Cash flow statement analysis
Cash flow statement is a primary financial statement and shows cash generating ability of the organisation.
Cash generated from operations can be compared against the operating profit. If there are high profits and low cash being generated this may propose over trading.
Cash generated from operating activities can be compared to long term borrowings to see how well business is generating cash to meet itsobligations.It can be compared against capital expenditure to see how much of the investment on new noncurrent assets was financed by operating activities.
Return on capital employed for cash can be established as follows:
Cash generated from operating activities / capital employed x 100%