cash flow statement

Cash Flow Statement – Ford Motor Company

In a two- to three-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), explain the purpose of a cash flow statement and how it reflects the firm’s financial status. Include important points that an analyst would use in assessing the financial condition of the company.  Also, analyze Ford Motor Company’s cash flow from its 2012 Annual Report  

https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/en/investors/reports-and-filings/Annual%20Reports/2012-annual-report.pdf 

Required Resources

Text

Epstein, L. (2014). Financial decision making: An introduction to financial reports [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

• Chapter 4: Elements of a Statement of Cash Flows

Article

Ford Motor Company. (2014). Ford Motor Company 2012 annual report (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/en/investors/reports-and-filings/Annual%20Reports/2012-annual-report.pdf

Recommended Resources

Article

Heakal, R. (2010, May). What is a cash flow statement? (Links to an external site.) Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/27/cash-flow-statement-personal-finance-securities-analysis.html

Website

AccountingCoach. (2014). Cash flow statement (explanation) (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.accountingcoach.com/cash-flow-statement/explanation/1

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