RPX (RPXC) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $159.2 Mil (As of Mar. 2018)

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What is RPX Cash And Cash Equivalents?

RPX's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2017 ($228.41 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($138.71 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2017 ($138.71 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($159.22 Mil).

RPX's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2015 ($94.98 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($100.11 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2016 ($100.11 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($138.71 Mil).

RPX Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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RPX Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

RPX Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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100.16

78.02

94.98

100.11

138.71

RPX Quarterly Data
	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															158.32	189.27	228.41	138.71	159.22

RPX 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.

RPX (NAS:RPXC) 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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RPX (RPXC) Business Description

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RPX Corp is a U.S.-based company that offers patent aggregation solutions. The company acquires patents and licenses to patents that are already or can possibly be asserted against the company's existing and potential clients, and after that, the company licenses these patents to clients, in a bid to help clients reduce patent litigation risks, obtain cost-effective licenses, and control patent-risk management costs. The firm's revenue primarily stems from the subscription fees paid by clients under agreement, the premiums earned from insurance policies, and management fees. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States, Japan, and Korea.

Executives

Shelby W Bonnie	director	C/O CNET, 150 CHESTNUT ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Frank E Dangeard	director	THOMSON, 46 QUAI LE GALLO, BOULOGNE I0 92648
Sanford Robertson	director	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Magdalena Yesil	director	2306 MAR EAST STREET, TIBURON CA 94920
Andrew Africk	director
Gilbert Samuel Palter	director	37 MISTY CRESCENT TORONTO A6 MSB IT2
Thomas O Ryder	director	C/O READERS DIGEST ASSOCITATION INC, READERS DIGEST RD., PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Geoffrey T Barker	director, officer: Executive Director	1 MARKET PLAZA, STEUART TOWER, SUITE 800, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Ned D. Segal	officer: Chief Financial Officer, SVP	1 MARKET PLAZA, STEUART TOWER, SUITE 800, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Izhar Armony	director	ONE BROADWAY 15TH FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Partnership Xiii, Lp	10 percent owner	ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Xiii Gp, Lp	10 percent owner	ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Friends Xiii-a Lp	10 percent owner	ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Xiii Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Kpcb Xiii Associates, Llc	10 percent owner	2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025