Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Total cash generated or used by your day-to-day business operations. Shows if your business generates real cash from what it does.
- How it's worked out
- Cash from Customers − Cash to Suppliers − Cash for Operating Expenses − Cash for Interest
- 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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