Components

Several accounts are typically found in the investing cash flow section (Exhibit 7.14):

  • Capital expenditures: organic expansion of fixed assets (cash outflow)

  • Acquisitions: purchased fixed and intangible assets (cash outflow)

  • Asset sales: disposal of fixed and intangible assets (cash inflow)

  • Purchases of investments: acquisition of debt/equity securities (cash outflow)

  • Sales of investments: disposal of debt/equity securities (cash inflow)

4. Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Exercise
Q1:Cash flow from investing activities tracks the movement of cash associated with:
Capital expenditures
Asset sales
Issuance of debt
Acquisitions of fixed assets
5. Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Exercise
Q1:Which of the following investing activities constitute(s) cash inflow for a company?
Capital expenditures
Asset sales
Acquisitions of fixed assets
Sales of investments
6. Cash Flow from ...

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