Financial Statements: The Cash Flow Statement

Welcome to the “Financial Statements: The Cash Flow Statement” video lesson created to guide you through reading and understanding a cash flow statement. This lesson is the last of four in the “Financial Statements” video course, which is meant to help you analyze financial statements and develop an executive mindset about your organization’s finances. To start, this lesson explains what a cash flow statement is and why someone might want to read it. Then, you’ll go through the three main sections of a cash flow statement: cash from operating activities, cash from investing activities, and cash from financing activities. You’ll also learn about the direct method and the indirect method, as well as the implications of positive cash flow versus negative cash flow, as you navigate a sample cash flow statement. (Keyword: statement of cash flow, financial acumen)