3. THREE IMPORTANT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. The Balance Sheet:
• Provides a snapshot view of a company’s assets and
liabilities
• The Balance Sheet is as of a particular date.0
2. The Income Statement
• Provides a summary of a firm’s revenues and expenses
• The Income Statement is over a specific accounting
period, usually a quarter or a year
3. The Cash Flow Statement
• Is an analysis of the sources and uses of cash by the firm
over an accounting period
• Summarizes operating, investing, and financing cash
flows
4. CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Cash flow
A summary of a firm’s payments during a period of time
This statement reports cash inflows and outflows based
on the firm’s
.
Investment Cash Flow
Financing Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flows
5. CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Investment Cash Flow
Includes any purchases or sales of fixed assets and
investments
Financing Cash Flow
Includes funds raised by issuing securities, or expended by
repurchasing outstanding securities.
Operating Cash Flows
Shows impact of transactions
6. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash Inflows
From sale of fixed assets
Property
Plant
Equipment.
From sale of debt or equity securities
Cash Outflows
To acquire fixed assets
Property
Plant
Equipment.
To purchase debt or equity securities
7. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Inflows
From borrowing
From the sale of the firm’s own equity securities
Cash Outflows
To repay amounts borrowed
To repurchase the firm’s own equity securities
To pay shareholders dividends
8. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Total sales of goods and services collected
during a period;
Payments made to suppliers of goods and
services used in production settled during a
period;
Payments to employees or other expenses
made during a period.