ACCT 1209 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Cash Flow, Net Income, Income Statement
Chapter 12: Statement of Cash Flows
Classifications of the Statement of Cash Flows
Operating Activities
Cash inflows and outflows directly related to earnings from normal operations.
Investing Activities
Cash inflows and outflows related to the acquisition or sale of productive facilities and
investments in the securities of other companies.
Financing Activities
Cash inflows and outflows related to external sources of financing (owners and creditors) for
the enterprise.
Cash Inflows
Cash Outflows
Operating Activities
• Cash received from revenues
• Cash paid for expenses
Investing Activities
• Sale of operational assets
• Sale of investments
• Collections of loans
• Purchase of operational assets
• Purchase of investments
• Loans to others
Financing Activities
• Issuance of stock
• Issuance of bonds and notes
• Payment of dividends
• Repurchase of stock
• Repayment of debt
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Inflows
Cash received from:
⚫ Customers
⚫ Dividends and interest on investments
Outflows
Cash paid for:
⚫ Purchase of goods for resale and services (electricity, etc.)
⚫ Salaries and wages
⚫ Income taxes
⚫ Interest on liabilities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Inflows
Cash received from:
⚫ Sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
⚫ Sale or maturity of investments in securities
Outflows
Cash paid for:
⚫ Purchase of property, plant and equipment
⚫ Purchase of investments in securities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Inflows
Cash received from:
⚫ Borrowings on notes, mortgages, bonds, etc. from creditors
⚫ Issuing stock to owners
Outflows
Cash paid for:
⚫ Repayment of principal to creditors (excluding interest, which is an operating activity)
⚫ Repurchasing stock from owners
⚫ Dividends to owners
Direct Method vs. Indirect Method
Direct Method: Reports the cash effects of each operating activity
Indirect Method: Starts with accrual net income and converts to cash basis
*Note that no matter which format is used, the same amount of net cash flows from operating activities is generated.
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Document Summary
Cash inflows and outflows directly related to earnings from normal operations. Cash inflows and outflows related to the acquisition or sale of productive facilities and investments in the securities of other companies. Cash inflows and outflows related to external sources of financing (owners and creditors) for the enterprise. Cash outflows: cash paid for expenses, purchase of operational assets, purchase of investments, loans to others, payment of dividends, repurchase of stock, repayment of debt. Investing activities: sale of operational assets, sale of investments, collections of loans. Purchase of goods for resale and services (electricity, etc. ) Sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment. Sale or maturity of investments in securities. Borrowings on notes, mortgages, bonds, etc. from creditors. Repayment of principal to creditors (excluding interest, which is an operating activity) Direct method: reports the cash effects of each operating activity. Indirect method: starts with accrual net income and converts to cash basis.