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How to ReadFinancial Statements
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to R
ead F
inancia
l S
tate
ments
1
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er
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Asse
ts =
Lia
bili
tie
s &
Eq
uity
3
Asse
ts =
Lia
bili
tie
s +
Bo
ok E
qu
ity
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Ba
lan
ce
Sh
ee
t
4
Ba
lan
ce
sh
ee
t -
-Th
e fin
an
cia
l sta
tem
en
t th
at sh
ow
s th
e a
mo
un
ts o
f th
e
co
mp
an
y’s
asse
ts, lia
bili
tie
s, a
nd
ow
ne
rs’ e
qu
ity a
t th
e e
nd
of th
e p
erio
d.
Th
ree
se
ctio
ns o
f a
ba
lan
ce
sh
ee
t:
• A
ssets
--
A r
esourc
e w
ith e
conom
ic v
alu
e that
a c
om
pany o
wns o
r
contr
ols
with the e
xpecta
tion t
hat
it w
ill p
rovid
e futu
re b
enefit.
•L
iab
ilit
ies
--
A c
om
pany's
legal debts
or
oblig
ations that
arise d
uring t
he
cours
e o
f busin
ess o
pera
tions.
Lia
bili
ties a
re s
ettle
d o
ver
tim
e t
hro
ugh t
he
transfe
r of
econom
ic b
enefits
inclu
din
g m
oney,
goods o
r serv
ices.
•B
oo
k E
qu
ity -
- O
n a
com
pany's
bala
nce s
heet, t
he a
mount
of
the f
unds
contr
ibute
d b
y the o
wners
(th
e s
tockhold
ers
) plu
s the r
eta
ined e
arn
ings (
or
losses).
Als
o r
efe
rred t
o a
s s
hare
hold
ers
' equity.
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Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
5
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
BA
LAN
CE S
HEE
T - A
BC In
c.(D
olla
rs in
Tho
usan
ds)
20X9
20X8
20X9
20X8
Ass
ets
Liab
iliti
es a
nd S
hare
hold
ers'
Equ
ity
IDID
Ass
ets
Liab
iliti
esCu
rren
t Ass
ets
Curr
ent L
iabi
litie
sA
1Ca
sh a
nd c
ash
equi
vale
nts
$25,
000
$15,
000
B1A
ccou
nts
paya
ble
$60,
000
$57,
000
A2
Acc
ount
s re
ceiv
able
- ne
t of a
llow
ance
for
doub
tful
acc
ount
s of
$6,
000
in 2
0X9
and
$3,0
00 in
20X
8
160,
000
145,
000
B2N
otes
pay
able
51,0
0061
,000
A3
Inve
ntor
ies,
at t
he lo
wer
of c
ost o
r mar
ket
180,
000
185,
000
B3A
ccru
ed e
xpen
ses
30,0
0036
,000
A4
Prep
aid
expe
nses
and
oth
er c
urre
nt a
sset
s4,
000
3,00
0B4
Inco
me
taxe
s pa
yabl
e17
,000
15,0
00B5
Oth
er li
abili
ties
12,0
0012
,000
B6Cu
rren
t por
tion
of l
ong-
term
deb
t6,
000
6,00
0A
5To
tal C
urre
nt A
sset
s$3
69,0
00$3
48,0
00B7
Tota
l Cur
rent
Lia
bilit
ies
$176
,000
$187
,000
Long
-Ter
m A
sset
sLo
ng-T
erm
Lia
bilit
ies
A6
Land
$30,
000
$30,
000
B8D
efer
red
inco
me
taxe
s$1
6,00
0$9
,000
A7
Build
ings
125,
000
120,
000
B9Lo
ng-t
erm
deb
t13
0,00
013
0,00
0A
8M
achi
nery
200,
000
173,
000
B10
Tota
l Lia
bilit
ies
$322
,000
$326
,000
A9
Leas
ehol
d im
prov
emen
ts15
,000
15,0
00A
10Fu
rnit
ure,
fixt
ures
, etc
.15
,000
12,0
00A
11To
tal P
rope
rty,
Pla
nt a
nd E
quip
men
t$3
85,0
00$3
50,0
00Sh
areh
olde
rs' E
quit
yB1
1Co
mm
on s
tock
$75,
000
$72,
500
A12
Less
: acc
umul
ated
dep
reci
atio
n12
5,00
097
,000
B12
Add
itio
nal p
aid-
in c
apit
al20
,000
13,5
00A
13N
et P
rope
rty,
Pla
nt &
Equ
ipm
ent
$260
,000
$253
,000
B13
Reta
ined
ear
ning
s21
4,00
019
2,00
0B1
4To
tal S
hare
hold
ers'
Equ
ity
$309
,000
$278
,000
Oth
er A
sset
sA
14In
tang
ible
s (g
oodw
ill, p
aten
ts) n
et o
f ac
cum
ulat
ed a
mor
tiza
tion
of $
2,00
0 in
20X
9 an
d $1
,000
in 2
0X8
$2,0
00$3
,000
A15
Tota
l Oth
er A
sset
s$2
,000
$3,0
00A
16To
tal A
sset
s$6
31,0
00$6
04,0
00B1
5To
tal L
iabi
litie
s an
d Sh
areh
olde
rs' E
quit
y$6
31,0
00$6
04,0
00
Dec
embe
r 31,
Dec
embe
r 31,
Lin
e #
L
ine #
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Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
6
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
20X9
20X8
Ass
ets
IDCu
rren
t Ass
ets
A1
Cash
and
cas
h eq
uiva
lent
s$2
5,00
0$1
5,00
0Th
e va
lue
of a
com
pany
's a
sset
s th
at a
re c
ash
or c
an b
e co
nver
ted
into
cas
h im
med
iate
ly.
