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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 288
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
We had not much reason to be anxious about our debts. Not what we had to pay of our own debts could give us much trouble, but rather what we might have to pay for our debtors. It was not our bills payable but our bills receivable which required attention, for we soon had to begin meeting both. Even our own banks had to beg us not to draw upon our balances. One incident will shed some light upon the currency situation. One of our pay-days was approaching. One hundred thousand dollars in small notes were absolutely necessary, and to obtain these we paid a premium of twenty-four hundred dollars in New York and had them expressed to Pittsburgh. It was impossible to borrow money, even upon the best collaterals; but by selling securities, which I had in reserve, considerable sums were realized--the company undertaking to replace them later.
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卡内基并不太担心自己的债务，真正麻烦的是可能要为债务人承担的债务。需要关注的不是应付票据，而是应收票据，因为他们很快不得不两头应付。甚至连自己的银行都求他们不要动用余额。一个例子能说明货币状况：一个发薪日临近，急需十万美元小额钞票，他们在纽约支付了两千四百美元溢价才换来，并用快递送到匹兹堡。即使有最好的抵押品也借不到钱，只能出售储备证券来筹集资金，公司承诺以后再补回。这说明危机中流动性比资产更重要，现金流断裂可能让健康企业猝死。
上下文
出自卡内基自传，讲述1873年金融恐慌中企业面临的流动性危机。
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如果明天银行要求你立即还款，你的现金流能撑住吗？
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