Analyzing Statements of Cash Flows
1 Name Unit name Unit code Date cash flow statement For the year ended 31Dec 2008 All amount in million dollar McDonald Disney Billabong international ltd net income 4 ,313 .20 4 ,427 1 ,340 .30 net cash flow from operating activities 5 ,917 .20 5 ,446 153 .2 net cash flow from investing activities -1 ,624 .70 -2 ,162 -146 .9 net cash flow from financing activities -4 ,114 .50 -3 ,953 18 .7 net change in cash cash equivalent 82 .10 -669 24 .97 p

cash at the beginning of the period 1 ,981 .30 3 ,670 113 .21
cash at the end of the period 2 ,063 .40 3 ,001 125 .85 The three companies generated positive net cash flow from operating activities . In addition all the three had negative cash flow from investing activities . Disney and McDonald generated negative cash flow from financing activities while billabong international ltd generated positive cash flow . Although McDonald generated negative cash flow from financing and investing activities the operating cash flow was large enough to cover the cash outflow from investing and financing and the overall net change in cash was positive . The operating cash flow generated by operating activities in Disney Company could not cover the out flow from investing and financing activities and therefore the net change in cash was negative
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References
Billabong international ltd , full year result 07 /08 , retrieved on 15 July 2009
HYPERLINK "http /www .billabongcorporate .com /documents /_Billabong_CEO__CFO _results_presentation .pdf http /www .billabongcorporate .com...





