The cash flow statement is the third principal financial statement in a corporate financial report. It presents the cash inflows and outflows for the period, together with certain net cash flow subtotals, foremost being net cash flow from operating activities (henceforth NCFO). Under the cash flow statement classification rules of both the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB Statement No...

maximizing economic earnings is the most common goal in cut-off grade optimization of open-pit mining operations. when this is the case, the price of the product has a critical effect on optimum value of cut-off grade. this paper investigates the relationship between optimum cut-off grade and price to maximize total cash flow and net percent value (npv) of operation. in order to visualize this ...

With currently depressed milk prices, many Michigan dairy operations are struggling to meet current cash flow commitments. This article, the first of a series of articles addressing cash flow problems, examines ways to manage debt. The other articles to follow will explore profitability of the Michigan dairy industry, other methods for improving cash flow (including income tax management), unde...

this paper examines the accuracy of valuation models in providing reasonable estimation of the market values of listed companies in tehran stock exchange (tse). six valuation models including gordon growth model, two stage dividend discount model, adjusted present value, price to earning ratio and residual income were examined in this study. in addition, three proxies represent the market value...

The objective in traditional scheduling is usually time based. Minimizing the makespan, total flow times, total tardi costs, etc. are instances of these objectives. In manufacturing, processing each job entails a cost paying and price receiving. Thus, the objective should include some notion of managing the flow of cash. We have defined two new objectives: maximization of average and minimum av...

Rhodes-Kropf and Viswanathan (2004) suggest an adverse selection role of corporate cash reserve. Specifically, if investors know a bidder does not have to issue to invest, an attempt to do so sends a strong pessimistic signal of overvaluation. Despite its intuitiveness, this notion has not been explicitly studied in the empirical literature. Using a sample of acquisitions that are solely financ...

This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in two countries between 1985 and 1994. For German firms, cash flow is not informative in simple econometric models of fixed investment or R&D. In identical specifications for British firms, cash flow is informative about investment, although not about the level of R&D spending co...

Casella for invaluable guidance during my program. I would also like to thank Professors Peter Wilson, Vic Bernard and Tom Stober for their willingness to answer questions and offer advice. Financial support from the Arthur Andersen Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the UW/SSHRC grant program during various stages of this work was greatly appreciated...