UNIT 1 CFO - Haley Ducote

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1 Understanding Cash Flow Statements Haley Ducote Purdue University Global MT480-01 Corporate Finance Professor Sandy McDonald May 29, 2022
2 Understanding Cash Flow Statements Semtell Company Cincinnati, OH 5/25/2022 Karl Richland, CFO Semtell Company Cincinnati, OH Dear Mr. Richland, I understand your concern with the cash flows statements for Semtell Company. You stated that sales are increasing but cash is decreasing. Following the decrease in cash flow, there is an issue with meeting payroll and/or pay vendors within 30 days. One reason that cash could be decreasing is that the company is not receiving payments for the items sold. Another issue could be that there is more money outgoing than there is incoming. Any increases in accounts receivable will decrease cash flow, because the accounts receivable asset shows how much money customers owe to the company, therefore making any increases in accounts receivable results in decreases cash flow. Just as an increase in accounts receivable hurts cash flow, this applies to inventory as well. The increase in inventory shows that Semtell Company has purchased more goods than they have sold. Current assets include accounts receivable and inventories. This would mean an increase or decrease in assets will have the opposite effect on cash flow. Current liabilities include accounts payable, short-term debt, or notes payable. Any increase in liabilities will result in an increase in cash flows, and vice versa. Any increases in accounts payable will have a
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