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PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk (ISX:PSDN) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : Rp37,926 Mil (As of Dec. 2010)


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What is PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2008 (Rp62,566.68 Mil) to Dec. 2009 (Rp56,335.93 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2009 (Rp56,335.93 Mil) to Dec. 2010 (Rp37,925.85 Mil).

PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2008 (Rp62,566.68 Mil) to Dec. 2009 (Rp56,335.93 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2009 (Rp56,335.93 Mil) to Dec. 2010 (Rp37,925.85 Mil).


PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
62,566.68 56,335.93 37,925.85

PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 62,566.68 56,335.93 37,925.85

PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk 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.


PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk  (ISX:PSDN) 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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PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk (ISX:PSDN) Business Description

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Jalan Jend. Sudirman No. 47, Plaza Sentral Building, 20th Floor, Jakarta, IDN, 12930
PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk is a company engaged in the agricultural products industry. Its primary business activities are processing and trading agricultural commodities like crumb rubber and coffee. The company's operating segment includes Agricultural products processing and trading; Roasted and instant coffee manufacturing and Plantations and processing of agricultural products. It generates maximum revenue from the Roasted and instant coffee manufacturing segment. The company has operations in Indonesia and foreign countries.

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