A cash flow is a real or virtual movement of money: a cash flow in its narrow sense is a payment (in a currency), especially from one central bank account to another; the term 'cash flow' is mostly used to describe payments that are expected to happen in the future, are thus uncertain and therefore need to be forecast with cash flows; a cash flow is determined by its time t, nominal amount N, currency CCY and account A; symbolically CF = CF(t,N,CCY,A). it is however popular to use cash flow in a less specified sense describing (symbolic) payments into or out of a business, project, or financial product. Cash flows are narrowly interconnected with the concepts of value, interest rate and liquidity. A cash flow that shall happen on a future day tN can be transformed into a cash flow of the same value in t0. Cash flow analysis Cash flows are often transformed into measures that give information e.g. on a company's value and situation: to determine a project's rate of return or value. The time of cash fl
Un flujo de efectivo es un movimiento real o virtual de dinero: un flujo de efectivo en su sentido estrecho es un pago (en una moneda), especialmente de una cuenta de banco central a otra; el término 'flujo de efectivo' se utiliza principalmente para describir pagos que se esperan ocurrir en el futuro, son así inciertos y por lo tanto necesitan ser predichos con flujos de efectivo; un flujo de efectivo es determinado por su tiempo t, importe nominal N, moneda CCY y cuenta A; simbólicamente CF = CF(t,N,CCY,A). sin embargo, es popular utilizar flujo de efectivo en un sentido menos especificado para describir (símbolo) pagos en o fuera de un negocio, proyecto o producto financiero.