A2
Acc
ount
s re
ceiv
able
- ne
t of a
llow
ance
for
doub
tful
acc
ount
s of
$6,
000
in 2
0X9
and
$3,0
00
in 2
0X8
160,
000
145,
000
Mon
ey o
wed
by
cust
omer
s (i
ndiv
idua
ls o
r cor
pora
tion
s) to
an
othe
r ent
ity
in e
xcha
nge
for g
oods
or s
ervi
ces
that
hav
e be
en
deliv
ered
or u
sed,
but
not
yet
pai
d fo
r. R
ecei
vabl
es a
re u
sual
ly
due
wit
hin
a re
lati
vely
sho
rt ti
me
peri
od, r
angi
ng fr
om a
few
day
s to
a y
ear
A3
Inve
ntor
ies,
at t
he lo
wer
of c
ost o
r mar
ket
180,
000
185,
000
The
raw
mat
eria
ls, w
ork-
in-p
roce
ss g
oods
and
com
plet
ely
fini
shed
goo
ds th
at a
re c
onsi
dere
d to
be
the
port
ion
of a
bu
sine
ss's
ass
ets
that
are
read
y or
will
be
read
y fo
r sal
e. In
vent
ory
repr
esen
ts o
ne o
f the
mos
t im
port
ant a
sset
s th
at m
ost b
usin
esse
s po
sses
s, b
ecau
se th
e tu
rnov
er o
f inv
ento
ry re
pres
ents
one
of
the
prim
ary
sour
ces
of re
venu
e ge
nera
tion
and
sub
sequ
ent
earn
ings
for t
he c
ompa
ny's
sha
reho
lder
s/ow
ners
.
A4
Prep
aid
expe
nses
and
oth
er c
urre
nt a
sset
s4,
000
3,00
0A
type
of a
sset
that
ari
ses
on a
bal
ance
she
et a
s a
resu
lt
of b
usin
ess
mak
ing
paym
ents
for g
oods
and
ser
vice
s to
be
rece
ived
in th
e ne
ar fu
ture
. Whi
le p
repa
id e
xpen
ses
are
init
ially
re
cord
ed a
s as
sets
, the
ir v
alue
is e
xpen
sed
over
tim
e as
the
bene
fit i
s re
ceiv
ed o
nto
the
inco
me
stat
emen
t, b
ecau
se u
nlik
e co
nven
tion
al e
xpen
ses,
the
busi
ness
will
rece
ive
som
ethi
ng o
f va
lue
in th
e ne
ar fu
ture
.A
5To
tal C
urre
nt A
sset
s$3
69,0
00$3
48,0
00
Dec
embe
r 31,
Lin
e #
54
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7
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
20X9
20X8
Ass
ets
IDLo
ng-T
erm
Ass
ets
A6
Land
$30,
000
$30,
000
A7
Build
ings
125,
000
120,
000
A8
Mac
hine
ry20
0,00
017
3,00
0A
9Le
aseh
old
impr
ovem
ents
15,0
0015
,000
A10
Furn
itur
e, fi
xtur
es, e
tc.
15,0
0012
,000
A11
Tota
l Pro
pert
y, P
lant
and
Equ
ipm
ent
$385
,000
$350
,000
A c
ompa
ny a
sset
that
is v
ital
to b
usin
ess
oper
atio
ns b
ut c
anno
t be
easi
ly li
quid
ated
. The
val
ue o
f pro
pert
y, p
lant
and
equ
ipm
ent i
s ty
pica
lly d
epre
ciat
ed o
ver t
he e
stim
ated
life
of t
he a
sset
, bec
ause
ev
en th
e lo
nges
t-te
rm a
sset
s be
com
e ob
sole
te o
r use
less
aft
er a
pe
riod
of t
ime.
A12
Less
: acc
umul
ated
dep
reci
atio
n12
5,00
097
,000
The
cum
ulat
ive
depr
ecia
tion
of a
n as
set u
p to
a s
ingl
e po
int i
n it
s lif
e. R
egar
dles
s of
the
met
hod
used
to c
alcu
late
it, t
he
depr
ecia
tion
of a
n as
set d
urin
g a
sing
le p
erio
d is
add
ed to
the
prev
ious
per
iod’
s ac
cum
ulat
ed d
epre
ciat
ion
to g
et th
e cu
rren
t ac
cum
ulat
ed d
epre
ciat
ion.
A13
Net
Pro
pert
y, P
lant
& E
quip
men
t$2
60,0
00$2
53,0
00
Dec
embe
r 31,
Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
Lin
e #
55
© Practising Law Institute
8
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
20X9
20X8
Ass
ets
IDO
ther
Ass
ets
A14
Inta
ngib
les
(goo
dwill
, pat
ents
) net
of
accu
mul
ated
am
orti
zati
on o
f $2,
000
in
20X9
and
$1,
000
in 2
0X8
$2,0
00$3
,000
An
asse
t tha
t is
not p
hysi
cal i
n na
ture
. Cor
pora
te in
telle
ctua
l pr
oper
ty (i
tem
s su
ch a
s pa
tent
s, tr
adem
arks
, cop
yrig
hts,
bus
ines
s m
etho
dolo
gies
), g
oodw
ill a
nd b
rand
reco
gnit
ion
are
all c
omm
on
inta
ngib
le a
sset
s in
toda
y's
mar
ketp
lace
. An
inta
ngib
le a
sset
can
be
cla
ssif
ied
as e
ithe
r ind
efin
ite
or d
efin
ite
depe
ndin
g on
the
spec
ific
s of
that
ass
et. A
com
pany
bra
nd n
ame
is c
onsi
dere
d to
be
an
inde
fini
te a
sset
, as
it s
tays
wit
h th
e co
mpa
ny a
s lo
ng a
s th
e co
mpa
ny c
onti
nues
ope
rati
ons.
How
ever
, if a
com
pany
ent
ers
a le
gal a
gree
men
t to
oper
ate
unde
r ano
ther
com
pany
's p
aten
t, w
ith
no p
lans
of e
xten
ding
the
agre
emen
t, it
wou
ld h
ave
a lim
ited
life
an
d w
ould
be
clas
sifi
ed a
s a
defi
nite
ass
et.
A15
Tota
l Oth
er A
sset
s$2
,000
$3,0
00
A16
Tota
l Ass
ets
$631
,000
$604
,000
Dec
embe
r 31,
Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
Lin
e #
56
© Practising Law Institute
9
Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
20X9
20X8
Liab
iliti
es a
nd S
hare
hold
ers'
Equ
ity
IDLi
abili
ties
Curr
ent L
iabi
litie
sB1
Acc
ount
s pa
yabl
e$6
0,00
0$5
7,00
0A
ccou
nts
paya
ble
are
debt
s th
at m
ust b
e pa
id o
ff w
ithi
n a
give
n pe
riod
of
tim
e in
ord
er to
avo
id d
efau
lt. F
or e
xam
ple,
at t
he c
orpo
rate
leve
l, A
P re
fers
to s
hort
-ter
m d
ebt p
aym
ents
to s
uppl
iers
and
ban
ks.
