Champion Industries (Champion Industries) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.71 Mil (As of Apr. 2016)

View and export this data going back to 2012. Start your Free Trial

What is Champion Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Champion Industries's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Oct. 2015 ($0.54 Mil) to Jan. 2016 ($0.04 Mil) but then increased from Jan. 2016 ($0.04 Mil) to Apr. 2016 ($0.71 Mil).

Champion Industries's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Oct. 2013 ($1.43 Mil) to Oct. 2014 ($0.82 Mil) and declined from Oct. 2014 ($0.82 Mil) to Oct. 2015 ($0.54 Mil).

Champion Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Champion Industries's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Champion Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Champion Industries Annual Data

Trend

Oct06

Oct07

Oct08

Oct09

Oct10

Oct11

Oct12

Oct13

Oct14

Oct15

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

1.85

1.43

0.82

0.54

Champion Industries Quarterly Data
	Jul11	Oct11	Jan12	Apr12	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.72	0.07	0.54	0.04	0.71

Champion Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Champion Industries (OTCPK:CHMP) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Champion Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Champion Industries's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Champion Industries (Champion Industries) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Industrial Products » Champion Industries Inc (OTCPK:CHMP) » Definitions » Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

2450 First Avenue, P.O. Box 2968, Huntington, WV, USA, 25728

Website

http://www.champion-industries.com

Champion Industries Inc is a commercial printer, business form manufacturer, and supplier of office products and office furniture. The company operates principally in two industry segments organized on the basis of product lines: Printing segment and Office Products and Furniture segment. The Printing segment comprises the production, printing and sale, printed materials including brochures, pamphlets, reports, tags, continuous and other forms principally to commercial customers. The Office Product and Furniture segment are engaged in the sale of office products and office furniture including interior design services. Printing segment is the major revenue contributor to the company.

Executives

Philip E Cline	director	P O BOX 119 HUNTINGTON WV 25706-0119
Marshall T Reynolds	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman/Chief Exec. Officer	2450 FIRST AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25704
Toney K Adkins	officer: President and COO	ROUTE 1 BOX 622 GENOA WV 25517
Todd R Fry	officer: Sen.Vice Pres./Chief Fin. Off.	CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, P O BOX 2968, HUNTINGTON WV 25728-2968
Mooney Harley F Jr	director	1673 WOODVALE DRIVE, CHARLESTON WV 25314
Neal Scaggs	director	302 CENTRAL AVENUE, LOGAN WV 25601
Wilcox Glenn W Sr	director	ONE WEST PACK SQUARE SUITE 1700, ASHEVILLE NC 28801