Statement Of Cash Flows

             The result of a company's daily transaction of business in a certain period is summarized in the financial statements. These statements are the Balance Sheet where one can see how established the company is, the Income Statement where one can get a glimpse whether the company is earning or not, and the Statement of Cash Flows that provides information on how well the primary resource of the company, cash, is utilized.
             Cash is the most important of all assets of a company. Other than the fact that it is the medium of exchange, almost all business transactions involve it. Normally, a sale is valued at the cash received; if a sale is made on account, the eventual collection will be valued still on the cash received. This also applies in the purchase of equipments, materials that would be converted to products, or that would compose the goods available for sale, in settlement of debts, or in payment of expenses incidental to the business. Essentially, a business entity cannot do business without the source from which income is derived, and the means to meet all its obligations.
             This basic principle is lodged on cash. As such, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 95 that established the standards in the preparation of the statement of cash flows. This was done to help both creditors and investors to better evaluate the company's utilization of cash and predict future cash flows. The statement has two components: cash receipts and cash payments; these components are embedded in each of the three parts of the statement namely, Operating Activities, Investing Activities, and Financing Activities.
             The Operating Activities category is composed of transactions and business events that normally form part in the determination of operating income. Cash receipts would normally include cash sales, collection from receivables, dividends, and interest. Cash payments, on the oth...

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