B2N
otes
pay
able
51,0
0061
,000
Wri
tten
pro
mis
es to
pay
sta
ted
sum
s of
mon
ey a
t fut
ure
date
s, c
lass
ifie
d as
cur
rent
(if d
ue w
ithi
n 12
mon
ths)
or n
on-c
urre
nt (i
f due
aft
er 1
2 m
onth
s) o
f the
bal
ance
she
et d
ate.
B3A
ccru
ed e
xpen
ses
30,0
0036
,000
An
acco
unti
ng e
xpen
se re
cogn
ized
in th
e bo
oks
befo
re it
is p
aid
for.
It is
a
liabi
lity
and
is u
sual
ly c
urre
nt. T
hese
exp
ense
s ar
e ty
pica
lly p
erio
dic
and
docu
men
ted
on a
com
pany
's b
alan
ce s
heet
due
to th
e hi
gh p
roba
bilit
y th
at th
ey w
ill b
e pa
id.
B4In
com
e ta
xes
paya
ble
17,0
0015
,000
A ty
pe o
f acc
ount
in th
e cu
rren
t lia
bilit
ies
sect
ion
of a
com
pany
's b
alan
ce
shee
t. T
his
acco
unt i
s co
mpr
ised
of t
axes
that
mus
t be
paid
to th
e go
vern
men
t wit
hin
one
year
. Inc
ome
tax
paya
ble
is c
alcu
late
d ac
cord
ing
to th
e pr
evai
ling
tax
law
in th
e co
mpa
ny's
hom
e co
untr
yB5
Oth
er li
abili
ties
12,0
0012
,000
Any
oth
er s
hort
-ter
m li
abili
ties
(i.e
. am
ount
s th
at w
ill b
e pa
id w
ithi
n a
year
)B6
Curr
ent p
orti
on o
f lon
g-te
rm d
ebt
6,00
06,
000
A p
orti
on o
f the
bal
ance
she
et th
at re
pres
ents
the
tota
l am
ount
of l
ong-
term
deb
t tha
t mus
t be
paid
wit
hin
the
next
yea
r. T
he b
alan
ce s
heet
has
a
liabi
lity
sect
ion,
whi
ch is
bro
ken
dow
n in
to lo
ng-t
erm
and
cur
rent
deb
t.
Whe
n a
debt
pay
men
t is
set t
o be
mad
e in
long
er th
an a
yea
r's ti
me,
it is
re
cord
ed in
the
long
-ter
m d
ebt s
ecti
on, a
nd w
hen
that
pay
men
t bec
omes
du
e w
ithi
n a
year
, it m
oves
to th
e "c
urre
nt p
orti
on o
f lon
g-te
rm d
ebt"
se
ctio
n.B7
Tota
l Cur
rent
Lia
bilit
ies
$176
,000
$187
,000
Dec
embe
r 31,
Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
Lin
e #
57
© Practising Law Institute
10
Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
20X9
20X8
Liab
iliti
es a
nd S
hare
hold
ers'
Equ
ity
IDLo
ng-t
erm
liab
iliti
esB8
Def
erre
d in
com
e ta
xes
$16,
000
$9,0
00A
liab
ility
reco
rded
on
the
bala
nce
shee
t tha
t res
ults
from
inco
me
alre
ady
earn
ed a
nd re
cogn
ized
for a
ccou
ntin
g, b
ut n
ot ta
x, p
urpo
ses.
Als
o,
diff
eren
ces
betw
een
tax
law
s an
d ac
coun
ting
met
hods
can
resu
lt in
a
tem
pora
ry d
iffe
renc
e in
the
amou
nt o
f inc
ome
tax
paya
ble
by a
com
pany
. Th
is d
iffe
renc
e is
reco
rded
as
defe
rred
inco
me
tax.
B9Lo
ng-t
erm
deb
t13
0,00
013
0,00
0Lo
ans
and
fina
ncia
l obl
igat
ions
last
ing
over
one
yea
r.B1
0To
tal L
iabi
litie
s$3
22,0
00$3
26,0
00
Dec
embe
r 31,
Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
Lin
e #
58
© Practising Law Institute
11
Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
20X9
20X8
Liab
iliti
es a
nd S
hare
hold
ers'
Equ
ity
IDSh
areh
olde
rs' E
quit
yB1
1Co
mm
on s
tock
$75,
000
$72,
500
A s
ecur
ity
that
repr
esen
ts o
wne
rshi
p in
a c
orpo
rati
on. H
olde
rs o
f com
mon
st
ock
exer
cise
con
trol
by
elec
ting
a b
oard
of d
irec
tors
and
vot
ing
on
corp
orat
e po
licy.
Com
mon
sto
ckho
lder
s ar
e on
the
bott
om o
f the
pri
orit
y la
dder
for o
wne
rshi
p st
ruct
ure.
In th
e ev
ent o
f liq
uida
tion
, com
mon
sh
areh
olde
rs h
ave
righ
ts to
a c
ompa
ny's
ass
ets
only
aft
er b
ondh
olde
rs,
pref
erre
d sh
areh
olde
rs a
nd o
ther
deb
t hol
ders
hav
e be
en p
aid
in fu
ll.
B12
Add
itio
nal p
aid-
in c
apit
al20
,000
13,5
00A
val
ue th
at is
oft
en in
clud
ed in
the
cont
ribu
ted
surp
lus
acco
unt i
n th
e sh
areh
olde
rs' e
quit
y se
ctio
n of
a c
ompa
ny's
bal
ance
she
et. T
he a
ccou
nt
repr
esen
t the
exc
ess
paid
by
an in
vest
or o
ver t
he p
ar-v
alue
pri
ce o
f a
stoc
k is
sue.
Add
itio
nal p
aid-
in-c
apit
al c
an a
rise
from
issu
ing
eith
er p
refe
rred
or c
omm
on s
tock
.B1
3Re
tain
ed e
arni
ngs
214,
000
192,
000
The
perc
enta
ge o
f net
ear
ning
s no
t pai
d ou
t as
divi
dend
s, b
ut re
tain
ed b
y th
e co
mpa
ny to
be
rein
vest
ed in
its
core
bus
ines
s or
to p
ay d
ebt.
