cash flows
Funds in, out
Cash flows are the movements of money into and out of a business, investment, or account over a period of time.
Positive cash flow means more money coming in than going out; negative cash flow means the reverse.
Financial analysts track cash flows to assess whether an entity can meet its obligations: The company's cash flows from operations improved this quarter.
Cash flow as a singular noun refers to this movement generally or to the net amount.
- revenueBusiness income total
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- expensesMoney spent on things
- present valueCurrent equivalent of future sum
- net present valueDiscounted sum of cash flows
discounting · dividends · financing · liquidity · rainy day fund · working capital · profit · burn rate · runway · payment systems · bills · investment · treasury · equity · budget · earnings · capital · quarterly
- financial recordsbank statements, ledger, account statements, invoice, balance sheet
- SecuritizationABS, CDO, CMO, tranche, tranches
- capital flowsinflows, outflows, capital flight, hot money, FDI
- Remittanceswire transfers, bank transfers, transfer fees, Western Union, MoneyGram
cash flowsfixed assets
Lasting business property
frozen funds · inventory · sunk costs · real estate · long-term investments
cash flowsaccruals
Amounts accumulated over time
paper profits · depreciation · amortization · deferred income · goodwill
flow, cash, flowing, flows, flowed, outflow, inflow, cashing, cashed