Acusphere (Acusphere) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $4.11 Mil (As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Acusphere Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Acusphere's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Mar. 2008 ($24.73 Mil) to Jun. 2008 ($11.98 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2008 ($11.98 Mil) to Sep. 2008 ($4.11 Mil).

Acusphere's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2005 ($51.11 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($59.75 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2006 ($59.75 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($26.10 Mil).

Acusphere Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Acusphere Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Acusphere Annual Data

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54.56

45.18

51.11

59.75

26.10

Acusphere Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															39.51	26.10	24.73	11.98	4.11

Acusphere 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.

Acusphere (OTCPK:ACUS) 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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Acusphere (Acusphere) Business Description

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99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 385, Lexington, MA, USA, 02421

Website

http://www.acusphere.com

Acusphere Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary microparticle technology.

Executives

Martyn D Greenacre	director	41 MOORES ROAD, FRAZER PA 19355
Garen G Bohlin	director	C/O PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 830 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Sandra L Fenwick	director	C/O TELADOC HEALTH, INC., 2 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 203, PURCHASE NY 10577
Frederick W Ahlholm	officer: VP Finance	C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286, WALTHAM MA 02451
John F Thero	other: Former Senior VP/CFO	C/O AMARIN PHARMA, INC., 1430 ROUTE 6, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Kate Mitchell	director	950 TOWER LANE, STE 700, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Bank Of America Corp /de/	10 percent owner	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Bank Of America Na	10 percent owner	100 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Nb Holdings Corp	10 percent owner	100 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Terrance Mcguire	director	C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS LP, 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3350, WALTHAM MA 02154

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