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Homeinns Hotel Group (Homeinns Hotel Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $206.1 Mil (As of Sep. 2015)
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Homeinns Hotel Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2015 ($119.82 Mil) to Jun. 2015 ($143.58 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2015 ($143.58 Mil) to Sep. 2015 ($206.09 Mil).

Homeinns Hotel Group's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2012 ($109.48 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($190.45 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2013 ($190.45 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($153.46 Mil).


Homeinns Hotel Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Homeinns Hotel Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

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Homeinns Hotel Group Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 282.89 109.48 190.45 153.46 169.59

Homeinns Hotel 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 153.46 119.82 143.58 206.09 169.59

Homeinns Hotel 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.


Homeinns Hotel Group  (NAS:HMIN) 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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Homeinns Hotel Group (Homeinns Hotel Group) Business Description

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Homeinns Hotel Group was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on May 2006. The Company develops and operates economy hotels across China under its "Home Inn", "Yitel" and its recently acquired "Motel 168" brands. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 2,180 hotels in operation, including 872 leased-and-operated hotels and 1,308 franchised-and-managed hotels, with approximately 256,555 rooms located in 287 cities across China, and an additional 161 hotels under development. It competes with other economy hotel chains, such as Jinjiang Star, 7 Days Inn, Han Ting, Green Tree Inn and Super 8, as well as various regional and local economy hotel chains.

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