scholarly journals Cash Flow Problems Can Kill Profitable Companies

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrald Stice ◽  
Earl K. Stice ◽  
James D. Stice
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Significant Discrepancy ◽  
Flow Problems ◽  
Long Run

Although the cash flow statement has been required in public financial reports since 1988 in the United States (and since 1994 according to International Financial Reporting Standards), these important cash flow data are still often overlooked in standard financial analyses. Accounting net income measures economic performance which does not necessarily match up with the timing of cash flow. Many profitable businesses have been killed by cash flow problems, often in the start-up phase. A business has three types of cash flows: operating, investing, and financing. A key measure of cash flow health is free cash flow, the amount of operating cash flow generated in excess of the cash needed for important spending such as for capital expenditures. Managers must pay particular attention to the difference in timing between when cash is collected from customers from the sale of inventory and when cash must be paid to suppliers for the purchase of that inventory. A significant discrepancy between those numbers indicates a potential cash flow problem. Managers and owners of a business that is burning through cash spend much of their time worrying about cash flow survival and are therefore distracted from making the tactical and strategic decisions important to the long-run success of their business.

Free Cash Flow, Kinerja Internal, Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Irma Sari Permata ◽  
Nana Nawasiah ◽  
Trisnani Indriati
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Corporate Value ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Flow Problems ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Company Value ◽  
Free Cash Flows

The purpose of this study is to answer the phenomena that occur both theoretical phenomena and the empirical phenomenon of potential internal conflicts to the free cash flow of the company and its use for the benefit of increasing corporate value. Such internal conflicts require an appropriate settlement so as not to affect the company's failure. This study examines the role of dividend policy and ownership structure in moderating the relationship between free cash flow and firm value on manufacturing companies listed on BEI as many as 236 companies using randon sampling method. Free cash flows, profitability, firm size have a significant effect on company value while company growth has no significant effect. Dividends and majority ownership and managerial moderate free cash flow against corporate value. The results of this study are expected to generate alternative solutions to free cash flow problems and increase the value of the company.  

PELUANG KESULITAN KEUANGAN PADA PERUSAHAAN GO PUBLIK YANG TERCATAT DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Paula Novena Setio
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Total Asset ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
Asset Turnover

This study aimed to examine the chances of financial difficulties at the company went public in Indonesia and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI). Financial difficulties chances have been found among unwell financial condition companies. The factors tested in this study is the condition of the company's financial statements are summarized in several variables such as cash flow, free cash flow, total asset turnover, liquidity, ROE, debt, age of the company, and the size of the company. Samples were 65 non-bank companies that go public and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2009-2014. A total of 35 companies that have no chance of financial difficulties and the 30 companies that have a chance of financial difficulties. Where the measurement is done by means of selecting the financial statements, the financial statements are experiencing net income negatively in three consecutive years for companies that have a chance of financial difficulties and the financial statements are experiencing positive earnings were stable and even increased for three consecutive years Similarly, for companies that have no chance of financial difficulties. The results showed that the cash flows are measured as if dealing with the failure of non-bank company in Indonesia, and has a significant impact in predicting financial difficulties and significant opportunities. Keywords: cash flow, free cash flow, total asset turnover, liquidity, ROE, debt, age of the company, company size, and the chances of financial difficulties. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji peluang kesulitan keuangan pada perusahaan go publik di Indonesia dan tercatat pada Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Ditemukan peluang kesulian keuangan pada perusahaan yang memiliki kondisi keuangan yang buruk. Adapun faktor-faktor yang diuji dalam penelitian ini adalah kondisi laporan keuangan perusahaan yang dirangkum dalam beberapa variabel seperti arus kas, arus kas bebas, perputaran total aset, likuiditas, ROE, hutang, usia perusahaan, dan ukuran perusahaan. Sampel penelitian adalah 65 perusahaan non bank yang go publik dan terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada periode 2009-2014. Sebanyak 35 perusahaan yang tidak memiliki peluang kesulitan keuangan dan 30 perusahaan yang memiliki peluang kesulitan keuangan. Dimana pengukuran ini dilakukan dengan cara penyeleksian laporan keuangan, yaitu laporan keuangan yang mengalami laba bersih negatif secara tiga tahun berturut-turut untuk perusahaan yang memiliki peluang kesulitan keuangan dan laporan keuangan yang mengalami laba positif yang stabil dan bahkan mengalami peningkatan selama tiga tahun berturut-turut pula untuk perusahaan yang tidak memiliki peluang kesulitan keuangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aliran kas yang diukur seolah-olah berhubungan dengan kegagalan perusahaan non bank di Indonesia, dan memiliki dampak yang berarti dalam memprediksi peluang kesulitan keuangan dan signifikan. Kata kunci: arus kas, arus kas bebas, perputaran total aset, likuiditas, ROE, hutang, usia perusahaan, ukuran perusahaan, dan peluang kesulitan keuangan.

