October 2005 (Revised February 2010)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Calculating Free Cash Flows

By: Robin Greenwood and David S. Scharfstein

Format:Print
| Pages:5

Abstract

Outlines the mechanics of calculating free cash flows from historical and proforma financial statements. Focuses on the mechanical process of transforming numbers from financial forecasts into cash flows.

Keywords

Financial Statements; Forecasting and Prediction; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods

Citation

Greenwood, Robin, and David S. Scharfstein. "Calculating Free Cash Flows." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-028, October 2005. (Revised February 2010.)