Operating cash flow

/ˈɑpəˌreɪtɪŋ kæʃ floʊ/ noun

Definition

The cash generated from a company's regular business operations, excluding cash flows from investing and financing activities. It measures how much cash the core business activities actually produce.

Etymology

From Latin 'operari' (to work) combined with the cash flow concept. This distinction became crucial in financial analysis during the 1970s as analysts realized that accounting profits didn't always reflect actual cash generation.

Kelly Says

A company can show profits on paper but still go bankrupt if operating cash flow is negative - this is why cash flow statements became mandatory in 1987. It's the difference between theoretical success and having money in the bank!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የሥራ ገንዘብ przepływ
ye-s-ra gen-ze-b pre-p-lyw
ARالعربية
سيل نقدي التشغيل
si-il naqdi at-sh-ghil
BNবাংলা
প্রচলনীয় অর্থপ্রবাহ
pro-chal-no-i or-tha-pro-ba-ha
CACatalà
flux de caixa operatiu
floo-k de ka-i-xa o-pe-ra-tiu
CSČeština
operativní cash flow
o-pe-ra-tiv-ni ka-sh flo
DADansk
operativ kontantstrøm
o-pe-ra-tiv kon-tant-stroem
DEDeutsch
operativer Cashflow
o-pe-ra-ti-ver ka-sh-flo
ELΕλληνικά
περιचालισμός εσόδων
pe-ri-cha-li-smo es-o-don
ESEspañol
flujo de caja operativo
floo-ho de ka-ha o-pe-ra-ti-vo
FAفارسی
جریان نقدی عملیاتی
ja-ri-an naqdi o-pe-ra-ti-a-ti
FISuomi
operatiivinen kassavirta
o-pe-ra-ti-iv-inen ka-ss-a-vir-ta
FRFrançais
flux de trésorerie d'exploitation
floo-k de tre-zo-re-ri de ek-splo-i-ta-shon
GUGU
સાકારી ચલણ પ્રવાહ
sa-a-kari chal-na pra-va-ha
HAHA
tashin kudi na aikiya
ta-shin ku-di na a-iki-ya
HEעברית
przepływ pieniędzy operacyjny
pre-p-lyw pi-en-e-dz-y o-pe-ra-cy-jny
HIहिन्दी
चालू नकदी प्रवाह
chaalu nak-di pra-va-ah
HUMagyar
működési készpénzforgalom
mu-ko-de-si kesz-pe-n-z-for-ga-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
arus kas operasional
a-rus ka-s o-pe-ra-sio-nal
IGIG
akụkụ akụkụ
a-ku-ku ak-u-ku
ITItaliano
flusso di cassa operativo
floo-so di ka-ssa o-pe-ra-ti-vo
JA日本語
営業キャッシュフロー
eigyo ka-shu-flo
KKKK
операторлық нарық ағымы
o-pe-ra-tor-lyq na-ryq a-gy-my
KMKM
បរិវर्तន៍ប្រាក់ប្រកប
ba-ri-vort-ne-n pra-ak-prab
KO한국어
운영 현금 흐름
un-yeong hyeon-geum hwe-reum
MRMR
कार्यकारी नकदी प्रवाह
ka-rya-kari na-ka-di pra-va-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
aliran tunai operasi
a-li-ran tu-nai o-pe-ra-si
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ငန်း ငွေကြေး စီး
lo-k-ng-an ngwe-k-ye-si
NLNederlands
operationele kasstroom
o-pe-ra-tio-ne-le ka-s-stroom
NONorsk
operativ kontantstrøm
o-pe-ra-tiv kon-tant-stroem
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰचालਨ現金 ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ
pra-chal-an ka-sh-in pra-va-ah
PLPolski
płynność finansowa operacyjna
p-lyn-nosc fi-nan-so-wa o-pe-ra-cy-jna
PTPortuguês
fluxo de caixa operacional
floo-xo de ka-i-xa o-pe-ra-shio-nal
RORomână
fluxul de numerar operational
floo-k-sul de nu-me-rar o-pe-ra-tio-nal
RUРусский
операционный денежный поток
o-pe-ra-tsi-on-nyy den-ezh-nyy po-tok
SVSvenska
operativ kassaflöde
o-pe-ra-tiv ka-ssa-flo-de
SWKiswahili
mtiri wa fedha ya uendeshaji
mi-tiri wa fe-dha ya u-en-des-ha-ji
TAதமிழ்
இயக்க நுகர்வு
i-yak-ka nu-ker-vu
TEతెలుగు
పనిచేసే నగదు ప్రవాహం
pa-ni-che-se na-gadu pra-va-ha-m
THไทย
กระแสเงินสดในการดำเนินงาน
kra-saeng nen-sod in-da-ri-da-n-e-ng-an
TLTL
operasyon ng cash flow
o-pe-ra-syon ng ka-sh flo-o
TRTürkçe
işletme nakit akışı
ish-let-me na-kit a-ki-shi
UKУкраїнська
операційний грошовий потік
o-pe-ra-tsi-y-nyy gro-sho-vyy po-tik
URاردو
عملیاتی نقدی
a-mala-ti na-qdi
VITiếng Việt
lượng tiền mặt hoạt động
luong tien mat hoat dong
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ ẹ̀rọ
awon e-ro e-ro
ZH中文
经营现金流
jīng yíng xiàn jīn liú
ZUZU
imali ye-ngqayizive
i-ma-li ye-ng-qay-i-ze-ve

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