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Ocean Rig UDW (FRA:9ORN) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : €579.3 Mil (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Ocean Rig UDW Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Ocean Rig UDW's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2018 (€590.47 Mil) to Jun. 2018 (€613.98 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2018 (€613.98 Mil) to Sep. 2018 (€579.30 Mil).

Ocean Rig UDW's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2015 (€674.50 Mil) to Dec. 2016 (€681.31 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2016 (€681.31 Mil) to Dec. 2017 (€622.02 Mil).


Ocean Rig UDW Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ocean Rig UDW's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ocean Rig UDW Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Ocean Rig UDW Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 441.99 428.97 674.50 681.31 622.02

Ocean Rig UDW Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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 583.75 622.02 590.47 613.98 579.30

Ocean Rig UDW Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.


Ocean Rig UDW  (FRA:9ORN) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.


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Ocean Rig UDW (FRA:9ORN) Business Description

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Ocean Rig UDW Inc is an international offshore drilling contractor. It provides oilfield services for offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production drilling and specializing in the ultra-deepwater and harsh-environment segment of the offshore drilling industry. The company employs drilling units primarily on a day rate basis for periods of between two months and six years to drill wells for its customers, typically major oil companies, integrated oil and gas companies, state-owned national oil companies and independent oil and gas companies.

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