A statement reporting cash inflows and outflows for a period, sorted into operating, investing, and financing activities.
C1Cash
Currency and demand deposits available for current operations.
C1Cash equivalents
Short-term, highly liquid investments so close to maturity that they are treated as cash.
C1Operating activities
Cash flows from a company's main business — transactions that determine net income.
C1Investing activities
Cash flows from buying and selling long-term assets and other investments.
C1Financing activities
Cash flows from transactions with a company's owners and creditors, other than for operating purposes.
C1Noncash investing and financing activities
Significant investing or financing transactions not involving cash, disclosed separately rather than included in the statement.
P2Direct method
Reports operating cash flows by listing each major class of cash receipt and cash payment.
P1Indirect method
Reports operating cash flows by adjusting net income for noncash items and changes in current operating assets and liabilities.
P1Reconciliation (of net income to operating cash flow)
The indirect-method walk from net income to net cash provided by operating activities.
P1Operating items not providing or using cash
Expenses like depreciation that reduce net income without any cash movement, added back under the indirect method.
P1Nonoperating gains and losses
Gains and losses from investing or financing transactions, removed from operating activities and reported at the actual cash amount in their own section.
A1Changes in current operating assets and liabilities
Increases and decreases in accounts like receivables, inventory, and payables, each adjusted for in the indirect method.
A2Free cash flow
Cash provided by operating activities minus cash used for capital expenditures.
A2Cash flow on total assets
Cash flow from operating activities divided by average total assets, measuring cash return on asset investment.
P3Spreadsheet (work sheet) method
[book?] — check this edition’s exact terminology. A working paper some preparers use to organize the statement’s adjustments.
Formulas
P1
Operating cash flow (indirect) = Net income + Non-cash expenses + Losses − Gains − Increases in current assets + Increases in current liabilities