The only four things a company can do with their free cash flow is pay a dividend. That's the first line item you can pull right off the cash flow statement. Pay down debt, repurchase stock and let it build up on the balance sheet are the other three items. All these are line items. It tells you exactly how the company is generating itsCash Flow Statement. The last thing i want to do is talk about some of the connections between these statements.
Motley Fool Senior Analyst John Rotonti continues his discussion on the most important financial statements, focusing on the cash flow statement and what it reveals to investors. In part two of this two-part series, Rotonti discusses: - How net income becomes free cash flow - The choices companies can make with free cash flow (and why investors should care) - Margins that can indicate the health of public companies Bonus resource! How Net Income Becomes Free Cash Flow: https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/09/24/reconciling-net-income-to-free-cash-flow.aspx
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