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Net cash flowOperating cash flow + dividends received from associates - dividends paid to minorities or preference shareholders +/(-) interest received/(paid) - tax paid.Similar MatchesCash flow matchingCash flow matchingAlso called dedicating a portfolio, this is an alternative to multiperiod immunization that calls for the manager to match the maturity of each element in the liability stream, working backward from the last liability to assure all required cash flows. Cash marketCash marketAn expression used to describe the market in the underlying instrument (for example, shares, indices, commodities, etc.) on which a futures or options contract is based. Also known as spot or physical market.In a cash market the commodity or financial instrument is actually transferred from seller to buyer. Cash settlement contractsCash settlement contractsFutures contracts such as stock index futures that settle for cash and do not involve delivery of the underlying. Cashback mortgagesCashback mortgagesCashback mortgages provide you with a single lump sum of cash immediately on completion of the mortgage transaction. The amount of the lump sum is usually calculated as a percentage of the overall loan amount, though it can be a set figure. The percentage of the loan that is given as cashback can be as high as 5%, though amounts in the region of 1 to 3% are more common. Various different types of rate can come with cashback - capped, discounted, fixed and variable. There are also a lot of mortgages that award you three or four hundred pounds to go towards your solicitor's fees. Although this is a form of cashback, it would generally be classed as an incentive and not specifically as a cashback mortgage. Cash flowCash flowThe amount of money which flows in and out of a business, the difference between the two being the important number. If more money flows into a business than out of it, it is cash positive. If more money flows out than in, it is cash negative.Cash flow is regarded by many as the ultimate test of financial health. Seasoned analysts do not entirely trust the figure a company puts on its profits, since profits can be 'massaged', whereas cash is more difficult to manipulate. Profit, as they say, is a matter of opinion. Cash is a matter of fact.The best way to check the cash flow position of a company is to scrutinise the cash flow statement in its annual report and accounts. It provides fact on whether a company has generated or consumed cash in the year, and how. It can be used in conjunction with the p&l to assess the trading results, or it can be used in conjunction with the balance sheet to assess liquidity, solvency and financial flexibility. Further SuggestionsCash flow break even pointcash extraction Cash In Lieu (CIL) cash settlement Cash price Cash transaction cash value life insurance Cash flow coverage ratio Cash management bill Cash Settlement Cash deficiency agreement hospital cash plan petty cash Mutual fund cash to assets ratio General cash offer "Ring the cash register" Cash cow Noncash charge Cash in Advance Cash markets cashback Scheduled cash flows cash fund Real cash flow Discounted cash flow (DCF) |
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