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California Style Palms (California Style Palms) Cash Flow from Operations : $-2.97 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2006)


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What is California Style Palms Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Sep. 2006, California Style Palms's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $-4.51 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $-0.08 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $4.13 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $0.00 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $-0.05 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0.00 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0.00 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $0.47 Mil. In all, California Style Palms's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.03 Mil.


California Style Palms Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for California Style Palms's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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California Style Palms Cash Flow from Operations Chart

California Style Palms Annual Data
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Cash Flow from Operations
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California Style Palms Quarterly Data
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California Style Palms Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

California Style Palms's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2005 is calculated as:

California Style Palms's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.97 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


California Style Palms  (OTCPK:CFPI) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

California Style Palms's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $-4.51 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

California Style Palms's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.08 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

California Style Palms's change in working capital for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $4.13 Mil. It means California Style Palms's working capital increased by $4.13 Mil from Jun. 2006 to Sep. 2006 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

California Style Palms's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

California Style Palms's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.05 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

California Style Palms's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

California Style Palms's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

California Style Palms's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.47 Mil.


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California Style Palms (California Style Palms) Business Description

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Address
349 North Renee Street, Orange, CA, USA, 92869-3122
California Style Palms Inc is engaged in selling and installation of decorative palm trees. It owns and operates the assets, with the exception of the real estate, of Gregory Palm Farms, LLC, a fourth-generation farmers company who live to grow its own products. The company owns and operates two farms in California, and have set up central location in Orange, Orange County. It derives revenues primarily from the sale and installation of decorative palm trees.
Executives
Andrew C Schmidt director 1700 CARNEGIE AVE, SUITE 100, SANTA ANA CA 92705

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