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- Start with net income, go line by line through major adjustments (depreciation, changes in working capital and deferred TAXES) to arrive at CASH flows from operating activities.
- Mention capital expenditures, ASSET sales, purchase of intangible assets, and purchase/sale of investment SECURITIES to arrive at cash flow from investing activities.
- Mention repurchase/issuance of debt and equity and paying out dividends to arrive at cash flow from FINANCING activities.
- Adding cash flows from operations, cash flows from investments, and cash flows from financing gets you to total change of cash.
- Beginning-of-period cash balance plus change in cash allows you to arrive at end-of-period cash balance.
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