Cash Balance
The actual amount of cash you have in the bank at the end of the period. This is the reality check: regardless of profit or sales, this is what you can actually spend.
- How it's worked out
- Beginning Cash + Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures +/- Financing Activities
- Which way is better
- Higher is betterHigher is better for cash.
Written by Mandy Walker, founder of Focus on Cash. Updated October 2026. This explanation comes from the glossary inside Focus on Cash, so it matches the words you see in the app.
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