On the statement of cash flows of a healthy company, Net cash provided by operating activities generally exceeds net income because depreciation expense is added back to net income.

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Depreciation is a non-cash expense that reduces net income but does not affect cash flow, so it is added back to net income in the cash flow statement, often resulting in higher cash from operations than net income.

On the Statement of Cash Flows of a Healthy Company