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Capital Realty III Investors Partnership (Capital Realty III Investors Partnership) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $4.66 Mil (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Capital Realty III Investors Partnership Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Capital Realty III Investors Partnership's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2010 ($5.65 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($5.24 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2011 ($5.24 Mil) to Dec. 2012 ($4.66 Mil).

Capital Realty III Investors Partnership's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2010 ($5.65 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($5.24 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2011 ($5.24 Mil) to Dec. 2012 ($4.66 Mil).


Capital Realty III Investors Partnership Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capital Realty III Investors Partnership'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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Capital Realty III Investors Partnership Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Capital Realty III Investors Partnership Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
7.77 7.06 5.65 5.24 4.66

Capital Realty III Investors Partnership Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 7.77 7.06 5.65 5.24 4.66

Capital Realty III Investors Partnership 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.


Capital Realty III Investors Partnership  (OTCPK:XXGGD) 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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Capital Realty III Investors Partnership (Capital Realty III Investors Partnership) Business Description

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Capital Realty III Investors Ltd Partnership is a limited partnership which was formed under the Maryland Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act on June 27, 1983. The General Partners of the Partnership are C.R.I., Inc. ('CRI'), which is the Managing General Partner and current and former shareholders of CRI. The Partnership was formed to invest in real estate, which is the Partnership's principal business activity, by acquiring and holding limited partner interests in limited partnerships ('Local Partnerships'). As a result of its investment in the Local Partnerships, the Partnership became the principal limited partner in 31 Local Partnerships. In another six Local Partnerships, the Partnership invested as a limited partner in intermediary partnerships which, in turn, invested as general partners in the Local Partnerships.

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