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Stevia (Stevia) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1.42 Mil (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Stevia Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Stevia's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2014 ($0.50 Mil) to Sep. 2014 ($0.34 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2014 ($0.34 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($1.42 Mil).

Stevia's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2012 ($0.02 Mil) to Mar. 2013 ($0.42 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2013 ($0.42 Mil) to Mar. 2014 ($0.74 Mil).

Stevia Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Stevia Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Stevia Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.26 0.02 0.42 0.74

Stevia Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
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 0.09 0.74 0.50 0.34 1.42

Stevia 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.

Stevia  (OTCPK:STEV) 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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Stevia (Stevia) Business Description

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Address
72 Adelhaide Lane, East Islip, NY, USA, 11730
Website
https://www.realhemp.com
Stevia Corp is a Farm Management company. The company invests in research and development and IP acquisition and manages its propagation, nursery, and plantations. Its primary business activities include plant breeding and propagation, farming, extraction and refining, product formulation, and distribution and retail. It also provides services to contract growers and other industry growers. The company is focused on the commercial development of products that support a healthy lifestyle, including stevia and hemp and their compounds.