Scania AB (Scania AB) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1,473 Mil (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is Scania AB Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Scania AB's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2015 ($1,429.47 Mil) to Sep. 2015 ($1,652.30 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2015 ($1,652.30 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($1,472.60 Mil).

Scania AB's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2013 ($1,470.89 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($1,437.43 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2014 ($1,437.43 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($1,472.60 Mil).

Scania AB Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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1,720.71

1,827.08

1,470.89

1,437.43

1,472.60

Scania AB Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,437.43	1,357.55	1,429.47	1,652.30	1,472.60

Scania AB 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.

Scania AB (OTCPK:SVKBF) 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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Scania AB was founded in 1891. The Company is engaged in manufacturing & marketing heavy trucks, buses & engines for automotive & marine industries. It also offers spare parts, maintenance & driver training, short-term truck rentals and fleet management services & financing. The company's operations are divided into two different operating segments, the Vehicles and Services operating segment encompasses the following products: trucks, buses and engines, including the services associated with these products and the Financial Services operating segment provides financial solutions to Scania customers, such as loan financing, lease contracts and insurance solutions. The sales of the Company's products occur in all five geographic areas. Financial Services is found mainly in the European markets and to a lesser extent in the others. The Company's research and development work occurs in Sweden. Manufacturing of trucks, buses and industrial and marine engines occurs in Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia.

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