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Learn how to tell if your business could be facing a cash crunch—and what to do about it ...

“Cash is King” is more than just a cliché; it is a fundamental truth. A company can report billions in profit on its income statement, yet if it runs out of the actual money needed to pay its short ...

Cash flow is a term you might hear when discussing business, but did you know it pertains to your personal finances, too? Business cash flow refers to incoming and outgoing money in a company, and its ...

One thing that separates fledgling investors from the pros is reading financial statements. For amateurs, comparing the so-called headline numbers — sales and earnings — to estimates is the full ...

Find out what to include in a cash flow statement, as well as its limitations and how cash flow is calculated.

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 ...

Cash generation is “king” for many investors selecting stocks. Earnings, dividends and asset values may be important factors, but it is ultimately a company’s ability to generate cash that fuels the ...