Cash Flow Statement in Russian and International Practice

Auditor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
I. Dmitrieva ◽  
Yu. Kharakoz
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Cash Flow Statement

Th e article discusses the world practice of applying accounting standards for the formation of a cash flow statement. In particular, the requirements for providing information on cash flows in national accounting systems were studied: generally accepted accounting principles of the United States, international financial reporting standards and Russian standards.

Where Did All the Dollars Go? The Effect of Cash Flows on Capital and Asset Structure

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1259-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudipto Dasgupta ◽  
Thomas H. Noe ◽  
Zhen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Goods Market ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Debt Market ◽  
Short And Long Term

AbstractThis paper documents the short- and long-term balance sheet effect of cash flows. We show that cash savings in the short run and debt reduction in both the short and the long run account for a substantial fraction of cash flow use. Although, in the long run, investment exhibits substantial sensitivity to cash flows, investment does not absorb the entire cash flow shock. In fact, the tighter the financial constraints, the smaller the fraction of cash flow absorbed by investment and the more by leverage reduction. Firms stage their response to increases in cash flow, delaying investment while building up cash stocks and reducing leverage. These results suggest that much of the short-run economic effect of cash flow shocks to the corporate sector may be channeled into the corporate debt market rather than the capital goods market, especially when financing constraints tighten.

Dead Hand Proxy Puts and Hedge Fund Activism

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1615-1642
Author(s):  
Sean J. Griffith ◽  
Natalia Reisel
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Hedge Fund ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Problems ◽  
Banking Relationships ◽  
Hedge Fund Activism ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Sectional Analysis

We investigate the Dead Hand Proxy Put, a contractual innovation in corporate debt agreements that may impact hedge fund activism. We find the provision principally in loans, not bonds, and provide evidence linking the adoption of the provision to hedge fund activism. Furthermore, controlling for endogeneity, we find that the provision significantly reduces the cost of loans. Bondholder wealth also increases. Moreover, cross-sectional analysis of share returns reveals that the provision is positively associated with repeat banking relationships and negatively associated with free cash flow problems, suggesting a cost-benefit tradeoff.

Does Financial Reporting Conservatism Mitigate Underinvestment?

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun A. Hong ◽  
Yongtae Kim ◽  
Gerald J. Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Negative Relation ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
External Capital ◽  
Cash Flow Volatility

This study examines the role of financial reporting conservatism in mitigating underinvestment problems. Recognizing that volatile cash flows increase the need to access external capital markets and that agency conflicts and information asymmetry make external capital costlier than internal capital, which leads managers to forgo valuable investment projects, Minton and Schrand document a negative relation between cash flow volatility and investment. We draw on Minton and Schrand’s framework to isolate underinvestment problems and hypothesize and document that conservatism mitigates the negative relation between cash flow volatility and investment and that this mitigative effect is more pronounced for firms with ex ante more severe agency conflicts. We also document that conservatism mitigates the sensitivity of investment to cash flow volatility by facilitating access to external capital.

