Cash Flow Statement
Track operating, investing, and financing cash flows with comparison and 12-month views.
The Cash Flow Statement page shows how cash moves in and out of your company, organized by activity type. You can see whether your company generates enough cash from operations, how it invests, and how it finances its activities.
Cash Flow Categories
The statement organizes cash flows into three categories:
Operating Activities
Cash your company generates or uses through core business operations. This includes cash received from customers, cash paid to suppliers and employees, interest paid, and taxes paid.
Investing Activities
Cash your company uses for or generates from long-term asset transactions. This includes purchases of equipment or property, proceeds from asset sales, and investment purchases or maturities.
Financing Activities
Cash related to funding your company. This includes borrowing and repaying loans, owner contributions or distributions, and dividend payments.
A Net Change in Cash row summarizes the total cash movement for the period, and an Ending Cash Balance row shows the resulting cash position.
View Modes
Two modes are available:
Comparison
Shows two periods side by side with dollar and percentage change columns. Use the month range picker to select the primary period (from/to) and the comparison period (compare from/to). By default, the primary period is the most recent closed month and the comparison period is the month before it.
12-Month
Displays a rolling 12-month window with one column per month. Use the window navigator arrows to shift the window forward or backward, and the date order toggle to display months from newest-first or oldest-first.
Granularity
When the 12-Month view is active, a granularity selector appears next to the date order toggle. You can choose how columns are grouped:
- Monthly -- one column per month. This is the default.
- Quarterly -- columns are grouped by calendar quarter.
- Yearly -- columns are grouped by calendar year.
- Combined -- collapses the entire date range into a single column showing the total for the selected period.
The granularity selector is only available in 12-Month mode. It does not appear in Comparison mode.
Table Features
- Hierarchical rows -- categories indent to show parent-child relationships between cash flow line items
- Color-coded changes -- positive changes appear in green and negative in red
- Detail modal -- click the expand icon on any row to drill into that line item
- Cell highlighting -- hover over cells to see cross-axis highlighting
Chart View
Click the chart/table toggle to switch from the data table to a visual chart. The chart adapts to the active mode:
- In Comparison mode, it shows grouped bars for the two periods
- In 12-Month mode, it shows trends over the rolling window
Click the toggle again to return to the table view.
Reading Your Cash Flow Data
The cash flow statement shows actual cash movements rather than accrual-based accounting entries. Your company can be profitable on the income statement but still face cash shortages if receivables are slow to collect or if you are making large capital investments.
When reviewing cash flow data, look for these patterns:
- Operating cash flow trending downward -- may indicate collection issues or rising costs
- Large investing outflows -- may indicate growth spending or asset replacement needs
- Heavy financing inflows -- may indicate reliance on debt to fund operations
Related Pages
- Income Statement -- accrual-based revenue and expenses
- Balance Sheet -- point-in-time financial position
- Company Overview Dashboard -- summary with cash trend chart
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