In: Accounting
Concerning Salesforce, Inc. 2018 financials;
Does the company use the indirect or direct method for preparing
the Cash flow statement?
What is the trend in cash from operations for the years
presented?
What are the two largest items included in cash from investing
activities?
1 | Direct or Indirect method :- The main difference between the direct and indirect method Is presentation, most of the organisations uses the indirect method so the Concerning Sales force Inc. may use the indirect method because the most of the companies uses the indirect method of presenting |
few examples to adjustment in indirect method of operating activities | |
like adding back the depreciation | |
deduct the increase in inventory | |
deduct the decrease in accounts receivables | |
2 | Trend from operations for the years presented |
Cash from operation to give different options to the company like expanding the business, purchase of the assets, dividends to the share holders , if trend shows the positive It means company will earn more profits in the near term. For a company to succeed the positive cash flow requires from operations without that cannot survive | |
3 | largest items included in investing activities |
receipts side | |
Sale of equipment / assets | |
receipt of loan principle | |
sale of investments in securities | |
payment side | |
Purchase of new assets | |
making loan to other parties | |
purchase of investments in securities |