for items like cash received from customers and cash paid to suppliers.