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During earnings season, don't forget cash flow

During earnings season the spotlight shines brightest on per-share profits, a crucial but malleable metric that can be manipulated using accounting tricks. As a check against such machinations, consider cash provided by operations.

To approximate operating cash flow — the cash a company generates by running its business — noncash costs (including depreciation and amortization) and changes in working capital (such as inventory) are added back to net income. For most healthy companies, operating cash flow is...

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Through downturns and upswings, AutoZone ($347; AZO) has delivered higher revenue for more than 20 straight years. The auto-parts retailer kicked off fiscal 2012 ending August by reporting a ...

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