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Towerstream (Towerstream) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $4.17 Mil (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Towerstream Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Towerstream's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2018 ($4.66 Mil) to Sep. 2018 ($3.88 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2018 ($3.88 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($4.17 Mil).

Towerstream's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2016 ($12.27 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($7.57 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2017 ($7.57 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($4.17 Mil).


Towerstream Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Towerstream Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Towerstream Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.03 15.12 12.27 7.57 4.17

Towerstream Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.57 5.32 4.66 3.88 4.17

Towerstream 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.


Towerstream  (OTCPK:TWER) 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.


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Towerstream (Towerstream) Business Description

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Address
76 Hammarlund Way, Middletown, RI, USA, 02842
Towerstream Corp is a US-based company providing fixed wireless services. The company operates through the Fixed Wireless Services business segment. Its fixed wireless service provides bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, virtual private networks, disaster recovery, bundled data and video services. The company installs receivers and antennas on rooftops to establish a wireless connection between the customer Location to one or more of its points of presence.
Executives
William John Bush director 539 BRYANT STREET, SUITE 403, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Paul Koehler director C/O TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION, 55 HAMMARLUND WAY, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Don Macneil director 311 BROADWAY, POINT PLEASANT BEACH NJ 08742
Ernest Ortega officer: Chief Executive Officer 18934 CANOE LANDING COURT, LEESBURG VA 20176
Jeffrey M Thompson director, officer: President and CEO 5 SHELL CASTLE CLUB, PALMAS DEL MAR PR 00791
Joseph P Hernon officer: Chief Financial Officer 1607 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, SUITE 407, SAN JUAN PR 00909
Kilguss George E Iii officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190

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