Exhibits 1, 2, and 3 contain cash-flow statements from three companies. Each cash- flowstatement has three years of data. Examine the contents of these cash-flow statements carefully.Answer the following questions about each of the three cash-flow statements.I. For each of the years on the Statement of Cash Flows
Questions: Exhibits 1, 2, and 3 contain cash-flow statements from three companies. Each cash- flowstatement has three years of data. Examine the contents of these cash-flow statements carefully.Answer the following questions about each of the three cash-flow statements.I. For each of the years on the Statement of Cash Flows:1. What were the firm's major sources of cash? Its major uses of cash?2. Was cash flow from operations1 greater than or less than net income?2 Explain indetail the major reasons for the difference between these two figures.3. Was the firm able to generate enough cash from operations to pay for all of itscapital expenditures? 4. Did the cash flow from operations cover both the capital expenditures and the firm's dividend payments, if any?
Alpha Corporation - Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended | June 30, 1991 | June 30, 1990 | June 30, 1989 |
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Operating Activities | |||
Loss from continuing operations | $(377.9) | $(623.5) | $(320.6) |
Depreciation | $168.4 | $220.1 | $263.4 |
Amortization of capitalized software | $41.4 | $58.2 | $39.1 |
Gain from sale of investments and other assets | $(16.6) | $(119.0) | - |
Restructuring and other unusual items, net | $135.5 | $384.1 | $125.3 |
Changes in other accounts affecting operations | |||
Accounts receivable | $160.8 | $73.4 | $(45.2) |
Inventory | $80.2 | $100.9 | $(3.0) |
Other current assets | $17.0 | $(1.2) | $(13.0) |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | $(91.3) | $(21.3) | $41.0 |
Other | $2.8 | $14.1 | $(10.5) |
Net cash provided by continuing operations | $120.3 | $85.8 | $76.5 |
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations | $4.9 | $3.5 | $(29.7) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | $125.2 | $89.3 | $46.8 |
Investing Activities | |||
Investment in depreciable assets | $(129.7) | $(174.4) | $(303.6) |
Proceeds from disposal of depreciable and other assets | $157.0 | $242.0 | $94.1 |
Proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations | $25.3 | $407.3 | - |
Investment in capitalized software | $(27.8) | $(43.1) | $(59.5) |
Other | $(6.0) | $(13.0) | $14.2 |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $18.8 | $418.8 | $(254.8) |
Financing Activities | |||
(Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings | $(2.6) | $(222.6) | $139.8 |
Proceeds from long-term debt | $44.4 | $167.7 | $305.0 |
Payments of long-term debt | $(126.5) | $(544.8) | $(91.7) |
Proceeds from sale of Class B common stock | $5.0 | $8.7 | $17.5 |
Purchase of |
$(0.3) | $(0.6) | $(18.8) |
Dividends paid | - | $(7.2) | $(26.0) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $(80.0) | $(598.8) | $325.8 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | $0.1 | $1.1 | $(3.9) |
Increase (decrease) in cash equivalents | $64.1 | $(89.6) | $113.9 |
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year | $169.1 | $258.7 | $144.8 |
Cash and equivalents at end of year | $233.2 | $169.1 | $258.7 |
Note: Figures are in millions. Parentheses indicate negative values.
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