In: Accounting
Consider the following financial information of 3 companies.
Company A Company B Company C
Net Income $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
OCF $5,000 $4,600 $4,200
Which company's earnings are the most questionable (lowest quality)?
Company a
Company b
Company c
| Company A | Company B | Company C | ||
| Net Income | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow (OCF) | $ 5,000 | 4,600 | $ 4,200.00 | |
| Operating cash flow means Net income added back the non cash expenses , Amortization and changes | ||||
| in working capital of any organiation. | ||||
| So it means if Operating cash flow is positive for any organization than it is positive for any company | ||||
| Lowest operating cash flow is for Company C and this company is in questionable. | ||||
| Answer = Company C | ||||