Cash flow answers the most important question in any business: how much money came in, how much went out and how much was left in a period. Unlike a simple balance, it shows the movement over time — so you can spot trends, tight months and the surplus that can be reinvested.
The numbers come straight from what you record: received income is the inflows, paid expenses are the outflows. The more up to date the entries and accounts are, the more faithful the picture.
The two tabs: Cash flow and Forecast
At the top of the screen you choose between Cash flow (what already happened) and Forecast (what's coming, based on future entries).
The summary
Just below the filters, three cards summarize the chosen period:
Total inflows — everything that came in.
Total outflows — everything that went out.
Net cash flow — the difference between the two. Shown in green when positive and red when negative.
The three cash flow views
Within the Cash flow tab, you switch between three ways of seeing the same data:
Consolidated — a chart of the evolution over time and a table with, per period, the inflows, outflows, balance and the cumulative balance (which keeps adding from one period to the next). It's the ideal view to spot the trend.
By account — a card for each of the company's accounts, showing inflows, outflows and balance for that account. Useful to understand where money goes out and where it accumulates.
Detailed — the list of each movement, with date, description, type (inflow or outflow) and amount. Reversal movements are flagged, so you don't confuse them with a new entry.
Filtering what you want to see
The filters fine-tune exactly the slice:
Period: Month, Quarter, Year or Custom (choosing a start and end date).
Year, Month or Quarter, depending on the chosen period.
Account: focus on a specific account or on all of them.
Category: focus on a category.
Compare with the previous period: turns on a comparison so you can see whether it got better or worse versus the past period.
The forecast
In the Forecast tab, the system projects the cash based on your future entries — the income to receive and the expenses to pay. Three cards show the predicted net cash flow, the predicted inflows and the predicted outflows, and a chart draws the expected curve. It's the way to anticipate a cash crunch before it happens.
Practical example: at the end of the month, open Cash flow in the Month period and turn on “Compare with the previous period”. If the net cash flow is lower than last month's, go to the Detailed view and see which outflows grew. Then, in the Forecast tab, check whether next month's bills fit within the income already expected.
Exporting
You can export to PDF with the button at the top of the screen and, in the consolidated view, export the table to CSV to open in a spreadsheet. Useful to present to partners, your accountant or the bank.
Tip
Look at cash flow regularly, not only when money gets tight. The combination of the consolidated view (trend) with the forecast (what's coming) is what lets you decide ahead of time — to invest, hold back a cost or negotiate a deadline.