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''Cashflow statements''.
Independent organisations that assess credit the quality of corporate and government debt.


In relation to a Cashflow statement, starting with a reported profit/(loss) figure and then adjusting it to calculate the net cash movement for a period.
The main agencies are Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.
 
 
 
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Contrasted with the alternative Direct method of presentation which shows all the main categories of gross cash receipts and payments explicitly.
 
 
The indirect method is more widely used in external financial reporting.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Cashflow statement]]
* [[AAA]]
* [[Direct method]]
* [[Credit rating]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Ratings]]
* [[Reconciliation]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]
[[Category:Cash_management]]

Revision as of 15:32, 20 August 2013

Independent organisations that assess credit the quality of corporate and government debt.

The main agencies are Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.


See also