Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.01 Mil (As of Dec. 2003)

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What is Agent Information Software Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Agent Information Software's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2003 ($0.04 Mil) to Sep. 2003 ($0.10 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2003 ($0.10 Mil) to Dec. 2003 ($0.01 Mil).

Agent Information Software's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2001 ($0.12 Mil) to Dec. 2002 ($0.03 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2002 ($0.03 Mil) to Dec. 2003 ($0.01 Mil).

Agent Information Software Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agent Information Software's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Agent Information Software Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Agent Information Software Annual Data

Trend

Dec99

Dec00

Dec01

Dec02

Dec03

Cash And Cash Equivalents

3.82

1.20

0.12

0.03

0.01

Agent Information Software Quarterly Data
	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												0.03	0.03	0.04	0.10	0.01

Agent Information Software 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.

Agent Information Software (OTCPK:AIFS) 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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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Business Description

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760 East Francis Street, Units C & D, Ontario, CA, USA, 91761

Website

https://www.auto-graphics.com

Agent Information Software Inc provides software products and services that create, manage, publish, and access information content through the Internet or the web. The company offers data automation solutions to customers across multiple industries. Additionally, it also renders software as a service (SaaS), database subscriptions, software maintenance, and support contract services. The Company derives its revenues from various software subscriptions, maintenance and support services, licensing and other non-recurring services.