It is
re
cord
ed u
nder
sha
reho
lder
s' e
quit
y on
the
bala
nce
shee
t.B1
4To
tal S
hare
hold
ers'
Equ
ity
$309
,000
$278
,000
B15
Tota
l Lia
bilit
ies
and
Shar
ehol
ders
' Equ
ity
$631
,000
$604
,000
Dec
embe
r 31,
Sam
ple
Bala
nce S
heet
Lin
e #
59
© Practising Law Institute
Sa
mp
le S
tate
me
nt o
f S
ha
reh
old
ers
’ E
qu
ity
12
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
STA
TEM
ENT
OF
CHA
NG
ES IN
SH
ARE
HO
LDER
S' E
QU
ITY
- ABC
Inc.
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)
IDCo
mm
onSt
ock
Add
itio
nal
paid
-in
capi
tal
Reta
ined
earn
ings
Tota
l
C11
Bala
nce
Jan.
1, 2
0X9
$72,
500
$13,
500
$192
,000
$278
,000
C12
Net
inco
me
50,0
0050
,000
A c
ompa
ny's
tota
l ear
ning
s (o
r pro
fit)
. Net
inco
me
is c
alcu
late
d by
taki
ng re
venu
es
and
adju
stin
g fo
r the
cos
t of d
oing
bus
ines
s, d
epre
ciat
ion,
inte
rest
, tax
es a
nd o
ther
ex
pens
es. T
his
num
ber i
s fo
und
on a
com
pany
's in
com
e st
atem
ent a
nd is
an
impo
rtan
t m
easu
re o
f how
pro
fita
ble
the
com
pany
is o
ver a
per
iod
of ti
me.
The
mea
sure
is a
lso
used
to c
alcu
late
ear
ning
s pe
r sha
re.
Div
iden
ds p
aid
on:
C13
Co
mm
on s
tock
(28,
000)
(28,
000)
A d
istr
ibut
ion
of a
por
tion
of a
com
pany
's e
arni
ngs,
dec
ided
by
the
boar
d of
dir
ecto
rs, t
o a
clas
s of
its
shar
ehol
ders
. The
div
iden
d is
mos
t oft
en q
uote
d in
term
s of
the
dolla
r am
ount
eac
h sh
are
rece
ives
(div
iden
ds p
er s
hare
). It
can
als
o be
quo
ted
in te
rms
of a
pe
rcen
t of t
he c
urre
nt m
arke
t pri
ce, r
efer
red
to a
s di
vide
nd y
ield
.C1
4Co
mm
on s
tock
issu
ed2,
500
6,50
09,
000
The
proc
eeds
rece
ived
by
the
com
pany
from
the
sale
of c
omm
on s
tock
to in
vest
ors.
The
pa
r val
ue a
mou
nt is
det
erm
ined
by
mul
tipl
ying
the
par v
alue
per
sha
re ti
mes
the
num
ber o
f sha
res
issu
ed.
The
addi
tion
al p
aid-
in c
apit
al is
the
amou
nt re
ceiv
ed in
exc
ess
of th
e pa
r val
ueC1
5Ba
lanc
e D
ec. 3
1, 2
0X9
$75,
000
$20,
000
$214
,000
$309
,000
Lin
e #
60
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
Ba
lan
ce
Sh
ee
t
13
Wor
king
Cap
ital
Man
agem
ent
IDVa
lue
Rati
o
Non c
ash,
non d
ebt
work
ing c
apital
=Tota
l C
urr
ent
Assets
A5
$369
,000
-Tota
l C
urr
ent
Lia
bili
ties
B7
176,
000
-C
ash a
nd C
ash E
quiv
ale
nts
A1
25,0
00+
Curr
ent
Port
ion o
f Long-t
erm
Debt
B6
6,00
0N
on c
ash,
non d
ebt
work
ing c
apital
=17
4,00
017
4,00
0
=C
176
5,00
0A
215
2,50
0
365
(see a
bove
)5.
0
C2
535,
000
A3
182,
500
365
(see a
bove
)2.
9
C2
535,
000
B1
58,5
00
Days p
ayable
outs
tandin
g36
5(s
ee a
bove
)9.
1
Ave
rage c
ash c
onve
rsio
n c
ycle
=D
ays Inve
nto
ry(s
ee a
bove
)12
5+
Accounts
Receiv
able
Days O
uts
tandin
g(s
ee a
bove
)73
-D
ays P
ayable
Outs
tandin
g(s
ee a
bove
)40
Ave
rage c
ash c
onve
rsio
n c
ycle
=15
715
7D
ays
Day
sA
ccounts
Receiv
able
Turn
ove
r
Inve
nto
ry t
urn
ove
r=
Cost
of G
oods S
old
2.9x
Ave
rage Inve
nto
ry
Cur.
Assets
- C
ur.
Lia
bili
ties -
Cash +
Cur.
Debt
Accounts
receiv
able
turn
ove
rN
et
Sale
s5.
