Assignment
READ - Chapter One - The Cash Flow Statement
WRITE - a minimum of 200 words addressing the following questions:
• What information does the cash flow statement provide that you cannot see in the other financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, owner's equity)?
• Explain the parts of the cash flow statement.
• What elements of the cash flow statement do you think are most important for company management to monitor and why?
• How can this document be used by investors?
READ - Chapter One - The Cash Flow Statement
WRITE - a minimum of 200 words addressing the following questions:
• Go to apple website Scroll to the bottom of the page and under About Apple, click on investors. Click on Financial Information and then click on 10K - Annual Reports. Click on the 9/26/2015 report. Go to the section titled, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, which contains the Cash Flow Statement. Review the cash flow statement for Apple.
• How would you summarize Apple's cash flow position and what does this statement tell you about where the money is coming from and where it's going?
• What should Apple do to improve its cash position and why?
• What trends does the cash flow statement reveal?
• Does the cash flow statement reveal any major cash flow changes?