Cash Flow to Creditors
Looking at the income statement in Table 2.2, we see that U.S paid $70 in interest to creditors. From the balance sheets in Table 2.1, long-term debt rose by $454 - 408 = $46. So U.S Corporation paid out $70 in interest, but it borrowed an additional $46. Net cash flow to creditors is thus:
U.S Corporation
2010 Cash flow to Creditors
Interest paid $70
- Net new borrowing 46
Cash flow to creditors $24
Cash flow to creditors is sometimes called cash flow to bondholders; we will use these terms interchangeably.