0xA
vera
ge A
ccounts
Receiv
able
Accounts
receiv
able
days o
uts
tandin
g=
365
73
Days inve
nto
ry365
125
Day
sIn
vento
ry T
urn
ove
r=
Accounts
payable
turn
ove
r=
Cost
of G
oods S
old
9.1x
Ave
rage A
ccounts
Payable
=365
40
Days Inve
nto
ry O
uts
tandin
g p
lus
Days S
ale
s O
uts
tandin
g m
inus
Ave
rage D
ays P
ayable
Outs
tandin
g
Day
sA
ccounts
Payable
Turn
ove
r
Lin
e #
61
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
Ba
lan
ce
Sh
ee
t
14
Bala
nce
Shee
t So
lven
cy R
atio
sID
Valu
eRa
tio
A5
369,
000
B7
176,
000
Tota
l D
ebt
=N
ote
s P
ayable
B2
51,0
00+
Curr
ent
Port
ion o
f Long-t
erm
Debt
B6
6,00
0+
Long-t
erm
Debt
B9
130,
000
=Tota
l D
ebt
187,
000
187,
000
(see a
bove
)18
7,00
0B
14
309,
000
(see a
bove
)18
7,00
0(s
ee a
bove
)49
6,00
0
B9
130,
000
(see a
bove
)49
6,00
0Long-t
erm
Debt/
Capital
=Long-t
erm
Debt
0.3
Tota
l D
ebt
plu
s T
ota
l E
quity
Tota
l D
ebt/
Capital
=Tota
l D
ebt
0.4
Tota
l D
ebt
plu
s T
ota
l E
quity
Curr
ent
ratio
=C
urr
ent
Assets
2.1x
Curr
ent
Lia
bili
ties
Tota
l D
ebt/
Equity
=Tota
l D
ebt
0.6
Equity
IDIIDIDIDDDDDDDDIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDIDIDDDDDDDD
62
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
Ba
lan
ce
Sh
ee
t
15
No
n C
ash
wo
rkin
g c
ap
ita
l =
C
urr
ent a
sse
ts -
cu
rre
nt lia
bili
tie
s -
ca
sh
- cu
rre
nt d
eb
t
Accounts
re
ce
iva
ble
s tu
rno
ver
=
Ne
t sa
les
Avera
ge a
ccounts
re
ce
ivable
s
Accounts
re
ce
iva
ble
da
ys
ou
tsta
ndin
g
=
36
5
Accounts
re
ce
iva
ble
s tu
rno
ver
Invento
ry turn
over
=
Co
st o
f g
oo
ds s
old
Avera
ge invento
ry
Days invento
ry
36
5
Invento
ry turn
over
Accounts
payable
turn
over
=
Co
st o
f g
oo
ds s
old
Avera
ge a
ccounts
payable
Da
ys p
aya
ble
ou
tsta
ndin
g
=
36
5
Accounts
payable
turn
over
Cu
rre
nt ra
tio
=
C
urr
ent a
sse
ts
Cu
rre
nt lia
bili
tie
s
Ave
rage c
ash
co
nve
rsio
n c
ycle
=
Days invento
ry o
uts
tandin
g p
lus
days s
ale
s o
uts
tandin
g m
inus
ave
rage d
ays p
aya
ble
ou
tsta
ndin
g
63
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
Ba
lan
ce
Sh
ee
t
16
Tota
l D
ebt/E
quity
=
Tota
l D
ebt
Equity
Tota
l D
ebt/C
apital
=
Tota
l D
ebt
Tota
l debt plu
s tota
l equity
64
© Practising Law Institute
Inco
me
Sta
tem
en
t
18
Inc
om
e S
tate
me
nt-
-Th
e fin
an
cia
l sta
tem
en
t th
at sh
ow
s th
e n
et in
co
me
of a
co
mp
an
y fo
r a
pe
rio
d o
f tim
e.
Th
ree
se
ctio
ns o
f a
n in
co
me
sta
tem
en
t:
•R
even
ues -
- A
mounts
earn
ed f
rom
rendering s
erv
ices o
r selli
ng g
oods t
o
custo
mers
.
•E
xp
en
ses -
- T
he e
conom
ic c
osts
that
a c
om
pany incurs
thro
ugh its
opera
tions to e
arn
revenue.
•N
et
Inco
me -
- A
com
pany’s
tota
l re
venues less its
tota
l expenses for
a
period o
f tim
e.
66
© Practising Law Institute
Sam
ple
Incom
e S
tate
ment
19
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
INCO
ME
STA
TEM
ENTS
- A
BC In
c.(D
olla
rs in
Tho
usan
ds)
20X9
20X8
ID C1N
et s
ales
(or r
even
ues)
$765
,000
$725
,000
C2Co
st o
f goo
ds s
old
535,
000
517,
000
C3G
ross
mar
gin
$230
,000
$208
,000
Ope
rati
ng e
xpen
ses:
C4D
epre
ciat
ion
and
amor
tiza
tion
$29,
000
$25,
000
C5Se
lling
, gen
eral
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
expe
nses
100,
000
109,
000
C6O
pera
ting
inco
me
$101
,000
$74,
000
Oth
er in
com
e (e
xpen
se):
C7In
tere
st e
xpen
se($
17,0
00)
($17
,000
)
C8In
com
e be
fore
inco
me
taxe
s$8
4,00
0$5
7,00
0
C9In
com
e ta
xes
$34,
000
$23,
000
C10
Net
inco
me
$50,
000
$34,
000
Lin
e #
67
© Practising Law Institute
EB
ITD
A
20
N
et
Incom
e
+ T
axe
s
+ Inte
rest
Expense (
net
of
inte
rest
incom
e)
= E
arn
ing
s B
efo
re In
tere
st
an
d T
axes (
“E
BIT
”)
+ D
epre
cia
tion a
nd A
mort
ization
= E
arn
ing
s B
efo
re In
tere
st,
Taxes a
nd
Dep
recia
tio
n a
nd
Am
ort
izati
on
(“E
BIT
DA
”)
+/-
EB
ITD
A A
dju
stm
ents
(e.g
., o
ne-t
ime ite
ms)
= A
dju
ste
d E
BIT
DA
68
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
In
co
me
Sta
tem
en
t
21
Prof
itab
ility
IDVa
lue
Rati
o
20X9
20X9
Gro
ss m
arg
in=
Net
Sale
sC
176
5,00
0-
Cost
of G
oods S
old
C2
535,
000
=C
323
0,00
023
0,00
0
(see a
bove
)$2
30,0
00C
176
5,00
0
EB
IT=
Net
Incom
eC
10
50,0
00+
Incom
e T
axes
C9
34,0
00+
Inte
rest
Expense
C7
17,0
00E
BIT
=E
arn
ings (
i.e,
Net
Incom
e)
befo
re Inte
rest
and T
axes
101,
000
(see a
bove
)10
1,00
0C
176
5,00
0
EB
ITD
A=
Net
Incom
eC
10
50,0
00+
Incom
e T
axes
C9
34,0
00+
Inte
rest
Expense
C7
17,0
00+
Depre
cia
tion a
nd A
mort
ization
C4
29,0
00
EB
ITD
A=
130,
000
130,
000
(see a
bove
)13
0,00
0C
176
5,00
0
C10
50,0
00C
176
5,00
0
C10
50,0
00B
14
293,
500
C10
50,0
00A
16
617,
500
C1
765,
000
A16
617,
500
Net
Sale
s
=N
et
Incom
e17
%A
vera
ge T
ota
l E
quity
Earn
ings (
i.e.,
Net
Incom
e)
befo
re Inte
rest,
Taxes,
Depre
cia
tion,
and A
mort
ization
EB
ITD
A M
arg
in=
EB
ITD
A17
%
Retu
rn o
n e
quity
Retu
rn o
n a
ssets
=N
et
Incom
e8%
Ave
rage T
ota
l A
ssets
Gro
ss M
arg
in
Gro
ss m
arg
in (
%)
=G
ross M
arg
in30
%N
et
Sale
s
Asset
turn
ove
r=
Net
Sale
s1.
