In business, maintaining positive cash flow is vitally important. Cash flow refers to the movement of cash in and out of a business as it generates revenue while also covering its operating expenses.

What makes up a cash flow statement The difference between profits and cash on hand The cash flow statement monitors the flow of cash over a period of time (a year, a quarter, a month) and shows you ...

Learn how to tell if your business could be facing a cash crunch Nick Guy is a staff senior editor for Buy Side. He's been reviewing personal technology, accessories and myriad other products for more ...

In business, there are several uses for preparing cash flow projections or statements. In early-stage business situations, cash flow projections are needed to determine how much money is needed to ...

Operating cash flow, or OCF, refers to the amount of cash a company generates from normal business operations over a specific period of time. It’s widely used to evaluate a company’s performance and ...

Most investors, if they decide to read company financial statements at all (and many don’t), head straight to the income statement. After all, they presume, they first need to see how much money their ...

Chris Scharman is CEO of Avtech Capital, with 20+ years as a corporate attorney in finance, securities, and mergers & acquisitions. For many businesses, failure can be traced back to a single issue: ...

U.S. regulators and standard setters are taking a closer look at cash-flow statements, particularly how such corporate disclosures may lag behind other financial ...