The cash flow statement outlines the cash inflows and outflows of a business, categorized into operating, investing, and financing activities. It highlights the importance of generating positive cash flow from operations for a company's survival and the reliance of financing activities on operational cash generation. The document also provides an illustrative example of the cash flow statement of SABIC, detailing specific figures for different activities over two periods.

1. 4. Cash Flows Statement
 The business operating cycle: How a
business earns its cash
 Sources and Uses of Cash
 The engineer’s focus on the investing
section: Capital Budgeting
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2. Cash Flow Transactions within Business
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Shareholders
Fixed Assets
Debt holders
Inventory
Government
Customers
CASH
From cash sales
To pay taxes
From credit
sales
To pay labor,
materials, and
overhead
To pay interest
and principal
From sale
of debt
To purchase
From sale
To pay dividend,
To purchase back
shares
From sale
of shares

3. Cash Flow Statement
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Cash flow statement describes the cash inflows and
outflows of an enterprise during a period.
This statement reports cash inflows and outflows
based on the firm’s operating activities, investing
activities, and financing activities.
Change in cash = Cash from operations + Cash from
investment + Cash from financing

4. Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Cash Inflow
From sales of goods or
services
From interest and dividend
income
From sales of goods or
services
From interest and dividend
income
Cash Outflow
To pay suppliers for inventory
To pay employees for services
To pay lenders (interest)
To pay government for taxes
To pay other suppliers for
other operating expenses
To pay suppliers for inventory
To pay employees for services
To pay lenders (interest)
To pay government for taxes
To pay other suppliers for
other operating expenses
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•It shows impact of transactions not defined as investing or financing
activities.
•These cash flows are generally the cash effects that enter into the
determination of net income.

5. Importance of Cash Flow from Operating
Activities
It would seem more logical to
classify interest and dividend
income as an “investing”
inflow, while interest paid
certainly looks like a
“financing” outflow. But the
SSAP (Statement of Standard
Accounting Practices) and FRS
(Financial Reporting Standard)
classified these items as
operating flows.
 In the long run, a business must
generate a positive net cash flow
from its operating activities if the
business is to survive. A business
with negative cash flows from
operations will not be able to raise
cash from other sources
indefinitely.
 In fact, the ability of a business to
raise cash through financing
activities is highly dependent upon
its ability to generate cash from its
normal business operations.
Creditors and stockholders are
reluctant to invest money in a
company that does not generate
enough cash from operating
activities to assure prompt payment
of maturing liabilities, interest and
dividends.
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6. Cash Flow from Investment Activities
Cash Inflow
From sale of fixed assets
(property, plant and
equipment)
From sale of debt or equity
securities (other than
common equity) of other
entities
From sale of fixed assets
(property, plant and
equipment)
From sale of debt or equity
securities (other than
common equity) of other
entities
Cash Outflow
To acquire fixed assets
(property, plant and
equipment)
To purchase debt or equity
securities (other than
common equity) of other
entities
To acquire fixed assets
(property, plant and
equipment)
To purchase debt or equity
securities (other than
common equity) of other
entities
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It shows impact of buying and selling fixed assets
and debt or equity securities of other entities.

7. Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Cash Inflow
From borrowing (Short-term
and long-term)
From sale of firm’s own
equity securities (i.e. by
issuing stock)
Cash Outflow
To repay amounts borrowed
To repurchase firm’s own
equity securities
To pay shareholders’
dividends
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Economics, 5th edition. ©2010
It shows impact of all cash transactions with
shareholders and the borrowing and repaying
transactions with lenders

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The Cash Flow – Business Cycle
Inventory
Production
Cash
Accounts
receivable
Fixed assets
Cash
Sales
Credit
Sales
Collection of
receivable
Investment
Depreciation
• Changes in equity
• Changes in liabilities
• Pay taxes
• Pay interest
• Pay dividends
• Labor
• Materials
• Overhead

9. The Cash Flow Statement of SABIC – Illustration
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Period End Date 12/31/2011 12/31/2010
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
+ Net Income 29,241.75 21,528.67
+ Depreciation & Amortization (writing off an intangible asset
investment)
11,815.33 10,609.85
+ Other Non-Cash Adjustments 17,070.40 11,169.38
+ Changes in Non-Cash Capital -15,983.02 -13,682.96
Cash From Operations 42,144.46 29,624.94
CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
+ Disposal of Fixed Assets 0.00 0.00
+ Capital Expenditures (Physical assets) -10,641.97 -16,100.22
+ Increase in Investments 0.00 0.00
+ Decrease in Investments 5.14 24.56
+ Other Investing Activities -1,613.34 -3,986.87
Cash From Investing Activities -12,250.17 -20,062.54
CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
+ Dividends Paid -11,831.28 -8,961.98
+ Change in Short-Term Borrowings 212.92 180.73
+ Increase in Long-Term Borrowings 0.00 3,406.67
+ Decrease in Long-term Borrowings -8,310.21 0.00
+ Increase in Capital Stocks (Preferred & Common) 0.00 0.00
+ Decrease in Capital Stocks (Preferred & Common) 0.00 0.00
+ Other Financing Activities -10,224.74 -10,736.63
Cash from Financing Activities -30,153.31 -16,111.20
Net Changes in Cash -259.02 -6,548.80

10. The Cash Flow Statement of SABIC – Illustration
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Economics, 5th edition. ©2010
Period End Date 12/31/2011 12/31/2010
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
+ Net Income 29,241.75 21,528.67
+ Depreciation & Amortization (writing off an intangible asset
investment)
11,815.33 10,609.85
+ Other Non-Cash Adjustments 17,070.40 11,169.38
+ Changes in Non-Cash Capital -15,983.02 -13,682.96
Cash From Operations 42,144.46 29,624.94
CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
+ Disposal of Fixed Assets 0.00 0.00
+ Capital Expenditures (Physical assets) -10,641.97 -16,100.22
+ Increase in Investments 0.00 0.00
+ Decrease in Investments 5.14 24.56
+ Other Investing Activities -1,613.34 -3,986.87
Cash From Investing Activities -12,250.17 -20,062.54
CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
+ Dividends Paid -11,831.28 -8,961.98
+ Change in Short-Term Borrowings 212.92 180.73
+ Increase in Long-Term Borrowings 0.00 3,406.67
+ Decrease in Long-term Borrowings -8,310.21 0.00
+ Increase in Capital Stocks (Preferred & Common) 0.00 0.00
+ Decrease in Capital Stocks (Preferred & Common) 0.00 0.00
+ Other Financing Activities -10,224.74 -10,736.63
Cash from Financing Activities -30,153.31 -16,111.20
Net Changes in Cash -259.02 -6,548.80