Every business has cash going in and going out. This is cash flow. A cash flow statement accounts for the cash moving in and out of the company. It reflects the cash impacts of revenues, expenses, ...

A small business will be required to prepare a variety of financial statements over the course of a year. Some statements are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission while others might be ...

In my last column, I said I would share with you a powerful secret for formatting your projections in a way that provides a crystal-clear view into the true cash flow of your business. Well, it’s time ...

Amortization expense refers to the depletion of intangible assets and can be a major source of expenditure on the balance sheet of some companies. Amortization is always a non-cash expense. Therefore, ...

The ending balance of a cash-flow statement will always equal the cash amount shown on the company's balance sheet. Cash flow is, by definition, the change in a company's cash from one period to the ...

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: ...

Free cash flow is the amount of cash a business has remaining from operations after paying capital expenditures. Find out how investors can use free cash flow to measure the financial health of a ...