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SilverCrest Mines (SilverCrest Mines) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $36.40 Mil (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is SilverCrest Mines Cash And Cash Equivalents?

SilverCrest Mines's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2014 ($31.25 Mil) to Mar. 2015 ($35.19 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2015 ($35.19 Mil) to Jun. 2015 ($36.40 Mil).

SilverCrest Mines's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 ($28.15 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($14.44 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2013 ($14.44 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($31.25 Mil).


SilverCrest Mines Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for SilverCrest Mines's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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SilverCrest Mines Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

SilverCrest Mines Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.04 11.19 28.15 14.44 31.25

SilverCrest Mines Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
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 40.86 37.70 31.25 35.19 36.40

SilverCrest Mines 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.


SilverCrest Mines  (AMEX:SVLC) 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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SilverCrest Mines (SilverCrest Mines) Business Description

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SilverCrest Mines Inc was incorporated on May 22, 1973 under the laws of Ontario as Equitable Mines Limited and changed its name to Magic Foods Inc. on July 24, 1985. The Company was continued on May 15, 1998 under the laws of British Columbia as "Lucre Ventures Ltd. The name of the Company was changed to "Strathclair Ventures Ltd." on September 5, 2001 and to "SilverCrest Mines Inc." on May 23, 2003. The Company is a Canadian precious metals producer with a silver and gold asset base and an operating mine located in Mexico. The Company's principal property is the 100% owned Santa Elena Project, which includes the Santa Elena Mine, located 150 kilometres northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in the State of Sonora, Mexico. The Santa Elena Mine is a high-grade, epithermal silver and gold deposit that is currently being operated as an open pit heap leach operation. The Company's other principal property is the La Joya Property in Durango state, Mexico which contains a large polymetallic deposit that is being explored with the aim of developing silver, copper, gold and tungsten resources. The Company also has a portfolio of other mineral properties, which comprise of the Cruz de Mayo Project (Mexico), the Ermitano Property (Mexico), the Silver Angel Project (Mexico) and the El Zapote Project (El Salvador).

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