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Statement of cash flows analysis Refer to the statement of cash flows in the annual report you have obtained either as a result of completing Exercise 1.1 or otherwise.

Required:

a. Which method, direct or indirect, is used in the statement?

b. List the principal sources and uses of cash for this firm.

c. Evaluate the change in cash. Has the firm generated most of its cash requirements from operations, or has it had to borrow extensively? Has the firm’s uses of cash been balanced between investment and dividends?

d. Has the cash balance been increasing or decreasing? What seem to be the implications of this pattern for dividends?