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BG Group (BG Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $7,200 Mil (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is BG Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

BG Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2015 ($7,450.00 Mil) to Sep. 2015 ($6,324.00 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2015 ($6,324.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($7,200.00 Mil).

BG Group's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2013 ($6,208.00 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($5,295.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2014 ($5,295.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($7,200.00 Mil).


BG Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for BG Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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BG Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

BG Group Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,601.00 4,434.00 6,208.00 5,295.00 7,200.00

BG Group Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
Cash And Cash Equivalents 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 5,295.00 5,044.00 7,450.00 6,324.00 7,200.00

BG Group Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.


BG Group  (OTCPK:BRGYY) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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BG Group (BG Group) Business Description

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BG Group PLC was incorporated in United Kingdom on December 30, 1998. The Company specializes in the exploration, production, transmission and distribution of gas, oil and liquefied natural gas. Its two business segments are Upstream and LNG Shipping & Marketing. Upstream segment covers exploration and production activities for gas, oil and liquids, plus liquefaction operations associated with integrated LNG projects. LNG Shipping & Marketing segment covers the purchasing, shipping, marketing and sale of LNG, as well as the group's interests and capacity in regasification facilities. The Company's geographical areas of operations are Europe, Central Asia region, Africa, Middle East and Asia region, Americas, and Global LNG region, and Australia region.

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