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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $5.00 Mil (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Baltimore Gas & Electric Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2015 ($9.00 Mil) to Mar. 2016 ($5.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2016 ($5.00 Mil) to Jun. 2016 ($5.00 Mil).

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2013 ($31.00 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($64.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2014 ($64.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($9.00 Mil).


Baltimore Gas & Electric Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baltimore Gas & Electric Co'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.
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co Quarterly Data
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 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.


Baltimore Gas & Electric Co  (OTCPK:BGLEH.PFD) 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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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co) Business Description

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company is a Maryland Corporation. It is an electric transmission and distribution utility company and a gas distribution utility company with a service territory that covers the City of Baltimore and all or part of ten counties in central Maryland. It is regulated by the Maryland PSC and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with respect to rates and other aspects of its business. The Company's electric service territory includes an area of approximately 2,300 square miles. There are no municipal or cooperative wholesale customers within BGE's service territory. The Company's gas service territory includes an area of approximately 800 square miles. The Company's electric and gas revenues come from many customers -residential, commercial, and industrial.

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