British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : £0.5 Mil (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is British Polythene Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

British Polythene Industries's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2014 (£0.50 Mil) to Jun. 2015 (£2.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2015 (£2.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 (£0.50 Mil).

British Polythene Industries's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2013 (£0.80 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (£0.50 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2014 (£0.50 Mil) to Dec. 2015 (£0.50 Mil).

British Polythene Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for British Polythene Industries's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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British Polythene Industries 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.

British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) 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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British Polythene Industries PLC was incorporated on March 16, 1910. It manufactures and supplies polythene films and related products for packaging for the protection of food and other goods. Its products are in use across different market sectors with a focus on agriculture, retail food chain, healthcare and waste services. The Company also engages in recycling of waste polythene film in Europe. The Company has three reportable segments: UK and Ireland, Mainland Europe and North America. UK & Ireland includes all of the UK manufacturing and merchanting activities along with the Irish sales operation which distributes predominately UK manufactured products.It also includes the manufacturing operations in China. Mainland Europe comprises the manufacturing and merchanting activities located in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. North America comprises the manufacturing business in Canada with sales throughout North America and Canada.

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