2xA
vera
ge T
ota
l A
ssets
Retu
rn o
n s
ale
s=
Net
Incom
e7%
Net
Sale
s
Net
Sale
s
EB
IT M
arg
in=
EB
IT13
%
and A
mort
ization
Lin
e #
69
© Practising Law Institute
Sam
ple
Incom
e S
tate
ment
22
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
INCO
ME
STA
TEM
ENTS
- A
BC In
c.(D
olla
rs in
Tho
usan
ds)
20X9
20X8
ID C1N
et s
ales
(or r
even
ues)
$765
,000
$725
,000
The
amou
nt o
f sal
es g
ener
ated
by
a co
mpa
ny a
fter
the
dedu
ctio
n of
retu
rns,
allo
wan
ces
for d
amag
ed o
r mis
sing
goo
ds a
nd a
ny d
isco
unts
allo
wed
. The
sal
es n
umbe
r rep
orte
d on
a
com
pany
's fi
nanc
ial s
tate
men
ts is
a n
et s
ales
num
ber,
refl
ecti
ng th
ese
dedu
ctio
ns.
C2Co
st o
f goo
ds s
old
535,
000
517,
000
Cost
of s
ales
is th
e am
ount
of m
oney
its
cost
s to
pro
duce
the
good
s or
pro
duct
s of
a
com
pany
. It i
s al
so c
alle
d co
st o
f goo
ds s
old.
The
se c
osts
incl
ude
the
mat
eria
ls a
nd la
bor
need
ed to
pro
duce
the
good
s.C3
Gro
ss m
argi
n$2
30,0
00$2
08,0
00A
com
pany
's to
tal s
ales
reve
nue
min
us it
s co
st o
f goo
ds s
old.
Ope
rati
ng e
xpen
ses:
C4D
epre
ciat
ion
and
amor
tiza
tion
$29,
000
$25,
000
A re
duct
ion
in a
cap
ital
acc
ount
of t
he v
alue
of a
n as
set o
ver t
ime.
C5Se
lling
, gen
eral
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
expe
nses
100,
000
109,
000
The
sum
or a
ll di
rect
and
indi
rect
sel
ling
expe
nses
and
all
gene
ral a
nd a
dmin
istr
ativ
e ex
pens
es o
f a c
ompa
ny.
Dir
ect s
ellin
g ex
pens
es a
re e
xpen
ses
that
can
be
dire
ctly
link
ed
to th
e sa
le o
f a s
peci
fic
unit
suc
h as
cre
dit,
war
rant
y an
d ad
vert
isin
g ex
pens
es. I
ndir
ect
selli
ng e
xpen
ses
are
expe
nses
whi
ch c
anno
t be
dire
ctly
link
ed to
the
sale
of a
spe
cifi
c un
it, b
ut w
hich
are
pro
port
iona
lly a
lloca
ted
to a
ll un
its
sold
dur
ing
a ce
rtai
n pe
riod
, suc
h as
tele
phon
e an
d po
stal
cha
rges
. Gen
eral
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
expe
nses
incl
ude
sala
ries
of
non
-sal
es p
erso
nnel
, ren
t, h
eat a
nd li
ghts
.
C6O
pera
ting
inco
me
$101
,000
$74,
000
Oth
er in
com
e (e
xpen
se):
C7In
tere
st e
xpen
se($
17,0
00)
($17
,000
)Re
ad m
ore:
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p://
ww
w.in
vest
oped
ia.c
om/t
erm
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Inco
me
befo
re in
com
e ta
xes
$84,
000
$57,
000
C9In
com
e ta
xes
$34,
000
$23,
000
A ta
x th
at g
over
nmen
ts im
pose
on
fina
ncia
l inc
ome
gene
rate
d by
all
enti
ties
wit
hin
thei
r ju
risd
icti
on. B
y la
w, b
usin
esse
s an
d in
divi
dual
s m
ust f
ile a
n in
com
e ta
x re
turn
eve
ry y
ear
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er th
ey o
we
any
taxe
s or
are
elig
ible
for a
tax
refu
nd. I
ncom
e ta
x is
a
key
sour
ce o
f fun
ds th
at th
e go
vern
men
t use
s to
fund
its
acti
viti
es a
nd s
erve
the
publ
ic.
C10
Net
inco
me
$50,
000
$34,
000
Aco
mpa
ny's
tota
lea
rnin
gs(o
rpr
ofit
).N
etin
com
eis
cal
cula
ted
byta
king
reve
nues
and
adju
stin
gfo
rth
eco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ss,
depr
ecia
tion
,in
tere
st,
taxe
san
dot
her
expe
nses
.Thi
snu
mbe
ris
foun
don
aco
mpa
ny's
inco
me
stat
emen
tan
dis
anim
port
ant
mea
sure
ofho
wpr
ofit
able
the
com
pany
isov
era
peri
odof
tim
e.Th
ism
easu
reis
also
used
to c
alcu
late
ear
ning
s pe
r sha
re.
