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SofTech (SofTech) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.35 Mil (As of Nov. 2016)


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What is SofTech Cash And Cash Equivalents?

SofTech's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from May. 2016 ($0.18 Mil) to Aug. 2016 ($0.09 Mil) but then increased from Aug. 2016 ($0.09 Mil) to Nov. 2016 ($0.35 Mil).

SofTech's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from May. 2014 ($1.21 Mil) to May. 2015 ($0.31 Mil) and declined from May. 2015 ($0.31 Mil) to May. 2016 ($0.18 Mil).


SofTech Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for SofTech'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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SofTech Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

SofTech Annual Data
Trend May06 May07 May08 May09 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 1.19 1.21 0.31 0.18

SofTech Quarterly Data
Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16
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 0.10 0.07 0.18 0.09 0.35

SofTech 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.


SofTech  (OTCPK:SOFT) 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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SofTech (SofTech) Business Description

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Address
650 Suffolk Street, Suite 415, Lowell, MA, USA, 01854
SofTech Inc is engaged in the development, marketing, distribution and support of computer software solutions that enable companies to manage the lifecycle of their products from conception through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. The company's service offerings include consulting, training and discrete engineering services. These solutions include software technology offerings for computer-aided design, and product data management and collaboration technologies. In addition, the company offers a technology platform that allows data exchange between various third-party technology offerings known as the company's connector offering.
Executives
Joseph Patrick Daly 10 percent owner 497 CIRCLE FREEWAY, CINCINNATI OH 45246
J Phillip Cooper director

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