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QRS Music Technologies (QRS Music Technologies) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.38 Mil (As of Mar. 2007)


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What is QRS Music Technologies Cash And Cash Equivalents?

QRS Music Technologies's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2006 ($0.23 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($0.82 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2006 ($0.82 Mil) to Mar. 2007 ($0.38 Mil).

QRS Music Technologies's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2004 ($1.60 Mil) to Jun. 2005 ($0.60 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2005 ($0.60 Mil) to Jun. 2006 ($0.06 Mil).


QRS Music Technologies Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for QRS Music Technologies's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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QRS Music Technologies Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

QRS Music Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.51 0.97 1.60 0.60 0.06

QRS Music Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07
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 0.11 0.06 0.23 0.82 0.38

QRS Music Technologies 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.


QRS Music Technologies  (OTCPK:QRSM) 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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QRS Music Technologies (QRS Music Technologies) Business Description

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269 Quaker Drive, Seneca, PA, USA, 16346
QRS Music Technologies Inc manufactures and distributes pianos, pianomation units and compact discs and music rolls for use in player pianos. The firm has a presence in Buffalo, New York and Seneca, Pennsylvania within the United States and internationally in Belmain NSW, Australia. It also operates a sales and procurement office in Hong Kong, China.

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