American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $2.55 Mil (As of Jun. 2008)

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What is American Community Newspapers Cash And Cash Equivalents?

American Community Newspapers's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2007 ($1.52 Mil) to Mar. 2008 ($0.63 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2008 ($0.63 Mil) to Jun. 2008 ($2.55 Mil).

American Community Newspapers's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2005 ($1.69 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($1.19 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2006 ($1.19 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($1.52 Mil).

American Community Newspapers Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Community Newspapers's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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American Community Newspapers Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

American Community Newspapers Annual Data

Trend

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

Cash And Cash Equivalents

1.69

1.19

1.52

American Community Newspapers Quarterly Data
	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								-	2.43	1.52	0.63	2.55

American Community Newspapers 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.

American Community Newspapers (OTCPK:ACNI) 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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American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Business Description

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Address

14875 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 110, Addison, TX, USA, 75254

Website

http://www.acnpapers.com

American Community Newspapers Inc is a community newspaper publisher in the United States, operating within four major U.S. markets.

Executives

Rachesky Mark H Md	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Fund Management Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mhr Advisors Llc	10 percent owner
Marilyn Rubenstein	10 percent owner
Woodland Services Corp	10 percent owner
Israel A Englander	other: May be deemed as group member.	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc	other: May be deemed as group member.	399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry Rubenstein	10 percent owner	68 WHEATLEY RD, BROOKVILLE NY 11545

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