Lin
e #
70
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
In
co
me
Sta
tem
en
t
23
Inco
me
Stat
emen
t So
lven
cy R
atio
sID
Valu
eRa
tio
C6
101,
000
C7
17,0
00
(see a
bove
)13
0,00
0C
717
,000
(see a
bove
)95
,000
C7
17,0
00
(see a
bove
)18
7,00
0(s
ee a
bove
)13
0,00
0
Net
Debt
=Tota
l D
ebt
(see a
bove
)18
7,00
0-
Cash a
nd C
ash E
quiv
ale
nts
A1
25,0
00=
Net
Debt
162,
000
162,
000
(see a
bove
)16
2,00
0(s
ee a
bove
)13
0,00
0
EB
ITD
A/Inte
rest
=E
BIT
DA
7.6
Inte
rest
EB
IT/Inte
rest
=E
BIT
5.9
Inte
rest
EB
ITD
A
Net
Debt/
EB
ITD
A=
Net
Debt
1.2
EB
ITD
A
(EB
ITD
A -
CA
PE
X)/
Inte
rest
Expense
=E
BIT
DA
- C
AP
EX
5.6
Inte
rest
Expense
Tota
l D
ebt/
EB
ITD
A=
Tota
l D
ebt
1.4
Lin
e #
71
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
In
co
me
Sta
tem
en
t
24
Gro
ss m
arg
in
=
Re
venues m
inus c
ost of goods s
old
Ne
t sa
les
Re
turn
on
sa
les
=
Ne
t in
co
me
Ne
t sa
les
Re
turn
on
asse
ts*
=
Ne
t in
co
me
Avera
ge tota
l assets
Asse
t tu
rno
ve
r =
N
et sa
les
Avera
ge tota
l assets
Re
turn
on
eq
uity
=
Ne
t in
co
me
Avera
ge tota
l equity
EB
ITD
A
=
Earn
ings b
efo
re inte
rest, taxes,
depre
cia
tion, and a
mort
ization
EB
IT
=
Ea
rnin
gs b
efo
re in
tere
st a
nd
ta
xe
s
EB
ITD
A m
arg
in
=
EB
ITD
A
Ne
t sa
les
EB
IT M
arg
in
=
EB
IT
Ne
t sa
les
*Ca
n a
lso
use
ea
rnin
gs b
efo
re in
tere
st a
nd
ta
xe
s t
o c
alc
ula
te r
etu
rn (
EB
IT/A
ve
rag
e to
tal a
sse
ts)
72
© Practising Law Institute
Ke
y R
atio
s –
In
co
me
Sta
tem
en
t
25
EB
IT/Inte
rest
=
EB
IT
Inte
rest
EB
ITD
A/Inte
rest
=
EB
ITD
A
Inte
rest
(EB
ITD
A -
CA
PE
X)/
Inte
rest E
xpense
=
EB
ITD
A -
CA
PE
X
Inte
rest E
xpense
To
tal D
eb
t/E
BIT
DA
=
T
ota
l d
eb
t
EB
ITD
A
Ne
t D
ebt/E
BIT
DA
=
T
ota
l d
eb
t m
inu
s c
ash
EB
ITD
A
73
© Practising Law Institute
Ca
sh
Flo
w S
tate
me
nt
27
Cash
flo
w S
tate
men
t --
Th
e fin
an
cia
l sta
tem
en
t th
at sh
ow
s th
e c
ash
in
flo
ws
an
d c
ash
ou
tflo
ws fo
r th
e p
erio
d o
f tim
e c
ove
red
by th
e in
co
me
sta
tem
en
t.
Th
ree
se
ctio
ns o
f a
ca
sh
flo
w s
tate
me
nt:
•O
pera
tin
g -
- re
concile
s the n
et
incom
e t
o t
he a
ctu
al cash the c
om
pany
receiv
ed fro
m o
r used in its
opera
ting a
ctivitie
s. A
dju
sts
net
incom
e f
or
any
non-c
ash ite
ms (
such a
s a
ddin
g b
ack d
epre
cia
tion e
xpenses)
and a
dju
sts
for
any c
ash that
was u
sed o
r pro
vid
ed b
y o
ther
opera
ting a
ssets
and
liabili
ties.
•In
vesti
ng
--
The s
econd p
art
of
a c
ash f
low
sta
tem
ent
show
s the c
ash
flow
fro
m a
ll in
vesting a
ctivitie
s, w
hic
h g
enera
lly inclu
de p
urc
hases o
r
sale
s o
f lo
ng-t
erm
assets
, such a
s p
ropert
y, p
lant
and e
quip
ment, a
s w
ell
as investm
ent
securities.
•F
inan
cin
g -
- T
he third p
art
of
a c
ash flo
w s
tate
ment
show
s the c
ash flo
w
from
all
financin
g a
ctivitie
s. Typic
al sourc
es o
f cash flo
w inclu
de c
ash
rais
ed b
y s
elli
ng s
tocks a
nd b
onds o
r borr
ow
ing fro
m b
anks. Lik
ew
ise,
payin
g b
ack a
bank loan w
ould
show
up a
s a
use o
f cash flo
w.
75
© Practising Law Institute
Sa
mp
le C
ash
Flo
w S
tate
me
nt
28
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
STA
TEM
ENTS
OF
CASH
FLO
W -
ABC
Inc.
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)Ye
ar E
nded
Dec
embe
r 31,
20X
9ID
Cash
flow
s fr
om o
pera
ting
act
ivit
ies:
D1
Net
inco
me
$50,
000
Adj
ustm
ents
to re
conc
ile n
et in
com
e to
net c
ash
from
ope
rati
ng a
ctiv
itie
s:D
2D
epre
ciat
ion
and
amor
tiza
tion
$29,
000
D3
Incr
ease
in a
ccou
nts
rece
ivab
le(1
5,00
0)D
4D
ecre
ase
in in
vent
ory
5,00
0D
5In
crea
se in
pre
paid
exp
ense
s an
d ot
her c
urre
nt a
sset
(1,0
00)
D6
Incr
ease
in d
efer
red
taxe
s7,
000
D7
Incr
ease
in a
ccou
nts
paya
ble
3,00
0D
8D
ecre
ase
in a
ccru
ed e
xpen
ses
(6,0
00)
D9
Incr
ease
in in
com
e ta
xes
paya
ble
2,00
0D
10To
tal a
djus
tmen
ts$2
4,00
0
D11
Net
cas
h pr
ovid
ed b
y op
erat
ing
acti
viti
es$7
4,00
0
Cash
flow
s fr
om in
vest
ing
acti
viti
es:
D12
Purc
hase
of f
ixed
ass
ets
($35
,000
)D
13N
et c
ash
used
in in
vest
ing
acti
viti
es($
35,0
00)
Cash
flow
s fr
om fi
nanc
ing
acti
viti
es:
D14
Paym
ent o
f not
es p
ayab
le($
10,0
00)
D15
Proc
eeds
from
issu
ance
of c
omm
on s
tock
9,00
0D
16Pa
ymen
t of d
ivid
ends
(28,
000)
D17
Net
cas
h us
ed in
fina
ncin
g ac
tivi
ties
($29
,000
)
D18
Incr
ease
in c
ash
$10,
000
D19
Cash
and
cas
h eq
uiva
lent
s at
beg
inni
ng o
f yea
r15
,000
D20
Cash
and
cas
h eq
uiva
lent
s at
the
end
of y
ear
$25,
000
Lin
e #
76
© Practising Law Institute
Sa
mp
le C
ash
Flo
w S
tate
me
nt
29
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
STA
TEM
ENTS
OF
CASH
FLO
W -
ABC
Inc.
