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.
  • That crimped the cash flow of builders, leading to a record amount of defaults.
    Pearl Liu, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The result is a less negative outlook for free cash flow….
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The first step is to create a detailed budget and cash flow projection.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Streaming services, many of them launched with few ads, and, sometimes, none, remove a major source of cash flow.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
  • After the Moon Alert is over, pay attention to your cash flow and your possessions.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
  • But in practice, the transition to the new system will mean that pharmacies face a cash flow crunch as fees overlap in 2024.
    Rachel Cohrs Reprints, STAT, 2 Jan. 2024
  • In order to keep his company intact, Zaslav would have to use its cash flow to pay down that debt.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But Twitter has often lost money, and its cash flow is not robust.
    Ryan Mac, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Forging a few new media yardsticks may also help the sector wring new cash flow as well.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Al-Shabab increased their cash flow — their resourcing went up.
    Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The bank entered into interest rate swaps tied to that index for cash flow hedges on its balance sheet.
    Ben Eisen, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Between January and September, the free-cash flow margin was a fat 22%.
    Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
  • This arrangement gave the automakers a steady cash flow to make new cars while the dealers, who bought the cars upfront, worked to sell the finished ones at a profit.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 21 June 2023
  • The company also raised its free cash flow expectations for the full year to at least $5 billion.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Those companies are doing what is best for cash flow, versus what is good for the customer's landscape.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2023
  • That will be tough, as slowing home demand in China has hammered its cash flow and wiped out its profit.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The upshot is that Tesla clinches less and less free cash flow and more and more factories and other assets.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The streaming giant also increased its free cash flow estimate to $6.5 billion-plus for the full year.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Paramount, meanwhile, has $15 billion in debt and a negative cash flow.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Based on strong free cash flow, Ford announced a supplemental dividend of 18 cents per share, on top of the normal 15 cents per share.
    Tom Krisher, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
  • According to Strategas, the U.S. has more than enough cash flow to make interest payments.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023

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