Discussion Post
Review the Statement of Cash Flows for your SEC 10-K company and provide a brief description of what you discover for each of the items listed below.
1. Category: Operating Activities
• Net income and total cash provided by (or used by) operating activities: List each of these two values.
• What are the items of significance between net income and total for operating activities?
• Is the business providing cash flow from operations?
2. Category: Investing and Financing Activities
• Describe significant long-term assets (type and dollar amount) purchased, sold, or retired during the current period as well as last year (the value will be a line item on the Statement of Cash Flows).
• Describe significant financing activities used by the corporation to increase cash (or other assets): These would be related to long-term liabilities and stockholders' equity.
• As you review your work for the Investing and Financing sections verify these values account for the total cash provided by or used by the section.
3. Category: Analysis
• Overall Cash Flow (total of three sections): Explain how the total cash flow changed from year to year for the three years presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.