Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash used to buy equipment or property, or cash received from selling these assets. Shows how much you're investing in the business.

How it's worked out
Cash from Asset Sales − Cash for Asset Purchases
Which way is better
Read it in contextNeither higher nor lower is better on its own. Read it alongside the measures around it.

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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