Nippon Paper Group, (TSE:3893) Cash And Cash Equivalents : 円73,004 Mil (As of Dec. 2012)

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What is Nippon Paper Group, Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Nippon Paper Group,'s quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2012 (円102,505.00 Mil) to Sep. 2012 (円100,427.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2012 (円100,427.00 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (円73,004.00 Mil).

Nippon Paper Group,'s annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2010 (円24,258.00 Mil) to Mar. 2011 (円104,826.00 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2011 (円104,826.00 Mil) to Mar. 2012 (円119,363.00 Mil).

Nippon Paper Group, Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Nippon Paper Group, Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Nippon Paper Group, Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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17,724.00

14,901.00

24,258.00

104,826.00

119,363.00

Nippon Paper Group, Quarterly Data
	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			83,998.00	119,363.00	102,505.00	100,427.00	73,004.00

Nippon Paper Group, 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.

Nippon Paper Group, (TSE:3893) 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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