Please examine the financial statements of Monster Beverage corp and calculate the free cash flow for the most recent year. Please let us know if your corporation has positive free cash flow. Why is a positive free cash flow considered favorable? Can free cash flow be a negative number? What does a lack of free cash flow indicate for a business? Please indicate why free cash flow may be a better indicator than Cash Flows from Operating Activities of financial strength.

Part $2$

Please let us know which section of the Statement of Cash Flows you feel is the most important section.

Responses to Classmates

Please provide your classmates with an example of one item for each of the three sections of the Statement of Cash Flows.