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Categorizing for Clarity: Cash Flow Statement Adjustments to Improve Insight

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October 06, 2021

Categorizing for Clarity: Cash Flow Statement Adjustments to Improve Insight


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Categorizing for Clarity: Cash Flow Statement Adjustments to Improve Insight

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October 06, 2021

 
 
  • Accounting has not kept pace with the changing economics of businesses, which has created a huge gap between what companies report in their financial statements and what an investor needs to understand a business.
  • To better categorize activities, we suggest making adjustments within the statement of cash flows pertaining to stock-based compensation, leases, and intangible investments.
  • A clearer understanding of the cash in, cash out, and financing activities provides relevance and predictive value beyond the current standards.
  • We share a case study of Amazon for 2020 to make the concepts more concrete
 
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