Cash Flow Definition

Cash flow refers to the net amount of cash moving into and out of a business over a period of time.

What is Cash Flow?

Positive cash flow means more cash is coming in than going out, while negative cash flow means the opposite.

Investors examine cash flow statements to assess a company's ability to fund operations and growth.

A company generating $2 million from operations while spending $500,000 has positive operating cash flow of $1.5 million.

A candlestick chart is a price chart that displays the open, high, low, and close for a period using a body and wicks.

A capital gain is the profit realized when an asset is sold for more than its original purchase price.

Capitalization, or market capitalization, is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares.