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HQ Global Education (HQ Global Education) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $10.52 Mil (As of Nov. 2011)


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What is HQ Global Education Cash And Cash Equivalents?

HQ Global Education's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from May. 2011 ($10.61 Mil) to Aug. 2011 ($5.08 Mil) but then increased from Aug. 2011 ($5.08 Mil) to Nov. 2011 ($10.52 Mil).

HQ Global Education's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Feb. 2008 ($0.02 Mil) to Feb. 2009 ($0.02 Mil) and increased from Feb. 2009 ($0.02 Mil) to Aug. 2010 ($5.23 Mil).


HQ Global Education Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for HQ Global Education'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.
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HQ Global Education Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

HQ Global Education Annual Data
Trend Feb08 Feb09 Aug10
Cash And Cash Equivalents
0.02 0.02 5.23

HQ Global Education Quarterly Data
Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11
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HQ Global Education 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.


HQ Global Education  (OTCPK:HQGE) 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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HQ Global Education (HQ Global Education) Business Description

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333 City Boulevard West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA, USA, 92868
HQ Global Education Inc is the provider of comprehensive film and TV production services. The company offers a wide array of film and TV production resources for small Indie productions through to full theatrical projects. Its products and services include film and television; producing; financing; and optioning.

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