BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 22, 2001 ISSUE
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR A Map of the Cash-Flow Statement The cash-flow statement is divided into three sections. Each details a different source of cash for corporations. Cash Provided by (or used in): Operating Activities Tells how much cash a company's business generates or uses and contains clues to how healthy earnings are. Investing Activities Cash used to buy or received from selling stock, assets, and businesses, plus capital expenditures. Financing Activities Cash from or paid to outsiders-such as banks or stockholders. Summary Lists cash at the beginning and end of the period covered by the filing, plus the change in cash. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The Ins and Outs of Cash Flow TABLE: A Map of the Cash-Flow Statement TABLE: The Heart of the Statement TABLE: Does a Company Rely on Outsiders? INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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