Cash flow from operations refers to net cash provided by operating activities, as listed in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
The first section of a statement of cash flows is titled "Cash Flow from Operating Activities," and represents all the cash the company raised through its main operations - generally sales of its products.
Cash flow from operating activities for the third quarter was $11.2bn.
Cash flow results from three major groups of activities: operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.
So far, net cash used in operating activities has been $942.1 million.
According to Alcoa, Mr. Kleinfeld will have full responsibility for all operating activities of the company.
Cash flow from operating activities was $1.47 billion, down 44 percent from $2.61 billion a year ago.
Cash flows result from three major aspects of the business: (1) operating activities, (2) investing activities, and (3) financing activities.
Cash from operating activities, on the other hand, reflects the actual cash collected, not the inflow of accounts receivable.
The company said it believed its liquidity combined with its cash from operating activities would be sufficient to meet its projected cash needs.
It attributed the change to adjustments in health care and post-retirement benefit expenses, and said those had no effect on cash used in operating activities.
