Investopedia

A table which provides an overview of the financial performance of a company. Every publicly listed company is required to make three of these statements publicly available:

1. Income statement
2. Balance sheet
3. Cash flow statement

Free cash flow (FCF) is the cash that can be freely taken out of the company after it has paid for maintenance of its property, plant and equipment. Many investors believe that this figure is a more reliable figure for profitability than net income, because it is less prone to tampering by management.