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negative cash flow
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Negative cash flow
Occurs when spending in a business is greater than earnings.

Negative Cash Flow
A situation in which a company is spending more money than it is receiving. While this is common in many companies, especially in the first year or two of operation, it is obviously unsustainable in the long-term. A company with a negative cash flow often has to resort to loans or equity financing in order to keep its doors open.

negative cash flow
Having insufficient cash to pay all operating expenses of a business or an investment.The situation is common with new developments and is solved by the developer using its own money to help pay bills or, more often, by borrowing enough money in the development loan to cover cash shortfalls until the project reaches stabilized occupancy and the break-even point.


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Fitch expects that negative cash flows will continue at Visteon into 2009, partially due to continuing production cuts at Ford North America and steep commodity prices.
Negative cash flows can create a need for capital calls.
In addition, Biglari disputes Smith's position that "the company possesses cash flows to divert" and claims "the reality is that since the company's initial public offering in 1997, it, in aggregate, has generated negative cash flows.
 
 
 
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