Megascreens USA Inc.—A Foreign Operations Case

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. Carslaw ◽  
S. E. C. Purvis
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Consolidated Financial Statements ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Foreign Operations ◽  
Statement Of Cash Flows

This relatively short case gives students a comprehensive overview of the steps required to prepare consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP when a subsidiary prepares its accounts under a foreign GAAP—in this case, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). While the case is closely based on an actual Australasian company seeking listing in the United States, the product and the exact financial details are disguised. Specifically, the case exposes students to the following: accounting for foreign currency transactions; adjustments to convert foreign GAAP to U.S. GAAP (accounting for license fees); translation of financial statements; change of functional currency; remeasurement of financial statements; and foreign consolidation and statement of cash flows with foreign operations. The case has been field-tested in an advanced accounting course and is also suitable for use in international accounting courses. Both undergraduate and graduate students have profited from the case.

scholarly journals The Influence of Future Cash Flow Predictions on Profits in Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

2021 ◽  
pp. 026-033
Author(s):  
Titik Purwanti
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Future Cash Flow ◽  
Operating Profit ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Future Cash Flows

This research was conducted to determine the effect of future cash flow predictions on profits (gross profit, operating profit, and net income) in food and beverage companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The method used in this research used purposive sampling with a population of food and beverage companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2016-2018. The samples in this research were 19 companies. The results obtained indicate that the operating profit variable has a partial effect on future cash flows, while the net income variable and the gross profit variable do not partially affect future cash flows. Simultaneously, gross profit, operating profit and net income have an effect on future cash flows.

Corporate cash flow and dividends smoothing: a panel data analysis at Bursa Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apedzan Emmanuel Kighir ◽  
Normah Haji Omar ◽  
Norhayati Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate and find out the impact of cash flow on changes in dividend payout decisions among non-financial firms quoted at Bursa Malaysia as compared to earnings. There has been renewed debate in recent finance and accounting literature concerning the key determinants of changes in dividends payout policy decisions in some jurisdictions. The conclusion in some is that firms base their dividend decisions on cash flows rather than published earnings. Design/methodology/approach – The research made use of panel data from 1999 to 2012 at Bursa Malaysia, using generalized method of moments as the main method of analysis. Findings – The research finds that Malaysia non-financial firms consider current earnings more important than current cash flow while making dividends payout decisions, and prior year cash flows are considered more important in dividends decisions than prior year earnings. We also found support for Jensen (1986) in Malaysia on agency theory, that managers of firms pay dividends from free cash flow to reduce agency conflicts. Practical implications – The research concludes that Malaysian non-financial firms use current earnings and less of current cash flow in making changes in dividends policy. The policy implication is that current earnings are dividends smoothing agents, and the more they are considered in dividends payout decisions, the less of dividends smoothing. Social implications – If dividends smoothing is encouraged, it could lead to dividends-based earnings management. Originality/value – The research is our novel contribution of assisting investors and government in making informed decisions regarding dividends policy in Malaysia.

Financial sustainability in Italian farms: an analysis of the FADN sample

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Dono ◽  
Rebecca Buttinelli ◽  
Raffaele Cortignani
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Financial Variables

PurposeThe paper examines the factors that influence the production of cash flows in a sample of Italian farm accountancy data network (FADN) farms to generate information useful for calibrating policies to support farmers' investments.Design/methodology/approachAn econometric analysis on the sample estimates the influence of structural, economic, commercial and financial variables on CAFFE, i.e. the cash flow that includes the payments to the farmer's resources and the free cash flow on equity (FCFE). The econometric problem of endogeneity is treated by adopting the Hausman test to choose between fixed and random effects models. The results for Italian agriculture and its types of farming (TFs) are examined based on the FCFE/capital depreciation ratio, where FCFE subtracts from CAFFE the opportunity cost payments to the farmer's resources. This ratio identifies TFs with problems of sustainability of the production system.FindingsThe results show that increasing the productive dimension, in particular the endowment of farmland and working capital, is still essential to stimulate the production of cash flows of Italian agriculture. Without this growth, increasing the depreciable capital base is ineffective. FCFE does not compensate for depreciation in several TFs, which in various cases could also improve by improving economic efficiency and commercial position.Research limitations/implicationsAssessing the factors that most influence cash flows can help to better calibrate rural development measures to the territories and farming types that most need public support. Our analysis procedure can be applied to all production systems equipped with farm accounting networks; however, the criteria for rewarding farmer resources and calculating the replacement value of agricultural capital need to be better discussed.Originality/valueThe specification of rural development policies rarely takes into account the financial sustainability conditions of farms, as well as the factors that determine them, in defining the support parameters and the selection criteria for funding. Our approach, based on the analysis of FADN data, considers these aspects and provides ideas for better calibrating public support for investments among agricultural territories, sectors and types of farms.

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