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Lihua International (Lihua International) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $203.4 Mil (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Lihua International Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Lihua International's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2013 ($180.92 Mil) to Sep. 2013 ($188.27 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2013 ($188.27 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($203.41 Mil).

Lihua International's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2011 ($105.64 Mil) to Dec. 2012 ($144.30 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2012 ($144.30 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($203.41 Mil).


Lihua International Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lihua International'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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Lihua International Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Lihua International Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 34.62 90.61 105.64 144.30 203.41

Lihua International Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13
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Lihua International 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.


Lihua International  (OTCPK:LIWA) 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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Lihua International (Lihua International) Business Description

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Address
Houxiang Five Star Industry District, Danyang City, Jiangsu, CHN, 212312
Lihua International Inc develops, designs, manufactures, markets and distributes copper products. Its products are Copper anode, Copper rod and Copper wire, Cable and Magnet wire and Copper clad aluminium superfine wire. The company operates mainly in China. Its customers include large copper cathode producers in China, down stream manufacturers including fine and superfine wire processors, small and micro-electronic motor manufacturers.
Executives
Robert C Bruce director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Yang Yu officer: EVP of Finance 561 XIAN FENG ROAD, HARBIN HEILONGJIANG XX 1540000
Michael Rapp director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Philip Wagenheim director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Chapman Clifford W. Jr. director, 10 percent owner 10 WARREN AVENUE, SPRING LAKE NJ 07762

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