Lenders and investors can predict the success of a company by using the spreadsheet application Excel to calculate the free cash flow of companies.

Find out more about free cash flow, the formula for calculating free cash flow, and how to calculate a company's free cash flow using Microsoft Excel.

Format of a Financial Statement. There are three types of financial statements for businesses: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.

The format for your cash flow statement should contain four parts: cash for operating activities, cash for investing, cash for financing and supplemental information. Under each of those headings ...