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athenahealth (athenahealth) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $303 Mil (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is athenahealth Cash And Cash Equivalents?

athenahealth's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2018 ($142.00 Mil) to Jun. 2018 ($222.10 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2018 ($222.10 Mil) to Sep. 2018 ($303.40 Mil).

athenahealth's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2015 ($141.90 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($147.40 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2016 ($147.40 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($165.10 Mil).


athenahealth Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for athenahealth's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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athenahealth Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

athenahealth Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 65.00 73.79 141.90 147.40 165.10

athenahealth Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
Cash And Cash Equivalents 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 122.70 165.10 142.00 222.10 303.40

athenahealth Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.


athenahealth  (NAS:ATHN) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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athenahealth (athenahealth) Business Description

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Athenahealth provides healthcare IT (HCIT) services through cloud-based and mobile application products largely for smaller to midsize medical groups and health systems. Their services include revenue cycle and practice management, electronic health records, patient engagement, population health management, and care coordination. The business services segment generates 96% of revenue, which provides cloud-based solutions and support to healthcare providers. Athenahealth is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Executives
Brian P Mckeon director IDEXX LABORATORIES, ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
John A Kane director C/O MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC., 275 KENNEDY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403
Dev Ittycheria director C/O MONGO DB, INC., 1633 BROADWAY, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ed Park director 311 ARSENAL STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472
Brandon H Hull director 221 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON NJ 08542
Thomas J Szkutak director P O BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
Jeffrey R Immelt director, other: Executive Chairman GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Marc A Levine officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ATHENAHEALTH, INC., 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Jacqueline B Kosecoff director 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Amy Abernethy director 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Kristi Ann Matus officer: EVP and CFAO C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Daniel H. Orenstein officer: SVP, GC, and Secretary 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Jeremy Delinsky officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer C/O WAYFAIR INC., 4 COPLEY PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Timothy M Adams officer: CFO & SVP 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Bryan E Roberts director C/O VENROCK ASSOCIATES, 2494 SAND HILL ROAD STE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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