<s>
A	O
waterfall	B-Application
chart	I-Application
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
data	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
that	O
helps	O
in	O
understanding	O
the	O
cumulative	O
effect	O
of	O
sequentially	O
introduced	O
positive	O
or	O
negative	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
waterfall	B-Application
chart	I-Application
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
flying	O
bricks	O
chart	O
or	O
Mario	O
chart	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
apparent	O
suspension	O
of	O
columns	O
(	O
bricks	O
)	O
in	O
mid-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterfall	B-Application
charts	I-Application
were	O
popularized	O
by	O
the	O
strategic	O
consulting	O
firm	O
McKinsey	O
&	O
Company	O
in	O
its	O
presentations	O
to	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complexity	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
waterfall	B-Application
charts	I-Application
with	O
multiple	O
total	O
columns	O
and	O
values	O
that	O
cross	O
the	O
axis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
waterfall	B-Application
chart	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
analytical	O
purposes	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
understanding	O
or	O
explaining	O
the	O
gradual	O
transition	O
in	O
the	O
quantitative	O
value	O
of	O
an	O
entity	O
that	O
is	O
subjected	O
to	O
increment	O
or	O
decrement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterfall	B-Application
charts	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
quantitative	O
analysis	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
inventory	O
analysis	O
to	O
performance	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterfall	B-Application
charts	I-Application
are	O
also	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
financial	O
analysis	O
to	O
display	O
how	O
a	O
net	O
value	O
is	O
arrived	O
at	O
through	O
gains	O
and	O
losses	O
over	O
time	O
or	O
between	O
actual	O
and	O
budgeted	O
amounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
in	O
cash	O
flows	O
or	O
income	O
statement	O
line	O
items	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
shown	O
via	O
a	O
waterfall	B-Application
chart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
sources	O
for	O
automatic	O
creations	O
of	O
Waterfall	B-Application
Charts	I-Application
(	O
PlusX	O
,	O
Origin	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
