Accounting Red Flag 3: Cash Flow Beats Earnings

Опубликовано: 19 Май 2026
на канале: Behind the Balance Sheet
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We explain why it's essential to check that reported earnings are being converted into cash. It sounds obvious, but we show a couple of tricks which make it easier.

Every fraud we have looked at (sadly, it's a long list) has tried to inflate its earnings. By far the majority fail to convert these into cash. A few manage to fake even the cash!

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