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Cash-flow bridge

Tie opening cash to closing cash through operating, investing and financing, and check the bridge closes.

Result

Net cash movement
75000.00
Operating
430000.00
Investing
-260000.00
Financing
-95000.00

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The method

  1. Closing cash = opening cash plus operating plus investing plus financing.
  2. A bridge that does not close on actual cash means a misclassified item or an unrecorded movement, not a rounding error.

Built forAn accountant or analyst who needs an evidenced decision from period figures

When you need it

You need to explain a figure or compare alternatives before taking the analysis to management. Tie opening cash to closing cash through operating, investing and financing, and check the bridge closes.

The decision it supports

Use the result to explain a trend, gap or scenario effect, then connect it to an operating cause. The tool shows its method beside the result so you can review it.

What you receive

Cash-flow bridge result

A shareable interactive result with findings, calculation method and an Excel workpaper carrying the same figures.

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A ready-to-run example

The tool opens with: Opening cash = 1200000.00, Operating cash flow = 430000.00, Investing cash flow = -260000.00, Financing cash flow = -95000.00. Change any value to see its effect immediately.

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