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)Ye
ar E
nded
Dec
embe
r 31,
20X
9ID
Cash
flow
s fr
om o
pera
ting
act
ivit
ies:
D1
Net
inco
me
$50,
000
Adj
ustm
ents
to re
conc
ile n
et in
com
e to
net c
ash
from
ope
rati
ng a
ctiv
itie
s:D
2D
epre
ciat
ion
and
amor
tiza
tion
$29,
000
Add
ed b
ack
as a
non
-cas
h ch
arge
that
was
pre
viou
sly
dedu
cted
to a
rriv
e at
net
in
com
e.D
3In
crea
se in
acc
ount
s re
ceiv
able
(15,
000)
An
incr
ease
(dec
reas
e) in
rece
ivab
les
repr
esen
ts a
use
(sou
rce)
of f
unds
. A
use
of
fund
s is
a c
ash
outf
low
.D
4D
ecre
ase
in in
vent
ory
5,00
0A
n de
crea
se (i
ncre
ase)
in in
vent
ory
repr
esen
ts a
sou
rce
(use
) of f
unds
. A
sou
rce
of fu
nds
is a
cas
h in
flow
.D
5In
crea
se in
pre
paid
exp
ense
s an
d ot
her c
urre
nt a
sset
(1,0
00)
An
incr
ease
(dec
reas
e) in
pre
paid
exp
ense
s or
oth
er c
urre
nt a
sset
s re
pres
ents
a
use
(sou
rce)
of f
unds
. A
use
of f
unds
is a
cas
h ou
tflo
w.
D6
Incr
ease
in d
efer
red
taxe
s7,
000
An
incr
ease
in a
liab
ility
is s
ourc
e of
fund
s an
d re
pres
ents
a c
ash
infl
ow.
By
defe
rrin
g ta
xes,
ABC
will
hav
e ad
diti
onal
fund
s av
aila
ble
for u
se in
ope
rati
ons.
D7
Incr
ease
in a
ccou
nts
paya
ble
3,00
0A
n in
crea
se (d
ecre
ase)
in p
ayab
les
repr
esen
ts a
sou
rce
(use
) of f
unds
. In
crea
ses
in p
ayab
les
may
resu
lt fr
om m
ore
flex
ible
pay
men
t ter
ms
from
ven
dors
and
is a
ca
sh in
flow
(mor
e fu
nds
avai
labl
e fo
r use
in o
pera
tion
s).
D8
Dec
reas
e in
acc
rued
exp
ense
s(6
,000
)A
n de
crea
se (i
ncre
ase)
in e
xpen
ses
accr
ued
is a
use
(sou
rce)
of f
unds
. Pa
ying
off
ex
pens
es is
a c
ash
outf
low
.D
9In
crea
se in
inco
me
taxe
s pa
yabl
e2,
000
Sim
ilar t
o ac
coun
ts p
ayab
le (a
bove
), a
nd in
crea
se in
a p
ayab
le is
a s
ourc
e of
fund
s an
d a
cash
infl
ow.
D10
Tota
l adj
ustm
ents
$24,
000
D11
Net
cas
h pr
ovid
ed b
y op
erat
ing
acti
viti
es$7
4,00
0O
pera
ting
cas
h fl
ow is
the
cash
gen
erat
ed b
y ru
nnin
g th
e bu
sine
ss.
Man
y an
alys
t co
nsid
er c
ash
flow
from
ope
rati
ons
a go
od p
rofi
tabi
lity
mea
sure
as
it is
in
depe
nden
t of i
nves
ting
and
fina
ncin
g de
cisi
ons.
Lin
e #
77
© Practising Law Institute
Sa
mp
le C
ash
Flo
w S
tate
me
nt
30
CON
SOLI
DA
TED
STA
TEM
ENTS
OF
CASH
FLO
W -
ABC
Inc.
(Dol
lars
in T
hous
ands
)Ye
ar E
nded
Dec
embe
r 31,
20X
9ID
Cash
flow
s fr
om in
vest
ing
acti
viti
es:
D12
Purc
hase
of f
ixed
ass
ets
($35
,000
)A
lso
calle
d ca
pita
l exp
endi
ture
s, th
is re
pres
ents
the
cash
pai
d fo
r fix
ed a
sset
s ov
er th
e pe
riod
. In
crea
sed
fixe
d as
sets
repr
esen
ts a
cas
h ou
tflo
w (u
se o
f fun
ds).
It
is p
ossi
ble
that
a c
ompa
ny s
ells
fixe
d as
sets
, whi
ch w
ould
be
a ca
sh in
flow
(s
ourc
e of
fund
s).
D13
Net
cas
h us
ed in
inve
stin
g ac
tivi
ties
($35
,000
)Ca
sh fl
ow fr
om in
vest
ing
acti
viti
es re
pres
ents
the
net c
hang
e in
cas
h po
siti
on th
at
resu
lts
from
inve
stm
ents
mad
e in
cap
ital
mar
kets
or p
urch
ases
(or s
ales
) of
prop
erty
, pla
nt, o
r equ
ipm
ent.
Cash
flow
s fr
om fi
nanc
ing
acti
viti
es:
D14
Paym
ent o
f not
es p
ayab
le($
10,0
00)
Payi
ng d
own
debt
repr
esen
ts a
cas
h ou
tflo
w (u
se) a
nd w
ill d
ecre
ase
cash
leve
ls.
Issu
ance
of n
ew d
ebt w
ould
pro
vide
a c
ash
infl
ow (s
ourc
e of
fund
s).
D15
Proc
eeds
from
issu
ance
of c
omm
on s
tock
9,00
0St
ock
sale
s ar
e an
othe
r way
a c
ompa
ny c
an g
ener
ate
fund
s. I
ssui
ng s
tock
in
crea
ses
cash
and
sha
re re
purc
hase
s de
crea
se c
ash
(use
of f
unds
).D
16Pa
ymen
t of d
ivid
ends
(28,
000)
Div
iden
d pa
ymen
ts a
re a
use
of f
unds
and
will
dec
reas
e ca
sh le
vels
.D
17N
et c
ash
used
in fi
nanc
ing
acti
viti
es($
29,0
00)
Cash
flow
from
fina
ncin
g ac
tivi
ties
mea
sure
s th
e ch
ange
s in
cas
h du
e to
in
tera
ctio
ns w
ith
both
equ
ity
and
debt
inve
stor
s.
Net
cas
h pr
ovid
ed b
y op
erat
ing
acti
viti
es$7
4,00
0N
et c
ash
used
in in
vest
ing
acti
viti
es($
35,0
00)
Net
cas
h us
ed in
fina
ncin
g ac
tivi
ties
($29
,000
)D
18In
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