Comparing Cash Flow to Portfolio Averages

Procedure

You can view up to three cash flow statements in comparison to the portfolio average cash flow statement, and average ratios. To view this comparison, the customer must use the same financial format as the portfolio.

To compare cash flow to portfolio averages:

  1. Select the customer. How?

  2. Select the Financial Analysis tab.
    The Financials screen appears.

  3. Select the check boxes for up to three statement periods for which to generate cash flow statements. eCredit generates a cash flow statement from each selected period and its previous period.

Important:  There must be a statement entered for the previous period, or the data generated for the cash flow statement is not accurate.

  1. From the Portfolio and Quarters lists, select the portfolio and quarter you want to use for comparison.

Note:  A portfolio appears in the Portfolio list only if the customer uses the same financial format as the portfolio.

  1. Click Cash Flow.
    The Financial Cash Flow screen displays the cash flow statements and the portfolio average cash flow statement for your comparison.

From the Financial Cash Flow screen, you can also:

    • Enter adjustments for operating activities, investment activities, and financing activities. How?

    • Print the cash flow statements. How?

    • Add comments for a cash flow statement How?

Notes:

    • The % Variance column indicates the percentage of change from the previous statement for each line item. % Variance 1 gives the change between the first and second statements; % Variance 2 gives the percentage of change between the second and third statements.

    • If the financial statements use a custom format, you can view the statements in the US Long format by clicking Global Cash Flow.

    • To convert the values to a different currency, select the currency in the Currency field and click Calculate.

    • To convert the values to a different currency unit, (for example, thousands of dollars instead of actual dollars), select the unit in the Unit field and click Calculate.

    • To convert the values using a different conversion date, select the date from the Conversion Date pop-up calendar, and click Calculate.