Vimicro International (Vimicro International) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $37.7 Mil (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Vimicro International Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Vimicro International's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2014 ($25.66 Mil) to Mar. 2015 ($57.97 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2015 ($57.97 Mil) to Jun. 2015 ($37.67 Mil).

Vimicro International's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 ($55.53 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($35.87 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2013 ($35.87 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($25.66 Mil).

Vimicro International Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Vimicro International Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Vimicro International Annual Data

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81.87

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35.87

25.66

Vimicro International Quarterly Data
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Vimicro International 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.

Vimicro International (NAS:VIMC) 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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Vimicro International is one of China's leading semiconductor design companies. The firm makes mixed-signal multimedia chips used in PC, embedded notebook webcams, mobile phones, and video cameras. The firm recently launched a surveillance segment that provides comprehensive security systems to customers, bundling its chips with other hardware, software, and nonsoftware acquired from third party vendors. The company was founded in 1999.

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