How to Use cash flow in a Sentence

cash flow

noun
  • We were able to maintain a steady cash flow.
  • The company is looking at new ways to generate cash flow.
  • His cash flow worsened since last year as more than two dozen home buyers have defaulted on mortgage payments.
    Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The company also garnered $8 billion in cash flows from operations in the last twelve months.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Its astronomical cash flow has allowed the company to spend tens of billions a year in stock buybacks and dividends for investors, buoying its share price.
    Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The ramp-up in production that was supposed to help cash flow has been undercut by the recent strike, and the defense and space business continues to hemorrhage money.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
  • By the spring of 2019, only about one in ten North American shale producers had positive cash flow.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Both are related to real cash flow, whereas Beam was very strong in administration, finance, strategy, marketing.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 13 Oct. 2024
  • That crimped the cash flow of builders, leading to a record amount of defaults.
    Pearl Liu, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The business may not report positive free cash flow until 2025, according to Bernstein analysts.
    Carol Ryan, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Now is the time to double down on the pressure on Iran, to dry up the cash flow available.
    CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Rapid growth can be a warning sign for a business’ cash flow.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The cash flow tab presents a nice visual of your money in and money out each month.
    Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 29 Dec. 2023
  • So media companies have to manage through the gradual decline of those businesses, so that harvesting that cash flow can drive the growth and ultimate profitability of their streaming business.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2022
  • But a lot of that free cash flow went to debt reduction, so it was spoken for in a way.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This Week: Earnings, cash flow and money ideas are tops on your menu.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024
  • Puk said the amount of the monthly grants to the clinics will fluctuate based on revenue, cash flow, and the needs of patients.
    Harriet Jones, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2022
  • That's not typical for a campaign with this kind of cash flow.
    Steve Contorno, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
  • In that time, direct-to-consumer brands can receive their goods, sell them, and have cash flow.
    WIRED, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The result is a less negative outlook for free cash flow….
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, cash flow in the sector is predictable — people have to die.
    Verena Sepp, Fortune, 18 May 2024
  • The first step is to create a detailed budget and cash flow projection.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Free cash flow tumbled by a whopping 43% when comparing the two time frames.
    Alex Harring,fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Even more shocking to Wall Street was the fact that the company’s free cash flow turned negative for the quarter.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2022
  • In real estate, the rental income from the property is your cash flow.
    Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The tricky part for all savers is taking care of their future selves while being mindful of current cash flow.
    Halsey Schreier, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The group sports a free cash flow yield of about 7%-8%, which compares with about 5% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
    David Wainer, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022
  • This also led to free cash flow of $165 million, the second highest on record at the company.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Beyond the strike, Boeing has a massive cash flow problem.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Happy Birthday: Push forward with vim and vigor, socialize, express yourself creatively and look for innovative ways to invest and budget your cash flow with finesse.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024

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