negative cash flow
noun[SorU]
ACCOUNTINGukusasituationin which abusinessspendsmoremoneythan itreceivesduring aparticularperiodoftime:
Thecompanyreportedanegativecashflowfor thefiscalsecondquarterendedSept. 30.
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Because of the high prices paid for buildings, and the high amount financed, the buildings havenegativecashflowand can not support their mortgage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Companies are often not making profits at this timer and thus funds can also be used to covernegativecashflow.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If not, the investors will run into anegativecashflowsituation, whereby they are paying more than they are getting from the property.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One cannot expect investment out of anegativecashflow.
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Unless one earns more than 30 per cent. after tax, one is on anegativecashflow.
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With a 20 per cent. rate of inflation, for most companies the replacement of assets means that they are on anegativecashflow.
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A long period ofnegativecashflowcoincidental with interest rates of this character is fatal.
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A majority of collieries are now likely to show anegativecashflowover their remaining lives, and others will show projected earnings well below their current book value.
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In the 1970s, plenty of profitable companies hadnegativecashflowbecause of the effects of inflation on the need to maintain fixed capital and working capital.
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Many firms have anegativecashflow.
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