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Net Cash Flow charts the total cash you receive from paid invoices offset by discounts, refunds and taxes.
TL;DR
Net Cash Flow charts total cash received from paid invoices, offset by discounts, refunds and taxes. Transaction fees are not deducted.
Chart Notes
- An invoice is considered paid once its associated transaction is successful.
- Includes cash received from subscription and non-recurring (i.e., one-time) invoice line items, offset by discounts, refunds and taxes.
- Transaction fees are not deducted.
- Manual subscriptions contribute to this chart when the Contribute to cash flow reports option is selected.
Calculation
ChartMogul calculates Net Cash Flow as total cash received from paid invoices offset by discounts, refunds and taxes.
Chart Data
The Chart Data table for Net Cash Flow works differently than other charts. It provides the following breakdown (depending on your billing system):
Gross Subscription Cash Flow | Total of payments received for subscription charges (the amount is offset by discounts, but refunds and taxes are not deducted). Learn more. |
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Non-Recurring Cash Flow | Total of payments received for one-time (non-recurring) charges (the amount is offset by discounts, but refunds and taxes are not deducted). Learn more. |
Discounts | Total value of discounts applied to paid charges. ChartMogul deducts discounts from Net Cash Flow. |
Taxes | Total sales tax/VAT amount specified separately on an invoice. ChartMogul deducts taxes from Net Cash Flow. Learn more. |
Transaction Fees | Transaction fees charged by your payment system. By default they aren’t deducted from any charges, but you can opt to deduct them on a per-source basis. Learn more. |
Balance | The balance of credit issued and/or applied to customers in the report interval. Positive values are credit added to a customer's account. Negative values are credit used as payment. |
Credit | Total amount of credit issued to customers. |
Voided Transactions | The value of any charges associated with voided transactions. ChartMogul ignores voided transactions when calculating Net Cash Flow. |
Gross Cash Flow | The sum of Gross Subscription Cash Flow, Non-Recurring Cash Flow, Taxes, Transaction Fees and Balance, offset by Discounts and Credit. Not offset by Refunds, Transaction Fees or Voided Transactions. |
Refunds | Total transaction amount from successful transactions where cash has been returned to the customer, and the amount has been applied to an invoice. |
Net Cash Flow | Gross Cash Flow minus Refunds and Taxes. |
Change | The increase or decrease in Net Cash Flow from the previous report interval, shown as a percentage. |
Select any cell to see the list of transactions behind the number.
Download all paid invoices for the reporting period by clicking Detailed Export (CSV) above Chart Data. Learn more.
Next Steps
- Use Gross Cash Flow to track total cash received not offset by refunds.
- Read our blog post Cash flow planning 101 for SaaS startups.