What Is Cash Flow? The term cash flow refers to the net amount of cash and cash equivalents being transferred in and out of a company. Cash received represents inflows, while money spent represents outflows. A company’s ability to create value for shareholders is fundamentally determined by its ability to generate positive cash flows or
What Is Cash Flow to Capital Expenditures (CF to CAPEX)? Cash flow to capital expenditures—CF/CapEX—is a ratio that measures a company’s ability to acquire long-term assets using free cash flow. The CF/CapEX ratio will often fluctuate as businesses go through cycles of large and small capital expenditures. A higher CF/CapEX ratio is indicative of a
What Is Cash Flow Financing? Cash flow financing is a form of financing in which a loan made to a company is backed by a company’s expected cash flows. Cash flow is the amount of cash that flows in and out of a business in a specific period. Cash flow financing—or a cash flow loan—uses
What Is Cash Flow From Investing Activities? Cash flow from investing activities (CFI) is one of the sections on the cash flow statement that reports how much cash has been generated or spent from various investment-related activities in a specific period. Investing activities include purchases of physical assets, investments in securities, or the sale of
What Is Cash Flow From Financing Activities? Cash flow from financing activities (CFF) is a section of a company’s cash flow statement, which shows the net flows of cash that are used to fund the company. Financing activities include transactions involving debt, equity, and dividends. Cash flow from financing activities provides investors with insight into
Eureka lemon The Eureka lemon and the Lisbon lemon are two bitter-flavored lemons. The Eureka and the Lisbon can be used to flavor both sweet and savory dishes. They can be used in sauces or as an accompaniment to fish and poultry. They can be used in baking and desserts, and their slices or wedges
Field peas–also called dried peas–are grown specifically to be used dried. Dried peas are used in soups, pastas, cereals, and purées. Dried field peas are available at farm markets whole or split. The green pea and the yellow pea are the two most common field peas. The black-eyed pea or cowpea and the chickpea are
‘Fire Sweet’ and ‘Fantasia’ are two simply mouth-watering nectarines. ‘Fire Sweet’ is a medium-sized nectarine with a flaming red and yellow skin that is smoothly sweet. A grower at the Ferry Building farmer’s market in San Francisco handed me a slice of ‘Fire Sweet’ last Saturday and it was so candy-sweet that I simply could
Vegetables mixed with a batter and dropped into hot fat or vegetables dipped in batter and fried. Fritters or tempura? Yes! The term fritter is used for both of these preparations. And tempura is not far behind. Here are quick directions for an almost vegetable fritter you can whip up using the leftover vegetables in
Cutworms are the larvae of various species of night-flying brown or gray moths. Cutworms chew the tender, young stems and leaves of almost all vegetable crops. Control cutworms early in the season by handpicking, trapping, or exposing them to predators such as birds. Cutworms emerge in spring to feed at night. One cutworm can chew
