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International Dispensing (International Dispensing) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.07 Mil (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is International Dispensing Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

International Dispensing's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2003 ($0.08 Mil) to Sep. 2021 ($0.00 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2021 ($0.00 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($0.07 Mil).

International Dispensing's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2000 ($0.42 Mil) to Dec. 2001 ($2.43 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2001 ($2.43 Mil) to Dec. 2002 ($0.38 Mil).


International Dispensing Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Dispensing'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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International Dispensing Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

International Dispensing Annual Data
Trend Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.27 0.42 0.42 2.43 0.38

International Dispensing Quarterly Data
Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Mar99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Sep21 Sep22
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 0.55 0.38 0.08 - 0.07

International Dispensing 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.


International Dispensing  (OTCPK:IDND) 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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International Dispensing (International Dispensing) Business Description

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Address
170 Pulaski Street, Southampton, NY, USA, 11968
International Dispensing Corp is a packaging research and development company. It designs & manufactures proprietary packaging and dispensing solutions for the flowable food, beverage, medical, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The company provides its products under the brand 'The Answer'.

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